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 ...

Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain's small blood ...

Obstructive sleep apnea during REM sleep is associated with lower blood oxygen saturation, which correlates with increased white matter hyperintensities—markers of small vessel brain damage.

The American Medical Association reports that about 30 million people in the US live with sleep apnea, but only one-fifth of these cases are clinically diagnosed. That means that many people are ...

Edwards School of Medicine highlights emerging connections between gut health and sleep apnea, pointing to potential new therapeutic approaches for managing this common and serious disorder.

Sleep apnea screenings will be free for New Yorkers under a new law passed Wednesday. Councilman Shaun Abreu's bill will ensure the city provides free sleep apnea screenings and at-home sleep ...

Sleep apnea occurs when the upper airway muscles relax and squeeze off the airway, preventing you from obtaining adequate oxygen. Your breathing may stop for 10 seconds or more at a time ...

There’s gouda news for cheese lovers. A recent study found cheese eaters are less likely to have sleep apnea than their dairy-eschewing counterparts. Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that ...

The culprit: sleep apnea, a condition that does more than just disrupt peaceful slumber – it may be slowly changing the structure of their brains. Dr. Alberto R. Ramos, a pioneering researcher ...

In the trial that Lilly, the drug's manufacturer, submitted in April to the FDA, scientists reported that the drug helped people who were overweight or obese with sleep apnea reduce a standard ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound as a treatment for moderate-to-severe sleep apnea and obesity. Zepbound is the first medication approved ...