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by rzmmm 964 days ago
This kind of prospective study is not perfect but it's what is possible for this type of risk factor and disease. Researchers can't create an RCT study with blinded deep sleep intervention group with placebo and then after 17 years see which got less dementia. The authors avoid the C-word on purpose but it's implied that this kind of study brings more evidence than just association.