Children who temporarily but repeatedly stop breathing while asleep display learning problems accompanied by chemical irregularities in critical brain areas, according to a new investigation.
A team led by Ann C. Halbower of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore focused on kids ages 6 to 16—most from poor, black families—with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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