Oxygen deficit linked to ADHD

From San Diego, at a meeting of the Society for Neuroscience

More than 80 percent of babies born prematurely in the United States develop sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing stops periodically during sleep. New research points to a possible link between sleep apnea and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a problem that affects concentration and learning in about 2 million children and adults in the United States.