Dr Sudhir Kumar links sleep patterns to future brain health and Alzheimer’s risk

3 articles · Updated · Hindustan Times · Apr 26

Dr Kumar, a neurologist at Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad, outlined six sleep markers on social media, highlighting that both short and long sleep durations, as well as fragmented sleep, increase Alzheimer’s risk.
He emphasized that consistent, deep sleep and maintaining a regular sleep schedule are crucial, while shift workers face a 26% higher dementia risk unless they get eight hours of sleep.
Frequent or prolonged naps and irregular sleep patterns may signal early neurodegeneration, but short afternoon naps under 30 minutes could be beneficial. The findings underscore the importance of sleep for long-term brain health.

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