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Grantee in the News: David Holtzman shares insights on connection between napping and dementia in older adults in The Boston Globe

Grantee in the News: David Holtzman shares insights on connection between napping and dementia in older adults in The Boston Globe

On March 30, 2022, The Boston Globe featured insights from AFAR grantee David Holtzman, MD, on the link between naps and poor health outcomes, including dementia.

The article also features new research co-authored by AFAR grantee Kristine Yaffee, MD.

Dr. Holtzman is a 1995 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging Scholar recipient. He is also an Andrew B. & Gretchen P. Jones Professor of Neurology at the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Read the article, “Sleep is good for the brain. But what about napping? Research raises puzzling questions,” here.

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