Sleep and Alzheimer’s risk: How much is too much, or too little?

Sleep and Alzheimer’s risk: How much is too much, or too little?

Remember how “Goldilocks” rejected Papa Bear’s bed because it was too hard, Mama Bear’s bed because it was too soft and chose Baby Bear’s bed because it was just right? That was a simple decision, but when it comes to figuring out the connection between the number of hours we need to sleep each night and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, how much is just right? Getting too little sleep in later life is associated with an increased risk…