Obstructive sleep apnea induces a metabolic chain reaction that leads to increases in weight and blood sugar levels, among other unhealthy changes.

One in 15 adults has moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which a person's breathing is frequently interrupted during sleep -- as many as 30 times per hour. People with sleep ...

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease, arrhythmias, and heart failure. Read ...

One of the biggest threats to a man’s heart after 40 doesn’t show up in the gym, the kitchen, or even at the doctor’s office.

A million things could make you feel tired 24/7, but this underdiagnosed condition could be to blame.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer from the nighttime breathing disorder known as sleep apnea may develop high levels of carbon dioxide in the blood during the daytime -- a condition known ...

A recent study of elderly men found no evidence that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increased in severity (or prevalence) as a result of vitamin D deficiency. The research, published online ahead of ...

Dose-response relationships indicated progressively larger biomarker elevations from mild to severe OSA, implicating nocturnal hypoxia severity in renal stress. Meta-analysis links obstructive sleep ...

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 sleep ...

Insulin resistance, obesity, age, and hormones may increase your risk of developing co-occurring PCOS and sleep apnea. But researchers still aren’t sure of the exact cause. These conditions co-occur ...