For all adults age 50 and older, having known obstructive sleep apnea or its symptoms—as people often do not know they have the problem—was associated with a higher chance of having signs or a ...

FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea appears to increase a person's odds of developing dementia, a new study finds. The effect seems stronger among women compared to men, noted a ...

Moderate to severe OSA was associated with increased risk for severe and critical COVID-19, particularly in those with severe intermittent hypoxia.

The OSA burden is expected to increase by 2100, with projected temperatures exceeding 1.8°C above preindustrial levels.

Sleep apnea, a common yet underdiagnosed sleep disorder, contributes to the development of dementia among adults -- particularly women, a new study suggests. At every age level, women with known ...

But this turned out to be a misconception that hasn’t allowed us “to capture the disease accurately,” Christine Won, MD, medical director of the Yale Centers for Sleep Medicine and director of the ...

After menopause, women are almost as likely to have sleep apnea as men, although their symptoms may be different. Women don't snore as much or feel as sleepy during the day as men. Researchers are ...

A sleep clinician and a doctor discuss the main symptoms of sleep apnea, what causes it, ... "But don’t be fooled — some women snore quietly, and their apnoea often goes unnoticed." So, ...

About 24 percent of men and nine percent of women in the U.S. show the breathing symptoms of sleep apnea, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

Research suggests that a history of sleep apnea might boost the odds for dementia The rise in risk was small but significant, and more prominent in women than men Therapies that ease apnea might ...

FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea appears to increase a person's odds of developing dementia, a new study finds. The effect seems stronger among women compared to men, noted a ...