Share on Pinterest Lower blood oxygen levels due to sleep apnea may explain the higher cardiovascular risk faced by people with this condition. Image credit: milorad kravic/Getty Images. A new study ...

July 26 (UPI) --Cardiovascular risks linked to sleep apnea are caused by a reduction in blood oxygen levels, according to National Institutes of Health-supported study published in the American ...

You can live for years with obstructive sleep apnea and never know it. The condition repeatedly narrows your upper airway ...

Sleep apnea can cause breathing to stop during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea happens when throat tissues block airflow.

Based in Tampa, Florida, Virginia Pelley is a former women's magazine editor who has written health and fitness content for Men's Journal, Cosmopolitan magazine, the Chicago Tribune, ...

Boston, MA – Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), the most widely prescribed therapy for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, resulted in significantly lower blood pressure compared to either ...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder in the U.S. affecting tens of millions, with estimates ranging from 25 to more than 80 million adults.

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Continuous positive airway pressure – or CPAP – machines help people with sleep apnea, a stoppage of proper breathing for 10 seconds or more while asleep because the upper airways have a blockage of ...

Sulthiame reduced breathing interruptions in sleep apnea patients, pointing toward a viable drug treatment. A European ...

After almost two years, the Withings ScanWatch is now available to purchase in the US after its announcement back at the beginning of 2020. The ScanWatch was waiting for clearance from the Food and ...