Share on Pinterest New research has found a link between sleep disorders and an increased risk of Parkinson’s. Westend61/Getty Images A new study finds that having obstructive sleep apnea increases ...
A new study found people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea could have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Researchers studied medical records for more than 11 million military ...
Parkinson's disease affects more than 1.1 million people in the U.S. Early treatment of obstructive sleep apnea -- a condition that causes breathing to briefly pause -- may decrease the risk of ...
Credit: Getty Images Early recognition and management of obstructive sleep apnea are critical to preventing cardiovascular, cognitive, and metabolic complications in older adults. Screening for OSA ...
Maybe you know you snore like a bear, but you don’t feel much urgency to look into it. Or maybe you have been told to wear a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine for sleep apnea, but ...
For the first time, researchers have shown that tackling obstructive sleep apnea’s two root causes at once, using both oxygen and a jaw-forwarding device, can dramatically cut breathing interruptions ...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is typically measured on a scale called the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), which determines how many times you stop breathing (apnea) and how often your breathing is ...
Credit: Nyxoah. Genio is a bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation system that consists of an implantable stimulator and a sleep wearable. The Genio system is now available in the US for OSA patients ...
(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, obstructive sleep apnea may soon be treated with a simple, once-a-day pill. This first-in-class oral drug has shown real promise ...
The pill showed "significant" reductions in airway obstruction after 26 weeks. The first oral pill for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could be around the corner after pharmaceutical company Apnimed Inc ...
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has indicated that an estimated 26 percent of adults between the ages of 30 and 70 years have sleep apnea. (Photo: Getty) You could say that it’s difficult to ...