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Feb 22, 2026 4 min

Can deep sleep help stop dementia?

from Do you really know? Hosted by Bababam

It’s not news that if you don't get a good nights sleep you will probably not be your best the next day, but while you are snoozing, particularly in deep sleep, your brain is not just powered down, it is busy cleaning out the days toxins, almost like it is ‘washing your brain’ and getting it ready for the next day. “Sleep is not just a state where things turn off. Sleep is a very active state for the brain – and it seems to be a special state for fluid flow within the brain,” says Laura Lewis, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University in the Guardian newspaper. What happens if we don't get enough deep sleep? How can we boost our deep sleep? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: ⁠⁠What is conscious quitting?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Why is Israel going through a major political crisis?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠How should I organise my fridge?⁠⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Amber Minogue. First Broadcast: 6/4/2023

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