Can better sleep help reduce the risk of dementia?

Around 500,000 Australians are living with dementia, and 45% of dementia risk comes from modifiable health and lifestyle factors.

When Bill noticed changes in his thinking, he never imagined it was young onset Alzheimer's disease. He was diagnosed at 59.

Professor Sharon Naismith and her team at the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre are investigating the connection between sleep and dementia, including conditions like sleep apnoea. Using wearable technologies and digital tools, they're uncovering what happens in the brain while we sleep, and whether detecting and treating sleep disturbances earlier could reduce the risk of dementia.

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