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Sleep Disorders Are A Precursor To Brain Degeneration

by Medindia Content Team on June 19, 2006 at 7:51 PM

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Sleep Disorders Are A Precursor To Brain Degeneration

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that people with sleep disorders develop degenerative brain diseases around 11 years after their disorder is diagnosed . The findings of the study are to be presented June 19 at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies' SLEEP 2006 meeting in Salt Lake City.

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