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Study Links Delayed REM Sleep to Alzheimer's Risk

1/30/2025

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A groundbreaking study of 128 participants reveals a troubling connection between delayed REM sleep and Alzheimer's disease. Individuals with dementia took an alarming 193 minutes to enter REM, while their healthy counterparts averaged just 98 minutes. This delay could hinder memory consolidation, raising the stakes for dementia risk and highlighting the critical importance of sleep health.

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A groundbreaking study of 128 participants reveals a troubling connection between delayed REM sleep and Alzheimer's disease. Individuals with dementia took an alarming 193 minutes to enter REM, while their healthy counterparts averaged just 98 minutes. This delay could hinder memory consolidation, raising the stakes for dementia risk and highlighting the critical importance of sleep health.