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fromPsychology Today
5 hours agoNew Study Links Type 1 Diabetes With Dementia Risk
Type 1 diabetes is associated with nearly three times higher dementia risk in adults over 50, with a stronger correlation than type 2 diabetes.
Sleep plays a central role in memory consolidation - the process by which newly acquired information is stabilized and integrated into long-term memory stores. Research from institutions including Harvard Medical School and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences has shown that different stages of sleep contribute to different types of memory. Slow-wave sleep, or deep sleep, appears to be particularly important for declarative memory - the kind that stores facts and events.