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Camilla Hoyos, Research Fellow, University of Sydney

Treating sleep apnoea can improve memory in people with cognitive decline

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There is increasing recognition of the important role sleep plays in our brain health. Growing evidence suggests disturbed sleep may increase the risk of developing dementia.

I and University of Sydney colleagues have published a new study showing treating sleep apnoea in older adults with mild cognitive impairment can improve memory, but not other areas of cognition, in the short term.

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