A new study of 1,700 older adults showed that people with sleep-breathing disorders (such as sleep apnea) scored worse on tests of memory and attention than those that did not. What’s more, this association was even more pronounced in the 20% of people with a genetic trait that raises risk of Alzheimer’s.
All details on Menshealth.com.
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一項針對1,700名老年人進行的近期研究發現，患有睡眠呼吸障礙（如睡眠窒息症）的長者普遍在記憶力和注意力測試中表現比無此症狀的差，而在兩成帶有阿玆海默症遺傳特徵的受訪者中，腦功能受打鼾影響的關聯性更爲顯著。
內容詳見於男士健康（Men’s Health）網上雜誌:
http://www.menshealth.com/health/sleep-apnea-and-dementia
