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Experiencing sleepiness during the day has been associated with double the risk of developing dementia for women in their 80s, according to a new study. Scientists sought out to study how sleep ...

THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Increasing sleepiness is associated with increased dementia risk among oldest old women, according to a study published online March 19 in Neurology. Sasha ...

Feeling increasingly sleepy over a five-year period has been linked with double the risk of developing dementia for women in their eighties. It is estimated that 982,000 Britons have dementia ...

Dementia is a degenerative disease that impacts memory, cognition, and daily living skills. As the disease progresses, p ...

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 ...

In Ireland, the clocks 'spring forward' by one hour at 1am on the last Sunday of March (30 March, 2025). The clocks will then 'fall back' on the last Sunday of October (26 October, 2025).

But a new study has discovered some women who sleep during the day could be at twice the risk of developing dementia. Researchers found women in their 80s who experienced increasing sleepiness ...