Waves that clear waste from the brain during sleep are impaired in older adults

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1. 7h ago
   
   first MIT News - Health indie study

   Waves that clear waste from the brain during sleep are impaired in older adults

   As people age, they may sleep for shorter periods and wake up more frequently during the night. In addition to those disruptions, MIT researchers have now discovered that a process responsible for flushing waste from the brain during sleep is commonly impaired in older people. The researchers found…

2. 1h ago
   
   Medical Xpress indie

   Waves that clear waste from the brain during sleep are impaired in older adults

   As people age, they may sleep for shorter periods and wake up more frequently during the night. In addition to those disruptions, MIT researchers have now discovered that a process responsible for flushing waste from the brain during sleep is commonly impaired in older people.

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