Excessive napping could be a sign of dementia, study finds
Frequent napping or regularly napping for extended periods during the day may be a sign of early dementia in older adults, a new study revealed.
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Frequent napping or regularly napping for extended periods during the day may be a sign of early dementia in older adults, a new study revealed.
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
Daytime napping is common among older adults. The longitudinal relationship between daytime napping and cognitive aging, however, is unknown. A new cohort
Researchers used quantitative trait locus analyses to examine the effects of structural variants on histone modification, gene expression, splicing, and protein levels.
Absent effective treatments, the number of people with dementia is expected to increase in the coming decades, and disparities will persist, studies show.