Discovered an unusual way to slow down aging

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for insomnia has the potential to reduce the rate of biological aging in older adults. This conclusion was reached by specialists from the University of California at Los Angeles, the results of which are presented in the journal The Lancet Healthy Longevity.

The study was conducted among people over 60 years of age who have trouble sleeping. As part of the main experiment, 291 volunteers were distributed among groups of CBT and sleep hygiene training, and biological age indicators were analyzed in detail in about a hundred participants.

For two years, the researchers studied blood samples from volunteers and tracked epigenetic changes in DNA. DunedinPACE was used to determine the rate of aging. It turned out that the participants who had undergone psychotherapy had a lower rate of age-related changes than those who received only recommendations for improving sleep.

The authors of the work suggest that the positive effect may be associated with a decrease in chronic inflammation and stress on the body systems responsible for stress. Previously, a study of the same group of participants also showed a more noticeable decrease in the level of the cellular aging marker p16INK4a in people who managed to cope with insomnia.

The psychologist called the way to fall asleep faster: how not to be broken in the morning.

One sleepless night can impair memory and reaction speed.

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