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Doctors often recommend “power naps” as a way to compensate for a poor night’s sleep and help keep alert until bedtime. But for older adults, extensive power naps could be an early sign of dementia. Research on how napping affects cognition in adults has had&...

DOCTORS often recommend “power naps” as a way to compensate for a poor night’s sleep and help keep alert until bedtime. But for older adults, extensive power naps could be an early sign of dementia. Research on how napping affects cognition in adults has had mixed results. Some studies on…

Excessive napping can foreshadow cognitive decline in older adults and could lead to dementia, a recent study found.

The estimated number of people with dementia is expected to increase to 153 million by 2050 worldwide, compared ...

Excessive daytime napping predicts an increased future risk of Alzheimer dementia, and a diagnosis of Alzheimer dementia increases daytime napping during aging.

A bidirectional relationship between the length and frequency of daytime napping and Alzheimers may predict both the onset and worsening of the disease in older individuals.

Doctors often recommend “power naps” as a way to compensate for a poor night’s sleep and help keep alert until bedtime. But for older adults, extensive power naps could be an early sign of dementia.

Doctors often recommend "power naps" as a way to compensate for a poor nights sleep and help keep alert until bedtime. But for older adults, extensive power naps could be an early sign of dementia.

Older adults who take long and frequent daytime naps are at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. Findings showed that elderly people who napped at least once a day for more than an hour were 40% more likely to develop the disease than those who didn't.

While longer naps are a normal part of aging, excessively long dozes could be a warning signal for cognitive decline.