Sleep apnea, a common yet underdiagnosed sleep disorder, contributes to the development of dementia among adults -- particularly women, a new study suggests. At every age level, women with known ...

More information: Tiffany J Braley et al, Sex-specific dementia risk in known or suspected obstructive sleep apnea: A 10-year longitudinal population-based study, Sleep Advances (2024). DOI: 10. ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Obstructive sleep apnea, which can affect your oxygen levels as you sleep, may increase the risk of dementia, a new study has found.The study found that the risk may ...

Sleep Apnea Was Just Linked To A Higher Risk Of Dementia—Especially For Women It's “very inflammatory,” one neurologist says. By Korin Miller Published: Nov 01, 2024 11:59 AM EDT ...

“This suggests that CPAP treatment of obstructive sleep apnea has the potential to reduce dementia risk.” Future research will be needed to better tease out the long-term brain benefits from ...

Across the board, having obstructive sleep apnea or its symptoms at the age of 50 or above was associated with a higher chance of dementia symptoms or a diagnosis in the coming years.

Sleep apnea, a common yet underdiagnosed sleep disorder, contributes to the development of dementia among adults — particularly women, a Michigan Medicine study suggests. At every age level ...

In one study, older adults with sleep apnea who used CPAP were less likely to develop dementia or early-stage memory loss called mild cognitive impairment than people who didn't use this treatment ...

Older women who have sleep apnea may be more likely to develop memory problems and dementia, according to a new study. It's not clear yet whether treating the sleep apnea can help prevent that ...

This annoying sleep habit may have a dangerous effect on brain function. Snoring as a result of sleep apnea could trigger cognitive decline leading to early dementia, a new study found ...

They found that 32.5 percent of the women had dementia or mild cognitive impairment - with the risk for cognitive impairment almost twice as high in those who had sleep apnea.