New Study Links Sleep Apnea With Higher Parkinson’s Disease Risk

A new study found people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea could have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.

Researchers studied medical records for more than 11 million military veterans between 1999 and 2022 and found those with obstructive sleep apnea had a higher chance of developing Parkinson’s disease compared with those without the disorder, according to the study published in JAMA Neurology on Monday.