Author(s): Paez A; Dogaheh SB; Gillman SO; Carnes A; Dakterzada F; Barbe F; Piñol-Ripoll G; Dang-Vu TT;

Background: Sleep is essential for brain-health, including clearance of ß-amyloid (Aß), tau, and otherpromising diagnostic markers of neurodegeneration and progression in Alzheimer's Disease (AD): cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament-light chain (NfL), neurogranin-36 (NG-36), an ...

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Author(s): Paez A; Piñol-Ripoll G; Dogaheh SB; Gillman SO; Dakterzada F; Carnes A; Barbe F; Dang-Vu TT;

Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) orexin levels are higher in MCI and AD and associated with sleep deterioration, increasing risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression. Orexin-A is a key sleep-wake cycle regulator. Dual orexin receptor antagonists ...

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Author(s): Páez A; Gillman SO; Dogaheh SB; Carnes A; Dakterzada F; Barbé F; Dang-Vu TT; Ripoll GP;

Introduction: Changes in sleep physiology can predate cognitive symptoms by decades in persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD), but it remains unclear which sleep characteristics predict cognitive and neurodegenerative changes after AD onset. Methods: Using data from a prospective cohort of mild to moderate AD (n = 60), we analyzed non-rapid eye moveme ...

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