Friday, December 8, 2017

Sleep Apnea May Increase Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease

New research is being done about a potential link between Alzheimer’s development and sleep apnea. Anywhere between 30 and 80 percent of the elderly, or five million people total, in the United States have sleep apnea. This condition leads to an increase in plaque-building peptides that contribute to the deterioration of cognitive abilities in Alzheimer’s […]


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