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Relevant to this, people with a genetic mutation that adversely affects sleep end up developing dementia and dying early: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health
by shit_stabber 2y ago
Relevant to this, people with a genetic mutation that adversely affects sleep end up developing dementia and dying early:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25001-fatal-familial-insomnia https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25001-fatal-f...
- api 2y agoI've wondered if anyone's ever looked at inducing long periods of sleep as an early dementia mitigation.
- airstrike 2y agoI hereby volunteer for this study
- roman_soldier 2y agoI already do that, I need 8 hours of sleep a day..and 10 at night.
- waterhouse 2y agoIf you look carefully, what happens there is prions screwing up your brain, and insomnia seems like more of a consequence than a cause. > The cause of death for people diagnosed with fatal familial insomnia is damage to the brain and nervous system. This damage, caused by prion proteins accumulating in the thalamus, creates symptoms of insomnia and mental deterioration.