HealthDay (4/8, Roberts Murez) reported “a clinical trial that monitored” sleep in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and progressive supranuclear palsy who struggle with drowsiness “and then studied their brains after death discovered an entirely different reason for such sleepiness – they suffer a loss of neurons that help keep a person awake.” Investigators measured the proteins beta amyloid and tau and concluded, “These findings confirm with direct evidence that tau is a critical driver of sleep disturbances.” The trial results were published in JAMA Neurology.
Related Links:
— “New Insights Into Why Alzheimer’s Can Bring Drowsiness “Cara Murez, HealthDay, April 8, 2022