{"id":"fd40813c-7e8c-47e5-9892-e20091e9e149","url":"https://www.dailymail.com/health/article-16165901/Insomnia-higher-risk-stroke-sleep.html?ito=1490","domain":"dailymail.com","outlet":{"name":"Mail Online","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Insomnia could significantly raise the risk of stroke and Alzheimer's, claims new study","plainHeadline":"Insomnia linked to higher risk of stroke and dementia in study","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Italian researchers analysed data from over 1.3 million participants across two databases.","People with insomnia showed a 26 per cent increased risk of stroke.","Insomnia was linked to a 28 per cent higher likelihood of hospitalisation for any reason.","Study associates insomnia with higher risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.","Researchers caution the findings show association, not causation, and call for broader sleep-health awareness."],"topics":["Health","Science","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T10:06:58.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T10:28:47.427Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/901bd76d-c1a6-43cf-944f-45f78ba95515","storyId":"901bd76d-c1a6-43cf-944f-45f78ba95515","image":"https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/09/28/10/111514049-0-image-a-14_1790587398059.jpg","author":"Zoe Hardy","dek":"Regularly struggling to fall asleep may raise the risk of stroke by more than a quarter, and increase a person's chances of developing Alzheimer's, research suggests"}