| ▲ | shit_stabber 9 days 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-f... | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | waterhouse 9 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||
If 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. | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | api 9 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||
I've wondered if anyone's ever looked at inducing long periods of sleep as an early dementia mitigation. | ||||||||||||||
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