NeurologyLive® Year in Review 2022: Most-Watched Sleep Disorder Expert Interviews
Dr. Galit L. Dunietz provides context on a previous study which suggested that treatment of obstructive sleep apnea may reduce the risk of subsequent dementia.
Dr. Galit L. Dunietz provides context on a previous study which suggested that treatment of obstructive sleep apnea may reduce the risk of subsequent dementia.
Dr. Ronald Gavidia speaks about the associations of mental health with insomnia in transgender youth.
Dr. Tiffany Braley , one of the study authors, explained that earlier studies have found that the human-animal bond may offer health benefits like “decreasing blood pressure and stress.” She added that the study’s results suggest that pet ownership may
Brian C. Callaghan, M.D., M.S. , senior author of a study funded by the American Academy of Neurology, states that “We must work to ensure that treatments for neurological conditions are affordable for patients.”
Regular home monitoring of blood pressure may help with control and that greater control can entail a lower risk of mortality of cardiovascular events including strokes and heart attacks; and of cognitive impairment and dementia.
“The most important part is to inform people that the transgender community has more sleep disorders than the cisgender population and the use of gender affirming therapy may help.”
Dr. Judith Heidebrink the trial site’s principal investigator said, “This is really the chance to kind of get ahead of Alzheimer’s disease. We know it has a huge impact, both in terms of personal toll, emotional toll, economic toll.”