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Insomnia Can Be an Early Alzheimer's Warning Sign. New Research Explains Why.


Problems with sleep often show up much earlier than more recognizable symptoms in people who develop Alzheimer's disease, but why? A new study offers a major clue, tied to the toxic build-up of tau protein in the brain that accompanies Alzheimer's.

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