For Dementia Prevention, Sleep Quality in Midlife Matters More
Quality of sleep, not quantity, may play a part in the development of dementia decades before symptoms start.
University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSFQuality of sleep, not quantity, may play a part in the development of dementia decades before symptoms start.
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