Sleep is a critical component in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.

“I feel comfortable saying that one of the best preventative actions that you can take on the basis of the science right now is start to capitalize on your sleep at night”

“for me that was kind of like the turning point where i finally felt comfortable going on record and saying at this point folks i really feel comfortable saying that your sleep is a critical component of your prevention of alzheimer's disease i really think the evidence is now you know in that direction and way in that direction it's not just epidemiological it's not just prospective longitudinal studies which are better than cross-sectional sort of epidemiological it's not just causal in rats it's experimentally causal in humans after one night of sleep”