How daylight saving time may impact sleep issues and dementia
AUSTIN, Texas Most of the country will lose an hour of sleep on Sunday with daylight saving time.Sleep pattern changes, like those we experience during daylight saving time, have been shown to affect different aspects of our physical and psychological health, including our brain health.In fact, research is published regularly that suggests poor sleep, like sleep apnea and insomnia, may increase our risk for dementia, while getting regular healthy sleep may reduce our risk of dementia.