Obstructive sleep apnea, which lowers oxygen levels during sleep, is associated with degeneration in brain areas tied to memory due to damage to small blood vessels, according to findings ...

Even mild sleep apnea can cause you to stop breathing several times an hour—setting off a cascade of threats to your brain and heart health. Staff at a sleep clinic in France place monitor leads ...

May 8 (UPI) --Sleep apnea could be costing you brain power and increasing your risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. The drop in blood oxygen levels that occurs during a ...

Sleep apnea affects 22 million Americans but treatments for the condition that causes snoring and impedes breathing are often inadequate. To improve treatments, a team of researchers at the ...

but a researcher draws attention this week to one your doctor may not consider - a sleep disorder known as sleep apnea. Feeling sleepy is the best known symptom of sleep apnea û a disorder ...

More information: Xiaoman Zhang et al, Obstructive sleep apnea and memory impairments: Clinical characterization, treatment strategies, and mechanisms, Sleep Medicine Reviews (2025). DOI: 10.1016 ...

The clinical syndrome of obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) in children is a distinct, yet somewhat overlapping disorder with the condition that occurs in adults, such that the clinical manifestations ...

Medical cannabis has improved sleep for Minnesotans who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study from the state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). The study, released ...

The researchers found that measures of obstructive sleep apnea-related hypoxemia significantly predicted global white matter hyperintensity volume of the brain, which was driven by hypoxemia ...

The researchers said the results call for a renewed discussion about sleep apnea screening and treatment in older adults. Reduced oxygen during REM sleep was associated with cerebrovascular damage ...

With rising demand for sleep diagnostics and growing awareness of apnea's impact on chronic disease, airflow-based HSAT isn't just a better choice—it's the new clinical imperative. Wesper is a ...