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Apr 12, 2021 1 min, 6 secs

Older people who use a device to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or dementia, a new study has found.

They found that people who used positive airway pressure devices (also known as CPAP) were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's disease in the next three years than people who didn't use positive airway pressure.

"We found a significant association between positive airway pressure use and lower risk of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia over three years, suggesting that positive airway pressure may be protective against dementia risk in people with OSA," said the study's lead author, Galit Levi Dunietz, Ph.D., MPH, an assistant professor of neurology and sleep epidemiologist at the University of Michigan.

The study is another in a long line of research illustrating that quality sleep is important for brain health and cognitive function.

"If a causal pathway exists between OSA treatment and dementia risk, as our findings suggest, diagnosis and effective treatment of OSA could play a key role in the cognitive health of older adults," said study principal investigator Tiffany J.

Not only does it affect how you'll feel the next day, several studies have connected sleep apnea and low-quality sleep to memory loss, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and a shortened lifespan overall.

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