Lack of sleep in middle age linked to dementia risk

People who sleep six hours or less per night in their 50s and 60s appear to be more likely to develop dementia later on, finds a study led by Dr Séverine Sabia and Dr Archana Singh-Manoux (UCL Epidemiology & Health). Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) gives external comment.

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