Due to lack of sleep, the brain is reduced

Researchers in Singapore have found that lack of sleep leads to a reduction in the size of the human brain. And once again confirmed that the adults to maintain healthy sleep you need at least seven hours a day.

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Scientists from the Medical School, Duke-NUS in Singapore studied Health 66 elderly Chinese who periodically passed through the MRI scans over a long period. Also, the volunteers told about how much sleep they get each day. It turned out that those study participants who slept the least, demonstrated most a marked decrease in the cognitive activity of the brain. Their brain volume constant decreased, showing that the MRI images, is held every two years.

The results of this study showed once again, as harmful to humans is shortage sleep . It is possible that chronic lack of sleep is one of the the main factors that lead to all sorts of disorders of the brain, including the the development of dementia.

"The results of our study show that lack of sleep   It may be a marker accelerated aging of the brain, - said study author Dr. June Lo.- Numerous other studies have shown that adult every day need to sleep at least 7 hours for optimal brain function. This was confirmed by computer testing of cognitive functions of the brain. In the coming years, we We are going to determine what is useful for the cardio-metabolic health in the long run".

By the way, scientists have also shown that an excess of sleep on average aged nearly as harmful to human health, as well as its lack. (READ MORE)

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