What Is Sleep Apnea? Sleep apnea is a prevalent but risky sleeping disorder where your breathing ceases and resumes many ...

Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by the throat muscles and the soft tissues in the back of the throat — usually the tongue but also the tonsils and adenoids (the tissue that sits just behind ...

Rising global temperatures are ruining sleep quality across the world. Sleep apnea, a common breathing disorder, is poised to ...

Sleep apnea could be increasing the risks borne by U.S. soldiers serving on the front lines of combat, a new study says.

And the severe cases — when people stop breathing more than 30 times in a single hour — go up, too. "You also increase the ...

According to a new study, presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Care of the Athletic Heart 2025 conference, sleep apnea may be more prevalent in younger female athletes than ...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder where the airway repeatedly becomes blocked during sleep, causing breathing pauses. This leads to poor sleep quality, daytime fatigue, and ...

Sleep apnea is a condition that causes breathing to stop and start repeatedly while sleeping. It may occur up to 400 times per night, with each pause lasting 10 seconds or longer. There are two ...

(Image credit: Getty Images) While in central sleep apnea (CSA), it's down to the central nervous system failing. “The brain fails to tell the muscles of breathing to take a breath, leading to a ...

During sleep apnea, oxygen levels can drop below 90% during REM sleep—this may damage memory-related brain regions, raising the risk of cognitive decline. #medindia #sleepapnea #brainhealth’ ...

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 ...