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Sleep Apnea Linked to Memory Loss
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 "Physicians treat memory loss in alcoholic patients with massive amounts of thiamine, or vitamin B1. We suspect that the dose helps dying cells to recover, enabling the brain to use them again," Kumar said.
He and Harper plan to study whether taking supplemental vitamin B1 can help restore memory in sleep apnea patients. The vitamin moves glucose into cells, which prevents their death from oxygen starvation.
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The American Academy of Family Physicians has more about sleep apnea.
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Last updated 6/11/2008
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SOURCE: University of California, Los Angeles, news release, June 11, 2008
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