Dreaming & Dementia

New research shows the rapid eye movement stage of sleep may raise the risk of dementia if this phase is insufficiently entered. Often those with dementia have sleep disturbances, but researchers do not know why these sleep troubles occur. Neither is it clear whether different kinds of sleep and sleep phases influence the chances of developing dementia.

A new study was published in the journal Neurology that investigates the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep and whether or not there is a link between REM and dementia incidence. There are 2 stages to sleep; REM and non-REM. …read more