Health
'Short sleepers' can get just 4 hours a night and feel fine. But is their health at risk?
"Sleep is overrated."
Mar 20, 2019
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News tagged with apnea
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Lack of sleep boosts levels of Alzheimer's proteins
Have you resolved to take better care of yourself in the new year? Here's a relatively painless way to do it: Catch a few more zzz's every night. A third of American adults don't get enough sleep, according to the Centers ...
Dec 28, 2017
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Health
Top risk of stroke for normal-weight adults: Getting under 6 hours of sleep
Habitually sleeping less than six hours a night significantly increases the risk of stroke symptoms among middle-age to older adults who are of normal weight and at low risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Cardiology
Silent sleep danger for smokers uncovered in first-of-its-kind study
In a first study of its kind, scientists from the Heart Research Institute (HRI) have made the link between amounts of nicotine in the blood and the amount of time people have less oxygen while they're sleeping.
Nov 11, 2021
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Diabetes
Sleep duration tied to adverse measures of glycemia
(HealthDay)—Self-reported short and long sleep are both associated with adverse measures of glycemia among adults with prediabetes, according to a study published online May 10 in Diabetes Care.
May 17, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sleep apnea patients struggle as common CPAP machine is recalled
Millions of U.S. sleep apnea patients are scrambling to find ways to protect their nightly slumber, following a voluntary recall from one of the nation's leading manufacturers of CPAP breathing machines.
Sep 20, 2021
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Sleep disorders
Up to 15 percent of children have sleep apnea, yet 90 percent go undiagnosed
Children are grossly underdiagnosed for sleep disordered breathing (SDB), which includes obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and the symptoms may be wrongly attributed to behavior issues, according to research in the Journal of ...
Feb 12, 2019
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Medications
Drug reduces frequency of breathing pauses in sleep apnea
A new University of Gothenburg study has paved the way for the first drug treatment for sleep apnea. Compared to before receiving the treatment, breathing pauses decreased with on average more than 20 per hour for patients ...
Apr 14, 2022
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Sleep disorders
Synthetic cannabinoid reduces sleep apnea
A synthetic version of a molecule found in the cannabis plant was safe and effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea in the first large, multi-site study of a drug for the sleep disorder funded by the National Institutes ...
Nov 29, 2017
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Dentistry
Special mouthguard may be alternative to CPAP for sleep apnea
Folks with sleep apnea are typically prescribed a CPAP machine to help them get a good night's sleep, but there's an alternative to the clunky, noisy devices that is growing in popularity.
Mar 9, 2022
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