Napping during the day could be early symptom of dementia in elderly women: Alzheimer’s Society
- Daytime napping may be an early symptom of dementia in elderly women, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Aging.
- Researchers found that participants in the increasing sleepiness group had double the risk of dementia compared to the stable sleep group after adjusting for health factors.
- Dr. Yue Leng from the University of California, San Francisco, stated that "sleep is essential for cognitive health."
- The study involved 733 female participants and showed that 22% developed mild cognitive impairment and 13% developed dementia over five years.
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A systematic review with a Burden of Proof meta-analysis of health effects of long-term ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure on dementia
Previous studies have indicated increased dementia risk associated with fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure; however, the findings are inconsistent. In this systematic review, we assessed the association between long-term PM2.5 exposure and dementia outcomes using the Burden of Proof meta-analytic framework, which relaxes log-linear assumptions to better characterize relative risk functions and quantify unexplained between-study heterogenei…
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