Sleep disorders
Sleep apnea treatment is effective for older people
Continuous positive airway pressure is effective at treating sleep apnoea in older people, a new study has found.
Aug 26, 2014
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Sleep disorders
Interrupted breathing during sleep affects brain neurons necessary to regulate heart rate
Sufferers of a common sleep-breathing disorder have diminished activity among neurons responsible for keeping heart rate low, reveals a new study published today in The Journal of Physiology.
May 15, 2014
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Sleep disorders
Even moderate weight loss can prevent and cure obstructive sleep apnoea
(Medical Xpress)—Even a moderate weight reduction can prevent the progression of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and even cure it, according to a 4-year Finish follow-up study published recently in Sleep Medicine. The study ...
Feb 11, 2014
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Health
Beating the nap-time blues
Young children who are required to engage in day-time naps in childcare settings when they do not sleep are more likely to have disturbed sleep patterns that affect their behaviour and learning.
Oct 23, 2013
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Health
Low-energy diet can improve sleep disorder
Sufferers of the sleep disorder obstructive sleep apnoea could benefit from following a low energy diet to lose weight, finds research published in the British Medical Journal today.
Jun 2, 2011
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Sleep disorders
Sleep apnea can be scary, but here's what happened when First Nations people had a say in their own care
Obstructive sleep apnea is about twice as common in First Nations people compared with non-Indigenous Australians.
Nov 8, 2023
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Cardiology
Obstructive sleep apnea puts a strain on the heart, too
Longer nocturnal respiratory events in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) cause higher immediate heart rate variability, and greater changes in beat-to-beat intervals are associated with reduced daytime alertness, ...
Dec 10, 2020
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Sleep disorders
Obstructive sleep apnoea: Mandibular advancement device helps against daytime sleepiness
With the help of a mandibular advancement device (MAD), daytime sleepiness of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea can be relieved. Treatment with an MAD is not inferior to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy with a ...
Jun 3, 2020
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Sleep disorders
The airways of people with sleep apnoea collapse much more quickly than previously thought
The airways of people with sleep apnoea collapse much more quickly than previously thought, say Adelaide researchers. It's a finding which could help improve treatments for sleep apnoea.
Mar 8, 2018
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Sleep disorders
Simulation study highlights potential driving risk posed by patients with obstructive sleep apnea
The potential driving risk posed by patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is highlighted in a simulation study presented today (7 September, 2016) at this year's European Respiratory Society (ERS) International ...
Sep 6, 2016
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