Researchers have found that there is the possibility of the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease in people who do not get the required amount of sleep. The researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis revealed that during the waking hours, a protein called amyloid beta, which is linked to the illness was increased. However, the levels of the protein decrease when a person is asleep, and after about six hours sleep it is at its lowest. Associate professor of neurology, Randall Bateman, said that although it is too early to be sure, there are some hints that the risk of developing Alzheimer’s’ disease may be reduced by better sleep. He added that the diagnosis and treatment for the disease is not very good at present. Continuing on the subject of sleep deprivation, researchers at the University of Granada and Junta de Andalucia in Spain discovered that the maths ability of children could be improved with more sleep. They found that children who had enough sleep scored better in maths tests than those who did not have enough rest.
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