Sleep disturbances

1. Sleep disturbances induce gut dysbiosis in humans.

   “sleep disturbances induce gut dysbiosis, compromise intestinal barrier integrity-a vulnerability exacerbated by ageing-and alter microbial metabolite production”

   Reviewin ageing

   Unlocking the Gut-Brain-Heart Axis: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic avenues for sleep and cardiovascular comorbidity

   Ageing research reviews·10 Apr 2026

1. Sleep disturbances impair language function in humans.

   “In the ADNI cohort, elderly individuals with SD exhibited worse language function compared to those with normal sleep, and this finding was validated in the CLAS and CLHLS cohorts.”

   Humansnon-demented

   Sleep disturbances and language function impairment in the elderly: Evidence of limbic and prefrontal tracts involvement

   Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD·3 Jul 2025

1. Sleep disturbances are associated with language function decline in humans.

   “Meanwhile, the decline in longitudinal language function among elderly individuals with SD occurred at a faster rate.”

   Humansnon-demented

   Sleep disturbances and language function impairment in the elderly: Evidence of limbic and prefrontal tracts involvement

   Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD·3 Jul 2025

1. Sleep disturbances raise the risk of dementia in humans (PAF 3.0% (95% CI, 1.8% to 3.8%)).

   “The PAF of later life sleep disturbances was 3.0% (95% CI, 1.8% to 3.8%).”

   Humans

   Potentially Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors in Canada: An Analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging with a Multi-Country Comparison

   The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease·1 Jan 2024

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