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An Early Warning Sign of Dementia Risk May Be Keeping You Up at Night, Says New Study - ScienceAlert

An Early Warning Sign of Dementia Risk May Be Keeping You Up at Night, Says New Study - ScienceAlert

An Early Warning Sign of Dementia Risk May Be Keeping You Up at Night, Says New Study - ScienceAlert
Sep 22, 2022 55 secs

More specifically, it shows that having frequent bad dreams and nightmares (bad dreams that make you wake up) during middle or older age, may be linked with an increased risk of developing dementia.

I found that middle-aged participants who experienced nightmares every week, were four times more likely to experience cognitive decline (a precursor to dementia) over the following decade, while the older participants were twice as likely to be diagnosed with dementia.

For example, older men who had nightmares every week were five times more likely to develop dementia compared with older men reporting no bad dreams.

Alternatively, it is also possible that having regular bad dreams and nightmares might even be a cause of dementia.

However, regardless of which theory turns out to be true – the major implication of the study remains the same, that is, that having regular bad dreams and nightmares during middle and older age may be linked to an increased risk of developing dementia later in life.

These findings suggest that treating nightmares might help to slow cognitive decline and to prevent dementia from developing in some people.

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