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An expert warned that the clocks changing can be disorientating and even distressing for people living with dementia ...

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OLDER women who experience a change to their sleep pattern could be doubling their risk of dementia, warns new research.

Increasing sleepiness is associated with increased dementia risk among oldest old women, according to a study published online.

The change can cause disorientation and even disrupt sleep patterns and circadian rhythms. In light of this ... for those caring for individuals with dementia ahead of the clock change.

Napping during the day could be an early symptom of dementia in elderly women, according to researchers. Feeling increasingly sleepy over a five-year period has been linked with double the risk of ...

For women in their 80s, experiencing increasing sleepiness during the day over a five-year period is associated with double the risk of developing dementia during that time, according to a new study.

However, no significant link was found between the declining nighttime sleep group and dementia risk. "We observed that sleeping, napping, and circadian rhythms can change dramatically over only ...

Beyond sleepiness alone, disruptions like fragmented sleep, reduced sleep efficiency, and irregular circadian rhythms are strongly linked to dementia risk,” he told us. His and his colleagues ...

Fortunately, external factors like light can help modify circadian rhythms. "Although lighting-based treatments can be useful, previous studies used a one-size-fits-all approach where the patients ...