Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation (AFib) are two conditions that share a potentially deadly link. Having one ...

A pattern of restorative sleep is associated with a reduced likelihood of facing a cascade of chronic health conditions. A ...

Catheter ablation significantly reduces cardiovascular risks and mortality in patients with both atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea. The study involved over 18,000 patients, showing a ...

What is a sleep study? A sleep study, also known as a polysomnogram, is a diagnostic test that monitors various body functions while a person is asleep. It is most commonly used to diagnose sleep ...

According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, sleep is important for cognitive abilities like memory, focus, and attention. In one study, students who slept six hours or less a night for two ...

A study of aging mice showed that voluntary exercise over 30 days increased striatal dopamine release and improved motor ...

Magnesium is touted as a sleep cure-all, but for apnea patients, the reality is nuanced, so let's analyze where it fits.

Emilio also has Down syndrome. Individuals with Down syndrome are much more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) than ...

Overnight bursts of brain waves seen in normal sleep can help doctors predict which unresponsive patients hospitalized with acute severe brain injuries will awaken and eventually recover. Several ...

As sleep disorders persist among patients of all ages, clinicians need to be wary of popular unhealthy ‘hacks’ and aware of ...