Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been increasingly recognized as a common and serious health condition. OSA can result in cardiovascular, as well as psychological and learning, impacts. These are attributed to intermittent hypoxia, the term for the intermittent deprivation of oxygen experienced by people with OSA.
According to the lead author of a new study, the [...]
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The results of a Swedish study indicate the obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is related to decreased insulin sensitivity. Impaired sensitivity for insulin is a known risk factor for diabetes.
Jenny Theorell-Haglöw of the Uppsala University Dept of Medical Sciences, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, and her team performed the study of 400 healthy women to determine the [...]
Awareness is increasing about the dangers of sleep apnea. Risk of stroke and cardiovascular events are a couple of the serious impacts of this condition. But what about the impacts of apnea on a patient undergoing surgery for an unrelated condition?
A recent article in US News & World Report highlights the surgery-related risks of sleep [...]
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota have determined that people with obstructive sleep apnea, the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), are far more likely to die suddenly in their sleep from heart related problems than the general population. They also found that this is the opposite of the general population who [...]
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A recent study of 448 older women finds that those with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), such as obstructive sleep apnea, had a higher incidence of cognitive decline.
The participants of the study, who averaged 83 years of age, underwent an overnight sleep study to determine if they had SDB. They were also given standard tests of memory, [...]
