UT Health San Antonio study links sleeping long hours with higher levels of an Alzheimer’s-related protein

July 16, 2026

Findings could signal early neurodegenerative processes at work Regularly sleeping long hours each night is associated with higher levels of an Alzheimer’s-related protein in the blood, even accounting for other health factors, suggests a new study from UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio. Modeling across a sample […]

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