Robititties t1_j7h45pp wrote
Reply to comment by CupcakeAssassin in TIL that physically acting out your dreams (loss of REM sleep paralysis) is >80% accurate at predicting future brain maladies including Parkinson's, Lewy Body Dementia, and ALS by SimilarLee
I copy/pasted the "Results" section of the study and asked ChatGPT to explain like I'm 5:
>A group of doctors did a study to see what might cause Parkinson's disease in people who have a sleep problem called REM sleep behavior disorder. They followed 89 people with the sleep problem for 10 years to see what happened to them. They also checked different things about their health, like their sense of smell, how well they see colors, and if they had any trouble moving.
>After 10 years, they found that about 66% of the people with the sleep problem had developed Parkinson's disease or another similar problem. They also found that some things, like getting older, having a poor sense of smell, and not being able to see colors well, made it more likely for people to develop Parkinson's.
Both Parkinson's and Alzheimer's have different but noteworthy genetic components, so it's worth researching either way
areolegrande t1_j7jqwto wrote
How the fuck do you avoid getting older like cman give me something :/
Robititties t1_j7jsrfi wrote
Get in touch with your inner child. Honor that child's emotions, realize you're the same person. Show that child compassion, do things it enjoys, realize you deserve that happiness and the freedom to do so. Pretty good for the blood pressure and mental health, because repressing trauma makes it worse
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