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New study shows potential link between bad quality sleep and Alzheimer’s in Hispanics

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Sleep disturbances may cause a decline in neurocognitive functioning, which could precede Alzheimers disease or other dementias among Hispanics, according to a new study.

Hispanics who have trouble sleeping may be at a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, according to a new study.

The study found a possible link between insomnia, prolonged sleep duration (more than nine hours of sleep) and a decline in neurocognitive functioning, which could precede Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, said Dr. Alberto R. Ramos, the lead author of the study and an associate professor of neurology at the University of Miami’s Miller School.

“This finding is particularly important because Hispanics have a significantly higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease compared with non-Hispanic whites,” Ramos said.

Read more at our news partner the Miami Herald.

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