Sleep Disordered Breathing

Study finds that sleep apnea and Alzheimer's are linked

A new study looking at sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and markers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and neuroimaging adds to the growing body of research linking the two.

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Significant physiologic changes in breathing take place during normal sleep related to alterations in respiratory drive and musculature.

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