Posted on 03/17/2022 9:12:33 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Elderly adults who napped at least once a day or more than an hour a day were 40% more likely to develop Alzheimer's than those who did not nap daily or napped less than an hour a day, according to the study published Thursday in Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.
The results echo the findings of a previous study by Leng that found napping two hours a day raised the risk of cognitive impairment compared with napping less than 30 minutes a day. The new study used data gathered over 14 years by the Rush Memory and Aging Project, which followed over 1,400 people between the ages of 74 and 88 (with an average age of 81).
Sleep quality and quantity does decline with age, often due to pain or complications from chronic conditions such as more frequent bathroom breaks. Thus, elderly people do tend to take naps more often than they did when they were younger.
But daytime napping can also be a signal of brain changes that are "independent of nighttime sleep," Leng said. She referenced prior research that suggests the development of tau tangles, a hallmark sign of Alzheimer's, may be affecting wake-promoting neurons in key areas of the brain, thus disrupting sleep.
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I’ve had dementia for 40 years and didn’t even know.
RUH-ROH..................
In other news, scientists report that bacon, eggs, and dairy products are harmful to your health.
Follow the Science....
Chomo Joe will be briefed on this study after he wakes up and gets his butt wiped.
Excess napping? More like Narcolepsy.
I’ll post a comment later after my daily nap...
Does sleepwalking count? Like Biden, who appears to be that way during normally waking hours?
with the total loss of confidence in ANY of our institutions, why believe anything they put out?
I took a nap a while ago—but I can’t remember exactly when...
;-)
Drink tea.
I am about to have apple pie and caramel flavored tea. Mmmm.
I take a really good nap on Saturdays and Sundays to recharge the batteries and reset my brain. Hasn’t affected me at all.
I take a really good nap on Saturdays and Sundays to recharge the batteries and reset my brain. Hasn’t affected me at all. I take a really good nap...
Well, since I can’t even sleep at night I should be safe. I’m more worried about the neo-con propaganda rotting my faculties. Or what’s left of them.
Winston Churchill napped for 2 hours per day every afternoon. I don’t think there was anything wrong with his brain.
Napping could also be a sign of lack of sleep, boredom, depression, sinus congestion, lack of sunlight, too much dietary sugar, too much alcohol or pot, or just a heavy lunch.
Uh oh, I’m in trouble.....
Wasn’t there a freeper named Sir Napsalot?
Have not seen him post in a while....
More likely due to all the medicines pushed on seniors today. My sister used to say she dreaded her doctor visits because he wanted to add more medicine every visit.
Pfizer shouo,should, create a vaccine for this problem
Endless studies by people who make a living doing studies funded by people who actually have to work for a living that have their money taken by force to fund studies.
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