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TheNight-TimeShieldforYourBrain

大脑的夜间守护者??

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Persistentsleeplessnessismorethannext-daytiredness—itmayquietlyspeedupbrainaging.AWednesdayreportinNeurologyfollowed2,750mentallyhealthyseniors(averageage70)for5.6years.Annualtestsofmemory,reasoningandbrainscansshowedthat14%ofthosewithchronicinsomnialaterdevelopedmildcognitiveimpairmentordementia,comparedwithonly10%ofsoundsleepers.Inotherwords,theinsomniacbrainhad“aged”anextra3.5years.

指出长期失眠不仅是小烦恼，更会加速大脑衰老，亮明全文中心论点。

用2,750名老人5.6年追踪数据说明失眠组认知衰退风险更高。

LeadauthorDiegoZ.Carvalho,asleep-medicineexpertattheMayoClinic,stressesthatthestudyshowsassociation,notcausation.“Poorsleepcouldbeanearlywarningofdeclineratherthanthetrigger,”hesays.Still,thedosematters:withintheinsomniagroup,peoplewhosleptthefewesthourshadtheworstscoresandthegreatestlossofbraintissue.

引述Mayo专家强调“关联≠因果”，指出方向尚不明确。

Thefindingsfitawaveofrecentresearch.A2021JAMANeurologypaperfoundthatsleepinglessthansixormorethanninehourspredictedweakermemoryandmoodproblems.YaleneurologistSantiagoClocchiatti-Tuozzo,notinvolvedinthenewwork,saysfuturepublic-healthstrategies(策略)mayneedtoprotectbothsleepqualityandduration.

回顾近十年研究，用2021年JAMA论文佐证“7–8小时最优”。

Whywouldlostnightshurtthemind?Duringdeepsleepthebrain’sglymphaticsystem—thinkofitasanightlystreet-cleaner—washesawaybeta-amyloidandothertoxins(毒素).Ifthesweepiscutshort,wastebuildsup,blockingsignallingpathways.KarinG.Johnson,asleepneurologist,addsthatthecleansefollowscircadianrhythms(昼夜节律),somistimedsleepisalmostasbadasshortsleep.Shearguesforpolicyshiftssuchaslaterschoolbellstogiveteens—tomorrow’sseniors—enoughdarkhours.

解释深睡时“类淋巴系统”清除毒素的机制，提供生理学依据。

Fornow,expertsofferthreeevidence-basedtips:keepa