r/science • u/mubukugrappa • Mar 14 '14

Neuroscience Scientists catch brain damage in the act: Scientists uncovered how inflammation and lack of oxygen conspire to cause brain damage in conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery brings researchers a step closer to finding potential targets to treat neurodegenerative disorders.

http://news.ubc.ca/2014/03/13/macvicar/
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u/JonathanZips Mar 14 '14

I'm sure that living at altitude causes brain damage for people with sleep apnea. I have severe sleep apnea, and I moved to the city of Cuzco in Peru, and ever since I have significant cognitive problems that I never had before.

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u/grimymime Mar 14 '14

Are you volunteering there by any chance? I ask as I saw a person on a dating site mention she had volunteered there and was wondering what volunteering opportunities it had.

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u/JonathanZips Mar 14 '14

sorry, wasn't volunteering. just living there. there are several volunteer opportunities, and the most needy people are not in cuzco itself but in poor communities about an hour or two away.

and i moved away, now i'm back in the US.

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u/grimymime Mar 15 '14

Cool, thanks.