Better sleep may help clear toxins associated with dementia from the brain.
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Studies show college athletes sleeping less than 7 hours per night are almost twice as likely to be injured when compared with athletes sleeping more than 8 hours.
Dreams keep our brains ticking over. They wash the thoughts from the day’s events at a molecular level. They might even help us imagine what’s possible during our waking hours.
Our new research with mice visualised how differently aged brains pump out toxic protein waste during sleep.
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Director, Appleton Institute, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Medical Imaging, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia
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Clinical Trials Lead and Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Conjoint Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, Macquarie Medical School, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Macquarie University