The Mirror's resident doctor Dr Miriam Stoppard looks at a groundbreaking new study which tracked the link between naps and declining cognitive ability
A few weeks ago, I included some news that showed people who needed daily naps had a higher tendency to develop dementia. This is a subject close to my heart, and I promised to return to it.What we didn’t know was which comes first. Is napping a red flag for Alzheimer’s or does Alzheimer’s result in more napping?A groundbreaking study followed 1,400 people aged over 80 for more than a decade and tracked their nap frequency and cognitive ability.
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