7 Highlights

• Daytime sleepiness may signal cognitive risk syndrome, study advises.
• Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine highlights sleep screenings.
• • Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome linked to slow walking, memory decline.
  • Study involved 445 participants aged 76, none with pre-existing dementia.
  • 42 had syndrome initially; 36 more developed it during the research.
  • Symptoms include excessive sleepiness and lack of daily enthusiasm.
  • Further research needed to explore link between sleep and cognitive health.