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  "textContent": "Sleep loss is often one of the most challenging symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s, affecting patients long before memory loss and a formal diagnosis is made. New research from the University of Kentucky has likened poor sleep to a canary in a coal mine, an early symptom of neurodegeneration that could serve as a potential new biomarker to identify the disease.\n\nContinue Reading\n\n**Category:** Body and Mind\n\n**Tags:** Alzheimer's disease, Brain, Dementia, Tau protein, University of Cambridge, University of Kentucky, Sleep, Sleeping, Insomnia",
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