Integrative Practitioner’s Top Articles of 2023

New Research Explores Sleep Disturbances and Dementia Risk

A novel study, reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, uncovered compelling evidence linking three indicators of sleep disruption with the likelihood of developing dementia.

Contributing to a growing body of evidence linking sleep to cognition, these findings reveal that sleep-initiation insomnia (trouble falling asleep in 30 minutes) and the use of sleep medications are correlated with an increased risk of developing dementia. Moreover, the study suggests that people who experience sleep-maintenance insomnia (difficulty falling back to sleep in the middle of the night) have a reduced risk of developing dementia within the same time period.

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