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Sleep apnea harms brain structure and function

Sleep apnea harms brain structure and function

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Marc Arginteanu
Oct 15, 2024
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In 2020, French scientists studied the sleep patterns and brain characteristics of more than one hundred people. They reported an association between breathing disorders during sleep (such as sleep apnea) and the accumulation of toxic proteins (amyloid) in the brain and brain inflammation. The locations of amyloid deposition were similar to those seen i…

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