Sleep in the elderly: Healthy sleep for healthy aging DOI Creative Commons
Dragan Hrnčić, Nikola Šutulović, Dušan Mladenović

et al.

Medicinski podmladak, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 75(5), P. 13 - 22

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Sleep is a vital physiological process in which humans spend almost one third of their lives. Contemporary lifestyles, shift work, social jet lag and environmental blue light pollution significantly compromise sleep quality all age groups, especially working adults the elderly. Poor has been demonstrated to be risk factor for number diseases, from cardiovascular neurological including malignancies. Aging identified connected with poor quality, making elderly people more vulnerable development somatic mental disorders. Low accelerates aging increases aging-related pathologies. There are increased societal attempts sustain well-being preserve health aged population concept healthy being widely promoted accepted. Healthy recognized as pillars aging, policies related Decade Aging. One major sleep-related issues difficulty distinguish effects on patterns those disruptions caused by primary disorders, other diseases or medications. impaired hygiene associated an various chronic diseases. Moreover, essential cognitive functions prevention decline memory impairments The relationship between neurodegenerative disorders seems bidirectional, extensively studied Parkinson's disease. Regular physical activity should considered component management strategies elderly, but also preventive strategy aging.

Language: Английский

The Brain Toxin Cleansing of Sleep Achieved During Wakefulness DOI Open Access
Gary W. Arendash

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 926 - 926

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

A primary purpose of sleep for humans is to remove toxins and metabolic wastes from the brain (e.g., Aβ, tau, lactate) that would otherwise build up compromise functionality. There are currently no drugs or devices have been clinically shown in enhance toxin removal, either during wakefulness. This perspective article focuses on a recently (re)discovered major route drainage human through meningeal lymphatic vessels (mLVs) enhancer their flow—the cytokine Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF). The this present pre-clinical clinical evidence relevant new bioengineered technology (Transcranial Radiofrequency Treatment; TRFT) appears mLV flow increase cleansing In being both safe non-invasive, TRFT administered in-home, presently device called “MemorEM”. Two months daily wakefulness increased typically low plasma/brain levels VEGF Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) subjects, which was associated with Aβ tau removal brains wakefulness—ostensibly VEGF-increased flow. Even irrespective baseline levels, by AD who also experienced notable reversal cognitive impairment after TRFT. Additional studies nonetheless required firmly establish TRFT’s abilities performing duty sleep, proposed as viable intervention counter decline nighttime occurs aging multiple diseases, most notably Disease. implications insomnia deprivation discussed, potential extend healthy longevity.

Language: Английский

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Lifestyle factors and plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease: A narrative review DOI Creative Commons
Claudie Hooper, Nicola Coley, Julien Delrieu

et al.

The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100130 - 100130

Published: March 1, 2025

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by amyloid-β (Aβ), tau hyperphosphorylation and neurodegeneration. Blood-based biomarkers are emerging as minimally invasive tool for detection monitoring. This review depicts the relationships between modifiable lifestyle factors (nutrition, physical activity (PA), sleep, alcohol consumption, smoking, social isolation) plasma of AD: Aβ42, Aβ40, Aβ42/40, phosphorylated tau, total neurofilament light chain (NfL) glial fibrillary acidic protein. Limited evidence suggests that better nutrition associated with favourable AD biomarker profiles PA less NfL Aβ, whilst poor sleep elevated Aβ. However, lack data inconsistent findings highlight need further investigation to substantiate or refute these trends. Moreover, future research should include analysis on according gender, metabolic health APOE status. Considering growing emphasis preventing delaying dementia onset justified.

Language: Английский

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Late‐midlife lifestyle and brain and cognitive changes in individuals on the AD versus non‐AD continuum DOI Creative Commons
Julie Elisabeth Oomens, Karly Alex Cody,

Lianlian Du

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Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(2)

Published: April 1, 2025

Abstract INTRODUCTION We investigated whether a composite measure of late‐midlife lifestyle was associated with (1) longitudinal brain changes and (2) cognitive when adjusting for these changes. METHODS used linear mixed models to examine the LIfestyle BRAin Health (LIBRA) index in tau, white matter hyperintensity, neurodegeneration, cognition were similar amyloid positive (A+; > 17 Centiloids) negative participants. RESULTS included 324 individuals from Wisconsin Registry Alzheimer's Prevention (39% apolipoprotein E [ APOE ] 4 carrier, 30% A+, prior baseline age 67 [50–75]). The LIBRA not biomarker trajectories or primary outcome trajectory. There inconsistent effects on secondary domain‐specific trajectories. In contrast, tau neurodegeneration strongly DISCUSSION age‐range disease‐range studied, did exhibit meaningful effect disease vascular accumulation consistently Highlights this age‐range, Effects lifestyle, if any, may take more time manifest.

Language: Английский

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Sleep in the elderly: Healthy sleep for healthy aging DOI Creative Commons
Dragan Hrnčić, Nikola Šutulović, Dušan Mladenović

et al.

Medicinski podmladak, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 75(5), P. 13 - 22

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Sleep is a vital physiological process in which humans spend almost one third of their lives. Contemporary lifestyles, shift work, social jet lag and environmental blue light pollution significantly compromise sleep quality all age groups, especially working adults the elderly. Poor has been demonstrated to be risk factor for number diseases, from cardiovascular neurological including malignancies. Aging identified connected with poor quality, making elderly people more vulnerable development somatic mental disorders. Low accelerates aging increases aging-related pathologies. There are increased societal attempts sustain well-being preserve health aged population concept healthy being widely promoted accepted. Healthy recognized as pillars aging, policies related Decade Aging. One major sleep-related issues difficulty distinguish effects on patterns those disruptions caused by primary disorders, other diseases or medications. impaired hygiene associated an various chronic diseases. Moreover, essential cognitive functions prevention decline memory impairments The relationship between neurodegenerative disorders seems bidirectional, extensively studied Parkinson's disease. Regular physical activity should considered component management strategies elderly, but also preventive strategy aging.

Language: Английский

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