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Are daytime naps good for dementia? A recent study has found that older adults who regularly nap for more than an hour a day had a 40% higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Why is napping linked to Alzheimer's? Research suggests that the inability to stay awake is due to the loss of cells in the part of the brain that controls sleep- wake activity. Excessive sleepiness may be evident prior to cognitive impairment because this is one of the earliest brain regions to be affected by Alzhei

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