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Terry Young is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Psychology. Their work focuses on experimental and cognitive psychology, with additional attention to cognitive neuroscience.

Their main research topics include:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue

Young has published research articles in the journal Sleep Medicine. Recent publications include:

  • "Cortical hyperarousal and depressive symptoms relationship in individuals with sleep-wake disorders," published in 2024 in Sleep Medicine
  • "The effects of opioid use on sleep microstructure in subjects with sleep-wake disorders," published in 2024 in Sleep Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Young include:

  • Silvia Daccò
  • Daniela Caldirola
  • Massimiliano Grassi
  • Giampaolo Perna
  • A. Defillo

Best Publications

  • The Occurrence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing among Middle-Aged Adults

    Terry Young;Mari Palta;Jerome A. Dempsey;James B. Skatrud

  • Prospective study of the association between sleep-disordered breathing and hypertension.

    Paul E. Peppard;Terry Young;Mari Palta;James Skatrud

  • Sleep-related breathing disorders in adults: Recommendations for syndrome definition and measurement techniques in clinical research

    W. W. Flemons;D. Buysse;Susan Redline;A. Oack

  • Epidemiology of obstructive sleep apnea: a population health perspective.

    Terry Young;Paul E. Peppard;Daniel J. Gottlieb

  • Sleep-related breathing disorders in adults: recommendations for syndrome definition and measurement techniques in clinical research. The Report of an American Academy of Sleep Medicine Task Force.

    W. T. McNicholas;K. P. Strohl;D White;P Levy

  • Increased Prevalence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Adults

    Paul E. Peppard;Terry Young;Jodi H. Barnet;Mari Palta

  • Association of Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Sleep Apnea, and Hypertension in a Large Community-Based Study

    F. Javier Nieto;Terry B. Young;Bonnie K. Lind;Eyal Shahar

  • Short Sleep Duration Is Associated with Reduced Leptin, Elevated Ghrelin, and Increased Body Mass Index

    Shahrad Taheri;Ling Lin;Diane Austin;Terry Young

  • Longitudinal study of moderate weight change and sleep-disordered breathing.

    Paul E. Peppard;Terry Young;Mari Palta;Jerome Dempsey

  • Estimation of the clinically diagnosed proportion of sleep apnea syndrome in middle-aged men and women.

    Terry Young;Linda Evans;Laurel Finn;Mari Palta

  • Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: an American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Professional Education Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Stroke Council, and Council on Cardiovascular Nursing.

    Virend K. Somers;David P. White;Raouf Amin;William T. Abraham

  • Sleep disordered breathing and mortality: eighteen-year follow-up of the Wisconsin sleep cohort.

    Terry Young;Laurel Finn;Paul E. Peppard;Mariana Szklo-Coxe

  • Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease

    Virend K. Somers;David P. White;Raouf Amin;William T. Abraham

  • Predictors of sleep-disordered breathing in community-dwelling adults: the Sleep Heart Health Study.

    Terry Young;Eyal Shahar;F. Javier Nieto;Susan Redline

  • Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults

    Terry Young;James Skatrud;Paul E. Peppard

  • Population-Based Study of Sleep-Disordered Breathing as a Risk Factor for Hypertension

    Terry Young;Paul Peppard;Mari Palta;K. Mae Hla

  • Association of sleep-disordered breathing and the occurrence of stroke.

    Michael Arzt;Terry Young;Laurel Finn;James B. Skatrud

  • Excess weight and sleep-disordered breathing

    Terry Young;Paul E. Peppard;Shahrad Taheri

  • Epidemiology of Restless Legs Symptoms in Adults

    Barbara Phillips;Terry Young;Laurel Finn;Karen Asher

  • Association of sleep apnea and type II diabetes: a population-based study.

    Kevin J. Reichmuth;Diane Austin;James B. Skatrud;Terry Young

Frequent Co-Authors

Mari Palta
Mari Palta University of Wisconsin–Madison
Emmanuel Mignot
Emmanuel Mignot Stanford University
F. Javier Nieto
F. Javier Nieto Oregon State University
Ling Lin
Ling Lin Stanford University
Susan Redline
Susan Redline Brigham and Women's Hospital
James H. Stein
James H. Stein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Poul Jennum
Poul Jennum University of Copenhagen
Anne B. Newman
Anne B. Newman University of Pittsburgh
Jerome A. Dempsey
Jerome A. Dempsey University of Wisconsin–Madison
Neil Risch
Neil Risch University of California, San Francisco

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