Study finds, long naps can be early sign of Alzheimer's disease

Mar 19, 2022

New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): A new study led by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital found that excessive daytime napping can increase the future risk of Alzheimer's Dementia and dementia sped up the increase in daytime napping during ageing. The research was published in the journal, 'Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 'Daytime sleep behaviours of older adults are oftentimes ignored, and a consensus for daytime napping in clinical practice and health care is still lacking," said Peng Li, PhD, of the Medical Biodynamics Program in the Brigham's Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders. "Our results not only suggest that excessive daytime napping may signal an elevated risk of Alzheimer's dementia, but they also show that faster yearly increase in daytime napping may be a sign of deteriorating or unfavored clinical progression of the disease.