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Article: Sleep Disorders May Be Linked to Faulty Brain Chemistry, Study Finds; First Evidence of Neurochemical Basis for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, REM Behavior Disorder.
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- July 7, 2003
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Byline: University of Michigan Health System
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The first tantalizing clues that chemical imbalances in the brain may be partly to blame for certain life-disrupting sleep disorders are being reported in two new studies by University of Michigan Health System researchers.
In two papers in the July 8 issue of the journal Neurology, the team reports apparent links between deficits in brain chemistry and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). Both are relatively common sleep problems that disturb the slumber - and daytime behavior - of millions of Americans.
The new findings ...