Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study
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Re: Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study
#2> “Although the study found inadequate sleep duration was not an issue in brain atrophy in this study, we cannot say there is no association,” she said, noting that a previous CARDIA study showed that shorter sleep was associated with worse white matter integrity, indicating lower cognitive functioning.
That quote seems to directly contradict the headline.
Re: Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study
#3I'm approaching midlife and noticing the quality of my sleep has declined. I can't sleep in anymore. Sometimes I'm waking up in the middle of the night occasionally and something I'm wide awake because I'm thinking about work or something like that. Very frustrating.
Another reminder to try to pull myself away from the screens late at night.
Re: Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study
#4I'm approaching midlife and noticing the quality of my sleep has declined. I can't sleep in anymore. Sometimes I'm waking up in the middle of the night occasionally and something I'm wide awake because I'm thinking about work or something like that. Very frustrating. Another reminder to try to pull myself away from the screens late at night.
Sorry to hear that! I hope your sleep quality improves. :)
Re: Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study
#5> “Although the study found inadequate sleep duration was not an issue in brain atrophy in this study, we cannot say there is no association,” she said, noting that a previous CARDIA study showed that shorter sleep was associated with worse white matter integrity, indicating lower cognitive functioning. That quote seems to directly contradict the headline.
The science publication complex is incredibly problematic.
Re: Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study
#6> “Although the study found inadequate sleep duration was not an issue in brain atrophy in this study, we cannot say there is no association,” she said, noting that a previous CARDIA study showed that shorter sleep was associated with worse white matter integrity, indicating lower cognitive functioning. That quote seems to directly contradict the headline.
The subtitle is UCSF-led study finds that insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage.
Re: Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study
#7You know what the best way to stop sleeping well is? Read about all the things that poor sleep does to you. Especially when the quality of the research is as shaky as this link.
Re: Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study
#8I'm approaching midlife and noticing the quality of my sleep has declined. I can't sleep in anymore. Sometimes I'm waking up in the middle of the night occasionally and something I'm wide awake because I'm thinking about work or something like that. Very frustrating. Another reminder to try to pull myself away from the screens late at night.
Have you tried afternoon naps to compensate? I remember reading this theory a while back that we sort of naturally switch to a different sleeping cycle over the course of our lives, where older people tend to stay awake at night and sleep during the day as a sort of evolved way to split shifts for camp defence during the tribal era. No idea if there's any solid data to back it up though.
Re: Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study
#9I'm approaching midlife and noticing the quality of my sleep has declined. I can't sleep in anymore. Sometimes I'm waking up in the middle of the night occasionally and something I'm wide awake because I'm thinking about work or something like that. Very frustrating. Another reminder to try to pull myself away from the screens late at night.
I've also found it's hard to sleep in, I recommend going to sleep sooner. It's like I'm hardwired to wake up at a certain time, the only thing I can control is when I go to bed.
Re: Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study
#10> “Although the study found inadequate sleep duration was not an issue in brain atrophy in this study, we cannot say there is no association,” she said, noting that a previous CARDIA study showed that shorter sleep was associated with worse white matter integrity, indicating lower cognitive functioning. That quote seems to directly contradict the headline.
From the public results only[1] (I don't have a copy of the whole study) they studied the following things looking for correlation with brain decline:
* short sleep duration
* sleep quality
* difficulty initiating sleep (DIS)
* difficulty maintaining sleep (DMS)
* early morning awakening (EMA)
* daytime sleepiness
They only found that the middle four were correlated. I don't know what exactly "sleep quality" is but the others are pretty easy to understand. And the point is that the duration of a person's sleep is not what mattered, it was the quality.
[1]: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209988