Getting a good night’s sleep is important for preventing Alzheimer’s because the brain’s glymph system cleans out abnormal proteins when we sleep. Sleep disturbances can increase the risk of dementia. Bank Getty Images
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Sleep disturbances have been confirmed to act as a factor causing dementia, such as aging, cerebral infarction and hypertension, increasing the risk of dementia.
Han Su-hyeon, professor of neurology at Chung-Ang University Hospital, said: “In Alzheimer’s dementia, various abnormal proteins build up in the brain and the brain’s glymph system cleans these proteins. This is why this is so. important to have a good night sleep. “
For humans, sleep conserves energy, restores the body, and specifically consolidates memories into long-term memories. During the day, during various activities, memories are temporarily stored in the hippocampus of the brain as short-term memories, then they are stored as long-term memories during deep sleep at night and are transmitted to the cerebral cortex.
In fact, several epidemiological studies have shown that there is a difference in cognitive function between the sleeper group and the sleepless group. In 2006, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University Medical School conducted a survey of women aged 70 to 81 between the ages of 70 and 81 and, following a study in an international journal (scientific journal international), was published in the Alzheimer’s Discord Dis Assoc. The subjects also had lower overall cognitive function scores, even though they suffered from insomnia, which made it difficult to sleep regularly.
Furthermore, according to a paper presented in 2012 by the Dutch Neuroscience Research Institute to the International Psychological Association, it was found that not only the elderly, but also children between the ages of 5 and 12 were affected by cognitive functions such as executive function and performance skills and the drop in grades if sleep time was short.
It is important to develop a healthy sleep habit because sleep disturbances act as a cause of dementia. Professor Han said: “For a healthy sleep habit, it is necessary to find out the exact cause of the sleep disorder. Since the causes of sleep disorders range from simple insomnia to obstructive sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome,” we have to find and deal with the underlying cause. “
To get a good night’s sleep, it is best to use the bed or bedroom only as a sleeping place. It is important to regulate the stimulus conditions that control sleep, such as going to sleep, going to bed and bedroom, by carrying out activities that interfere with sleep outside the bedroom. The longer you lie down without falling asleep, the lower your sleep efficiency, which interferes with a good night’s sleep.
In this case, “sleep restriction therapy” can help. Sleep restriction therapy is a method of increasing sleep efficiency by artificially inducing mild sleep deprivation. It is a treatment that increases sleep pressure by lengthening the waking hours and allows you to sleep better by improving sleep.
Professor Han said: “Using an appropriate sleeping pill is helpful for temporary insomnia, but the effect may be temporary because it does not treat the cause of the insomnia.”
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