Sleeping More Could Slow Down Alzheimer’s

Tau levels are present in the brian and it is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The lack of sleep or sleep deprivation could increase tau levels in the brain, which increase tau tangles and that leads to brain damage. Scientists reduced sleep in rats and disturbed the rats in their sleep. What was found was that there was an increase in synuclein protein, which is associated with Parkinson’s disease. As Alzheimer’s Disease is more focused on memory development which involves the hippocampus, which is where most of the tau tangles develop. Which is why people with Alzheimer’s tend to lose their memories.