Excessive Daytime Sleepiness & Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associated With...
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a major but not universally present feature of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The latter has been associated with glucose dysmetabolism and insulin...
View ArticleObese,Asthmatic,Anxious,Depressed Children are Prone To Excessive Daytime...
Obese, asthmatic, anxious or depressed children are more likely to experience excessive daytime sleepiness, or EDS, according to Penn State College of Medicine sleep researchers. “Although excessive...
View ArticleSleep Deprivation Also Slows Down Your Metabolism
Scientists say sleep deprivation also slows your metabolism down as well. Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden found that insomnia could encourage you to pile on the pounds by slowing down the...
View ArticleUninterrupted Sound Sleep Leads To Long Healthy Life
Older adults need about 7-9 hours of uninterrupted sleep, but for many reasons they may often be sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation may be caused by day time napping, anxiety, sleep apnea, or movement...
View ArticleCPAP Therapy Improves Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Insulin Resistance in Obese
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with obesity, insulin resistance (IR) and diabetes. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) rapidly mitigates OSA in obese subjects but its metabolic...
View ArticleCooling the Brain During Sleep Reduces Primary Insomnia
A new study shows that people with primary insomnia may be able to find relief by wearing a cap that cools the brain during sleep. The findings were presented last week at SLEEP 2011, the 25th...
View ArticleCPAP Therapy Lowers Blood Pressure and Metabolic Syndrome in People With...
For patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea, three months of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is associated with reduced blood pressure, and partial reversal of metabolic...
View ArticleSleep Problems Adversely Affect Body Immunity
Sleep is extremely important for the body. It plays an important role on the body weight and metabolism, mood, cardiovascular health, and disease . The frightening side effects of sleep deprivation are...
View ArticleDangers,Symptoms and Treatments of Central Sleep Apnea
Along with obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea is one of the two main forms of sleep apnea, a dangerous class of sleep disorders characterized by an interruption of breathing of 10 seconds or...
View ArticleObstructive Sleep Apnea:New Research Explorations
An important new finding has come from an observational study linking obstructive sleep apnea with cancer mortality. Based on 22 years of follow-up data from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort, investigators...
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