30,000 POUNDS OF BEEF RECALLED OVER 'EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS'That’s especially true for obstructive sleep apnea, researchers say, which is a potentially serious disorder where breathing repeatedly stops during sleep, researchers say. “Our research results raise the possibility that sleep apnea affects tau accumulation,” says lead study author Dr. Diego Z. Carvalho, a neurology fellow at Mayo, in a statement. Around 15 percent of the study group, or 43 participants, had bed partners who witnessed sleep apnea. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDoes sleep apnea cause an accumulation of tau, a toxic protein that forms into tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease? Or does the accumulation of tau in certain areas spur sleep apnea?

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