{"id":9527,"date":"2024-07-15T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=9527"},"modified":"2024-07-15T09:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T09:27:33","slug":"how-sleep-affects-your-risk-of-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=9527","title":{"rendered":"How Sleep Affects Your Risk of Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For older adults, too much or too little sleep has been tied to cognitive issues.<\/p>\n

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Getting too little sleep later in life is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer\u2019s disease. But paradoxically, so is getting too much sleep.<\/p>\n

While scientists are confident that a connection between sleep and dementia exists, the nature of that connection is complicated. It could be that poor sleep triggers changes in the brain that cause dementia. Or people\u2019s sleep might be disrupted because of an underlying health issue that also <\/strong>affects brain health. And changes in sleep patterns can be an early sign of dementia itself.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how experts think about these various connections and how to gauge your risk based on your own sleep habits.<\/p>\n