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Study finds identical signs of brain damage in sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s disease – News-Medical.Net
New research has confirmed long-suspected links between sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s disease, finding identical signs of brain damage in both conditions.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 28 2020
New research has confirmed long-suspected links between sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s disease, finding identical signs of brain damage in both conditions.
While the cause of Alzheimer’s disease remains a mystery, amyloid plaques that are toxic to brain cells are known indicators of the disease.
The new research showed these plaques start in the same place and spread in the same way in the brains of people with obstructive sleep apnea, as in those wi…
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