Prolonged Sleep May Be Early Warning Sign Of Dementia

RONI CARYN RABIN, NY Times: Health
Wed, 02/22/2017 - 2:00pm

Older adults who started sleeping more than nine hours a night were at more than double the risk of developing dementia 10 years later.

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