#dementia sleep

[mindblowingscience]

Scientists from the US, UK, and Uruguay analyzed data from 378,932 people aged 40 to 69 to see how those who are genetically 'programmed' to nap regularly fared cognitively compared to those who lacked comparable genes. Nappers, they found, had larger brains, equivalent to those who were 2.6 to 6.5 years younger. "Our study points to a causal link between habitual napping and larger total brain volume," says lead author Valentina Paz, a neuroscientist at University College London (UCL). Previous research on adults over the age of 65 suggests daytime dozing improves short-term cognition, with nappers outperforming non-nappers in cognitive tests. The new study didn't record nap length, but prior studies suggest naps under 30 minutes are best, with earlier naps less likely to affect nighttime sleep.

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#science #stem #medicine #health #neurology #dementia #sleep

[stuckinapril]

I think I realized how severely humor infects all spaces when I witnessed two of my coworkers at the neuro clinic I’m interning at laughing at putting in a patient as deceased

#It wasn’t because the patient was dead it was because of an error the system did or something #But even joking about it in that context is fucking weird to me #I thought death would be the only thing humor couldn’t touch #Especially in the context of FTD which is a very aggressive dementia #I don’t think they’re bad people but I do think they’re weird as fuck for that #And if it were me I wouldn’t be able to sleep knowing I made that kind of joke #I don’t mean to be a buzzkill but I have my limits and wtf was that #I didn’t say anything I just pretended to be engrossed in my paperwork #The neurologist I’m shadowing wasn’t present #And while I do think she’s a little too robotic when dealing w patients I don’t think she’d have been in on that joke #Just odd idk the us healthcare system already has issues but I think a big one I’m starting to see is #How desensitized the healthcare workers get #Where’s your heart #I love medicine for the humanism of it I don’t wanna become like this one day #I know some people are gonna tell me it’s Just Two Coworkers Being Silly #But can’t they be silly about something else

[peaches2217]

TW: Self-harm

I don’t know what it is. I feel so completely impossibly drained and I’ve relapsed enough times in the past week to consider it an active episode. There’s six pairs of scissors in our tiny office building and none of them do what I need them to do, so whenever I haven’t been busying myself I’ve been fantasizing about getting home and prettying my arms up even more and I might just bring my scissors in to work tomorrow so I can keep myself occupied. I’m tired and I’m severely overloaded and even talking takes all of my energy anymore, not typing but like the action of speaking, and I can’t just relax or take a day to myself, because there’s some dire stuff going on right now and it’s my responsibility to be on high alert and ready to respond at all times. Life goes on no matter how much feels like too much and it’s my duty to keep up because this is nothing all things compared. And I don’t really know where I’m going with this, I’m just counting down the minutes until I get home because even if I can’t take it easy I can at least cut to my heart’s content, and that’ll keep me going until it’s time to do it all over again, and I guess that’s all I can ask for right now.

#not to worry! we’ll return to our usual content ASAP #in fact I am to have a new fic up tomorrow or Tuesday~ #*aim #I wish you could edit tags on mobile… #tw self harm #I acknowledge that this likely makes little sense because I’m both sleep deprived and sensory deprived #it’s weird actually #like… I’m in a complete state of sensory overload for all of my senses except tactile senses #and those are severely UNDERstimulated #I wish banging my head against shit didn’t risk brain damage or eventual dementia because it’s cathartic 😅 #delete later

[hollowboobtheory]

just realized i don't need to worry about my family history of alzheimers anymore

#beck rambles #crab rave #little silver linings #see what happened was i realized using benadryl as a sleep aid can increase your risk of dementia later in life #and i was like oh shit! i better stop then i was like wait nevermind lmao

[chelseasdagger]

i just saw the most beautiful act of love. gonna be sappy in the tags real quick :’)

#okay so some background: i work in a wellness center that has a good handful of medical services along with our other ones and one of the #medical services we offer is hyperbaric oxygen therapy?? <- in case you don't know what that is it's basically like a sleeping bag that we #zip you up in and give you a nasal canal with 90% oxygen and we pressurize the bag so it's similar to going up in an airplane. it's good fo #mental clarity and also for getting better sleep. like 1 hour in there is equivalent to 4 hours of REM sleep. super cool!! #also we use walkie-talkies to communicate with you since you're all sealed up in there and it takes like 10 minutes to pressurize up n down #however!! one of the other benefits is that it can help with symptoms of dementia. i've seen people with brain injuries come in before but #today was my first time seeing someone do it for dementia. and he brought his wife in with him for support #i just walked over and saw her sitting on the floor beside the chamber he was in and she was smiling and staring at him through the window #she was speaking into the walkie and laughing with him and i just. the idea of her wanting to be with him in these hard moments 🥺 #she's now reading a book but still sitting right there on the ground beside him. my nurse offered her a chair but she's not leaving his sid #i just i can't y'all i love love. #chelsea speaks

[tallest-tiptoes]

there are way too many (obviously intentional) similarities between these new five interns and the original ones and i really wish they would’ve written them without any because they’re never gonna live up to the og five interns and it’s just reminding me of how great they were

#the person who raised you has dementia/alzheimer’s #unknowingly sleeping with an attending before you start to work at the hospital #sleeping in a car in the parking lot #and some other things #they’re doing the new ones a disservice #just write them originally and separately from the og interns so that they’ll be their own people #but original writing is too much to expect from these writing so it is what it is #grey’s anatomy #grey’s anatomy spoilers

