Shorter sleep duration is associated with reduced cognitive development at 2  years of age

Both short sleep duration and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are associated with poor neurocognitive development. However, the co-contributions of short sleep duration and SDB on neurodevelopment in pre-school children are relatively unknown.

Source: Sleep Medicine - April 28, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Lisa Smithson, Tieghan Baird, Sukhpreet Tamana, Amanda Lau, Jennifer Mariasine, Joyce Chikuma, Diana L. Lefebvre, Padmaja Subbarao, Allan B. Becker, Stuart E. Turvey, Malcolm R. Sears, The CHILD Study Investigators, Deryk S. Beal, Jacqueline Pei, Piush J. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research