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Scientific findings published on Thursday show that a lack of sleep may play a role in the development of Alzheimers.
Reports last week, also said that the number of people with the brain-destroying illness could double in the next twenty years.
So how does it affect those afflicted and the people who care for them?
Jayne Mbugua joined Network Africa at the Weekend's Bola Mosuro from our Nairobi studios to talk about how it has affected her mother.
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