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads // twitter thread  

Returning To You

NA contemporary romance-ish about a travel influencer moving back home to reconnect with her dad, who ends up living with her college friend and fake dating her to get her parents off her back

ace bi & aro bi MCs

I did….not think the aro character in particular was handled very well tbh

#Returning To You #aroaessidhe 2023 reads #ok so like for the most part this was fine? #i found some aspects the writing was messy and rushed #the set up especially with her dad randomly kicking her out and her outing her friends #*friend #(the dad's random mood swings Are intentional it turns out he has dementia #but it still could have been written a little better) #i was sort of enjoying the complex depiction of a specific ace experience and aro expereince but #overall….ace character is constantly pushing the aro emotional boundaries and yet the aro character is shown as being in the wrong? #also the aro is shown as having no friends and a plot point is that she doesn’t get along with anyone at her work and isn’t that close #to her parents it’s just kinda. idk. feels like a bad stereotype #there was like hardly any emphasis on her platonic love or friendship for anyone? if she is loveless it could have explored that intentional #intentionally but I don’t think it was intended that way #her aroness is only shown as romance repulsion and eventually the ace character is like oh obviously you’re aro! and almost forces the label #on her in anger? she does research and decides that she is but it’s handled a lot more messily than the ace character is. #also. they sleep together and the ace gets so mad that the aro treats it like another one of her one night stands #(when she has spent months talking about how uncomfortable she is with romance and relationships) #and the ace is like 'you disrespected my boundaries bc you know i only sleep with people when there's an emotional connection!!' #but COMPLETELY ignores the fact that RIGHT AFTER she said she's in love with the aro? like how is that not also disrespecting her boundaries #after chapters and chapters of her feeling like this she acknowledges in one (1) sentence that she was kinda in the wrong too but yikes. #it’s concluded very fast and i feel uncomfortable for the aro tbh #just overall it left a bad taste in my mouth tbh! #also it has this trope of the character who loves one night stands and not relationships; #where the author tries to tell us that it’s totally fine to just be into sex and one night stands!!!!! but the narrative nonetheless demonis #es them for it (cough loveless cough)

[hyvee]

I cant watch succession high or i’ll have a panic attack. I can only watch it sober during daytime while also playing picross. I can only watch it at night if im drunk but not too drunk bc i still need to also be playing picross

#i ran out of weed and fucking. lost my melatonin and i cant sleep #i think i have early onset dementia or smth like i keep losing shit recently like shit is fucking dissapearing #zoro #(calling into the darkness) zoro #he can hear me hes not replying cusches shy

[shinyotachi]

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#its nearly 3am #and i can't sleep #i found out today that my oldest living relative is in the hospital today and was diagnosed with dementia #he can't even eat on his own anymore and doctors are saying he needs a feeding tube #he's 94 #that's not QoL #idk what my grandpa is going to say on what to do bc like #that's his dad #this is so hard #its hard and its not fair that my husband isn't going to be able to meet this man

[kyunsies]

goodnight <3

#🌙 #hi friends <3 i wanna share my weekend w you bc i had so much fun <3 #firstly i went to my grandparents house as you know and my grandpa has mild dementia so he’s quite forgetful at times but !!! he was doing #really well this weekend 🥺 telling me things in his week he remembers and it made me really happy <3 these days he cries often when he sees #me bc i’m all grown up to him ;____; i love him dearly #secondly !!!! I SPLURGED ON A NEW JO MALONE PERFUME :D it’s called butter mandarin and it’s limited edition it smells SO freaking good omg #i also when and got an eye exam bc i haven’t gone in 2 years and i think my vision has gotten a bit worse but guys …. you’ll never guess #what i have …. a freaking LAZY EYE AT THE AGE OF 23 NXNDJD #but it all makes sense to me now since my left eye has always been shit lmao…i just think that’s so funny 😭 #so i got new glasses and they’ll be shipped hopefully in about 2 weeks !!! #also today my fam and i went to a flower market today and it was soooo nice outside like BEAUTIFUL #and !!!! i convinced my little cousin (well she’s 14 lol) to come with me to the mx concert for our city in 2 weeks so im just so so happy #about this weekend guys <: i hope u all had the chance to have a lovely weekend too <3 #goodnight and sleep well 💞💓💖💗💘💕

[melodromacy]

lars- n. e. ways

#;; lars mówi #DAMN ive been stressed #only slept 2-3 hours a night the last couple months #not related to anything just. talkin #parents are in jail. may possibly end up going to prison #gen losing most of our cognitive skills like weve got fucking. dementia or something bc of the lack of sleep #having to check dads games and our games and look up this and write this down #and go to doctors appointments and go shopping and feed the animals and eat and take my medicine and go here n go there #dads got cancer and a broken wrist (from the cops) #and moms got a broken knee that wont get looked at #we're gearing up for a lawsuit against the prison since they're committing willful neglect #like. god damn make this shit quit #surprisingly we've only had what? 1 or 2 new alters split during this time? #im surprised since i imagine the high octane stress would have exploded the system's size #its only been calypso #whos technically already existed #just fully dormant #so idk? #does that count? #anyway #vent #dumb post im just stressed n explaining why

[jurisharma5]

Cognitive health and wellness 🧠

Hello everyone ! Have a wonderful and safe day 🙋🏻 Though we are moving fast in the field of science and technology, but are we taking enough care of our cognitive health? Just the way as we do for our physical health. Due to awareness around maintaining a healthy lifestyle, our life expectancy has increased twofold. Still, at the same time, there is an emerging number of brain and cognitive…

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#alzheimers #BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic factor) #brain #brain fog #cognitive functions #dementia #exercise #fitness #Food #healing #health #memory #mental health #neuroplasticity #Science #sleep #wellness