🚨New paper & instrument alert: Validating the CogSleep Screener in older adults

By Simone Simonetti

We’re excited to share our latest publication in the Journal of Sleep Research:“Validating the CogSleep Screener in older adults at a memory and cognition clinic”📄 Read the full article here 👉Check out the CogSleep screener here Sleep problems are common in older adults and closely linked to cognitive and mental health outcomes—but they’re often not…

đź§ đź’¤ New Publication: REM Sleep Hypoxemia Linked to Memory Impairment via Hippocampal Damage

By Simone Simonetti

We’re excited to share our new publication in Sleep titled:“Hypoxemia during rapid eye movement sleep mediates memory impairment in older adults at risk for dementia via CA1 hippocampal volume loss”📄 Read the full article on PubMed Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and nocturnal oxygen deprivation (hypoxemia) are known risk factors for dementia—but what happens during REM…

🚨New Publication: Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Memory Clinics

By Simone Simonetti

We’re pleased to share our latest research published in Dementia & Neuropsychologia:“Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in the memory clinic: A comparison of questionnaires, pulse oximetry, and polysomnography”📄 Read the full article here Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in older adults and linked to cognitive decline and increased dementia risk. Yet, effective screening for…

🧬🛏️ New Publication: Poor Sleep Linked to Faster Brain Amyloid Accumulation

By Simone Simonetti

We’re thrilled to share a new paper led by Louise Pivac in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring:“Suboptimal self-reported sleep efficiency and duration are associated with faster accumulation of brain amyloid beta in cognitively unimpaired older adults”📄 Read the full article here Can poor sleep speed up the buildup of Alzheimer’s disease pathology—even…