Sleep-Disordered Breathing May Be Associated With Higher Odds Of Developing Cognitive Impairment

Reuters (8/28, Rapaport) reports, “Data obtained from 14 previously published studies with a total of more than 4.2 million men and women showed that people with sleep-disordered breathing had 26 percent higher odds of developing cognitive impairment,” researchers found. The review’s findings were published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Neurology. Healio (8/28, Miller) also covers the study.

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— “Nighttime breathing problems tied to cognitive decline,” Lisa Rapaport, Reuters, August 28, 2017.

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