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Nightly sleep of five hours, less, may increase risk of dementia, death among older adults

BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL BOSTON — Sleep and health are inextricably connected. New research from investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital explores the connection between sleep disturbances and deficiencies among older adults and risk of dementia and death, finding that risk of dementia was double among participants who reported getting less than five hours of sleep compared...