Alzheimer’s sleep breakthrough: brain immune cells offer new therapeutic angle
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UK researchers report that brain immune cells called microglia drive sleep loss in Alzheimer’s; in a mouse model, turning off microglia restored about two hours of restorative sleep and could help detect early disease and slow progression, signaling a shift from neuron-focused treatments toward targeting microglia with future human trials.
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