What's more, compared with rats given plain water, these animals performed better on a standard test of learning and memory -- a water "maze" designed to encourage the animals to remember the location of an escape platform.
In theory, Gozal told Reuters Health, a regular cup of green tea could be beneficial, used alongside standard OSA treatment.
"However," he said, "definitive proof that green tea would help will have to await a trial in human patients."
SOURCE: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, May 15, 2008
