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How Sleep ‘Cleanses’ Your Brain and Helps Lower Your Dementia Risk


How Sleep ‘Cleanses’ Your Brain and Helps Lower Your Dementia Risk

August 25, 2020 at 8:39 AM

Sleep is a time for resting… or is it?

Research from Boston University describes our brains as engaging in a “cleansing flood” while we sleep that helps ward off diseases such as dementia.

This research builds on previous findingsTrusted Source that have shown our brains are working rather than resting during sleep.

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