VIEW ALL BRIEF POSTS

 

A new study from Italy’s Marche Polytechnic University conducted on mice showed, for the first time, that sleep deprivation causes the brain to feed off its own neurons and synaptic connections – when cells like astrocytes go into overdrive. The result: Your brain devours itself. Researchers noted that this could explain why chronic lack of sleep could put people at risk of Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders.

Access this study

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.