Insomnia Raises Dementia Risk in Older Adults

New research links chronic insomnia to faster brain aging and cognitive decline.

A Mayo Clinic study following over 2,700 cognitively healthy older adults found that chronic insomnia increased the risk of mild cognitive impairment or dementia by 40% and was tied to accelerated brain aging, equivalent to 3.5 additional years.

Study Details

Researchers analyzed data from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, including 2,750 older adults with …