Alzheimer’s disease — the most common form of dementia — affects twice as many women as men. Now, there's a new study to try to figure out whether how…
The head of the study says having a disruptive sleep was always believed to be an effect of dementia but that now there's good evidence it could be connected to actually developing the diseaseAlzheimer’s disease — the most common form of dementia — affects twice as many women as men. Now, there's a new study to try to figure out whether how much sleep women get could be partly to blame.for women 55 and older.
"A lot of people are worried about dementia, right, especially as we have millennials who are coming into being caregivers," Jaiswal, who is a physician and sleep researcher at Scripps Research, said."Is poor sleep or impaired sleep something that leads to dementia down the line? I think that's really the crux of the question. And the thing is, is sleep modifiable, right? It's something you can change ...
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