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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 mixed results. Some studies on…
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.
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 Alzheimer's may predict both the onset and worsening of the disease in older individuals.