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 ...

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 — a disorder in which one’s breathing is interrupted for seconds or minutes at a time during sleep — affects people of all ages, genders and body types, according to Dr. Indira ...

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 FDA also recommends that prescribed users reduce their caloric intake and increase their exercise Shelby Knowles/Bloomberg via Getty The weight loss drug Zepbound, generically known as ...

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 ...

But if you experience sleep apnea – where your breathing stops and starts through the night – you might need extra help to get the best rest possible. But what is a sleep apnea mask?

The man had sleep apnea—his airway was obstructed, which interrupted breathing at night, waking him repeatedly. But he refused Sullivan’s recommendation for surgery to create an opening in the ...