Check Those Little Gray Cells

NEW YORK — OSA patients might blame their daytime difficulties on sleepiness, but new research suggests that their brains could be to blame, according to a study from Italian researchers published in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Specifically, their cognitive challenges may be caused by structural deficits in gray matter, brought on by the intermittent oxygen deprivation that comes with OSA.

The good news, the researchers said, is that the deficits may be partially or fully reversible with early detection and treatment. Read the article here.