Specialists say there are benefits to couples sleeping separately
Michael Solender and his wife have been together for 42 years. They slept in the same bed for the first 10, taking to separate rooms after that.
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Therapeutics: News and Research on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
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Research team refining at-home sleep apnea detection device to help with more efficient diagnosis, treatment
In continuing research, West Virginia University researchers will put a sleep apnea detection device at the fingertips or wrists of patients, facilitating early diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
Jun 25, 2024
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Study identifies first drug therapy for sleep apnea
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and international collaborators have led a worldwide, advanced study demonstrating the potential of tirzepatide, known to manage type 2 diabetes, as the ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Hypoxemia due to sleep apnea is associated with risk of lung cancer reoccurrence
A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting, held in Houston, Texas, June 1–5, is the first to find that episodic hypoxemia and hypoxic burden related to obstructive sleep apnea are associated with the risk ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Sleep apnea patients can breathe easy about CPAP therapy, computer simulations suggest
Using a computational model representing the full respiratory tract, researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have confirmed the safety of CPAP therapy, addressing concerns about potential damage to lung ...
May 8, 2024
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Longer use of breathing device supports lung growth in preterm infants, research finds
Extending the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in premature infants by two weeks significantly increases lung volume and lung diffusion capacity, according to a new study. The research will be ...
May 3, 2024
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Weight-loss drug Zepbound eases sleep apnea in company trials
Zepbound, one of the wildly popular weight-loss drugs that millions of Americans now take, eased sleep apnea in obese adults in two company trials, drug maker Eli Lilly announced Wednesday.
Apr 17, 2024
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Case study of 4-year-old with Down syndrome and sleep apnea suggests procedure can be effective at young ages
While Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) affects about 5% of the general pediatric population, 80% of children with Down syndrome experience OSA. Continual OSA results in poor health, including disruptions to cognitive development ...
Apr 11, 2024
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CPAP alternative comparable for reducing blood pressure
People with hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea were no less likely to see their blood pressure drop over six months if they used a mandibular advancement device (MAD), which is inserted onto the teeth similar to a bite ...
Apr 8, 2024
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New nasal spray may reduce severity of sleep apnea, researchers find
Australian researchers have discovered that a bedtime nasal spray has the potential to reduce the severity of sleep apnea in people and lower their blood pressure.
Mar 15, 2024
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