A Sleep Apnea – Alzheimer’s Connection? Noted Expert ls Guest on ‘CPAP Chat’ Call-In Session August 5 from 7 – 8 pm (ET)

Dr. Ricardo Osorio

Is there a connection between sleep apnea and dementia? 

Dr. Ricardo Osorio, a world-renowned neuroscientist and faculty member at the New York University School of Medicine’s Center for Brain Health, will be the featured guest on ‘CPAP Chat,’ the only virtual support session designed for people with sleep apnea and anyone with an interest in the topic. Much of Dr. Osorio’s research focuses on the correlation between sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s disease.

‘CPAP Chat,’ on Wednesday, August 5 from 7 – 8 pm (ET), is free and open to all. It is the only conference call program of its kind. During the session, Dr. Osorio will discuss his research and answer questions from participants. The sessions, held on the first Wednesday of each month, are hosted by Eric Cohen, an inventor and president of National Sleep Therapy based in Boston, MA, and Concord, NH. (www.nstherapy.com),

Dr. Osorio’s findings related to age-dependent sleep changes and their relationships with neurodegenerative diseases that affect cognition such as Alzheimer's disease, have been widely published in scholarly journals. At NYU Medical Center Center for Brain Health, Dr. Osorio oversees patient enrollments for sleep studies and conducts Psychiatric and medical history interviews for Spanish subjects seeking enrollment in both CBH and Alzheimer Disease Center. Dr. Osorio’s focal area of research interest is to use neuroimaging and biomarkers to assist in the study of sleep disturbances as risk factors for cognitive impairment in aging and for dementia. A native of Spain where he received his degrees and began his research, Dr. Osorio was recruited by CBH at NYUMC in 2009.

CPAP Chat is free, anonymous and open to all. To join the conversation: Just prior to the session on Wednesday, August 5 at 7 pm (ET), call 1-800.204.6655, enter access code 342-2187#.) For more info, visit www.CPAPchat.org .