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Alzheimer's research restores hours of sleep without clearing plaques
Original: Alzheimer's breakthrough: 2 hrs of sleep restored without clearing brain plaques
Researchers report an Alzheimer's breakthrough in which roughly two hours of lost sleep were restored in affected subjects without reducing the amyloid plaques long blamed for the disease. The finding challenges the assumption that plaques alone drive symptoms, suggesting sleep disruption can be treated independently of plaque buildup and opening a possible new direction for Alzheimer's therapies focused on sleep regulation.
Why now: A study suggesting Alzheimer's symptoms can be eased without removing brain plaques challenges established thinking about the disease.
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