Workforce improvement tops list of nursing home pandemic effects … Current flu shots slashed doctor visits by 40% … Sleep apnea tied to memory, thinking problems … Bill aims to make nonaddictive...
Sleep quality, sleep medicine linked to greater cognitive decline in older Black adults, study shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 29, 2024
A new study highlighted the differences in sleep factors as they relate to cognitive function as well as race and ethnicity. Namely, Black individuals are more likely to have adverse impacts from sleep...
Sleep disruptions in 30s, 40s tied to later cognitive decline
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 08, 2024
People who have sleep interruptions in their 30s and 40s are more than twice as likely to experience thinking and memory issues a decade later, a new study out Jan. 3 in Neurology finds.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 3
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 03, 2024
Smoking shrinks brain, raises Alzheimer’s risk, study finds … ASV breathing device didn’t improve sleep apnea in people with heart failure … Hospital sinks pose risk for bacterial infections …...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Sept. 7
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 07, 2023
Concussions early on linked to late-life cognitive decline … Rheumatic diseases linked to long COVID … Semaglutide can reduce or eliminate insulin in people with type 1 diabetes … Positive airway...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, July 25
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 25, 2023
Dementia risk tied to blood-protein imbalance … Costly Alzheimer’s drugs come with uncertainty … Why it’s vital to diversify and provide emergency care for older adults … Here’s a drug combo...
Obstructive sleep apnea underdiagnosed in older adults, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 27, 2023
Obstructive sleep apnea is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and dementia, yet it remains underdiagnosed and undertreated in people aged 50 years and older, investigators report.
Obstructive sleep apnea may raise risk for early cognitive decline
By
John Roszkowski
Apr 07, 2023
Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea may be at significantly greater risk for cognitive decline as they age, even among patients who otherwise are healthy and not obese, a new study finds.
CPAP treatment may not ease sleep apnea in patients older than 80
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2022
Continuous positive airway pressure is the gold standard treatment for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea. But it may not be effective in elderly adults, investigators say
Clinical briefs for Friday, Sept. 24
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 24, 2021
Hypertension kick-starts vascular dementia in mid-age, but some brains fight back, study finds … Expansion drove thousands of new Medicaid patients to nursing homes, but do they belong? … Sleep apnea...