Ruth Benca, MD

Ruth Benca, MD, is a professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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From Amyloid Clearance to Daytime Function: Why Sleep Quality Matters for Brain Health

ByRuth Benca, MD,Adam P. Spira, PhD, MA

July 17th 2026

Ruth Benca, MD, PhD, and Adam Spira, PhD, discuss how sleep disturbances, especially sleep apnea, may drive dementia risk and what to ask patients.

Ruth Benca, MD

Articles by Ruth Benca, MD

From Amyloid Clearance to Daytime Function: Why Sleep Quality Matters for Brain Health

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