Sleep and the Brain with Carleara Weiss

About this episode

Carleara Weiss discusses the impact of sleep on brain health and its connection to obstructive sleep apnea and Alzheimer's disease.

Growing up in a multigenerational household, Carleara Weiss was a caregiver from the start. But as she lay awake at night listening to her elders snore, she didn’t realize those sounds were signs of obstructive sleep apnea—or that OSA is linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Now, as an assistant professor of nursing at the University at Buffalo and a nationally recognized sleep researcher, Weiss is advancing our understanding of how sleep affects the brain. In this episode, she ...

People in this episode

Guest: Carleara Weiss

Topics covered

• sleep
• brain health
• obstructive sleep apnea
• Alzheimer's disease
• nursing
• sleep research

Keywords

• sleep
• brain
• obstructive sleep apnea
• Alzheimer's
• nursing
• research
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University at Buffalo

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