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Weak daily rest-activity rhythms linked to higher dementia risk
- Evidence
- People · association
- Source
- utsouthwestern.edu
- Added
- 21 October 2026
What it is
Researchers tracked older adults’ daily cycles of rest and activity with a chest-worn heart monitor for about 12 days. Those with the weakest rhythms had about 2.5 times the dementia risk of those with the strongest, and a later afternoon peak in activity also carried more risk.
Where it stands
An association in people, not proof that rhythms cause dementia.
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