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[ad_1] People who have more disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, according to new research. The study, published in the journal Neurology, does not prove that sleep quality causes cognitive decline. It only shows an association. "Given that signs of Alzheimer's disease start to accumulate in the brain several decades before symptoms begin, understanding the connection between sleep and cognition earlier in life is critical for understanding the role of sleep problems as a risk factor for the disease," said Yue Leng, from the University of California, San Francisco. "Our findings indicate that the quality rather than the quantity of sleep matters most for cognitive health in middle age," Leng added. The study involved 526 people with an average age of 40. They were followed for 11 years. Also read: How Can Lifestyle Factors Reduce The Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease Researchers l

[ad_1] According to new Stanford School of Medicine research, children with autism have memory issues that limit not only their ability to remember faces but also their capacity to retain other types of information. The study discovered that these deficits are represented in unique wiring patterns in the children's brains. The research, which will be published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, clarifies a debate about memory function in kids with autism, showing that their memory struggles surpass their ability to form social memories. The finding should prompt broader thinking about autism in children and about treatment of the developmental disorder, according to the scientists who conducted the study. “Many high-functioning kids with autism go to mainstream schools and receive the same instruction as other kids,” said lead author Jin Liu, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in psychiatry and behavioral sciences. Memory is a key predictor of aca