Sleep apnoea and troubles maintaining sleep could reduce your brain health over time

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Sleep apnoea and spending too much time in bed trying to get to sleep could be associated with a risk of greater cognitive decline, according to Australian and international researchers. The team pooled data from several studies assessing sleep and brain health to look at how specific sleep problems interacted with brain function. They say better sleep consolidation - which refers to the amount of time someone spends sleeping relative to the amount of time they're in bed trying to sleep - was associated with better brain function, as was the absence of sleep apnoea.