Lack of Sleep may cause...

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The November/December issue of Sleep Savvy had a very interesting article about how the lack of sleep effects us. According to a study in the journal Science lack of sleep may be a cause of Alzheimer's disease. There was a study done by researchers at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St.Louis where they studied amyloid beta levels in mice genetically engineered to have a disease similar to Alzheimer's. The amyloid beta protein creates plaques in the brain. The researchers found that the amyloid beta levels increased when the mice were awake and decreased when they were asleep. A good nights sleep is so important to our health.