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Published: June 17, 2008
Health & Science Briefs: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
HEALTH
Memory loss
UCLA researchers have found that people with sleep apnea show tissue loss in brain regions that help store memory. Reported in the journal Neuroscience Letters, the findings emphasize the importance of early detection of the disorder, which affects an estimated 20 million Americans.
Sleep apnea occurs when a blocked airway repeatedly halts the sleeper's breathing, resulting in bursts of snorin...
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