Medical News Today looks at three key studies and their key findings that highlight and further confirm the connection between how poor sleep increases dementia risk.

Researchers at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and University of Ottawa found that high risk of obstructive sleep apnea ...

Complications of sleep apnea can range from high blood pressure to heart problems and diabetes. But emerging research suggests that sleep apnea can sometimes trigger migraine episodes. Sleep apnea is ...

Older adults who followed a structured health-related intervention experienced improved sleep-apnea related outcomes compared ...

Every night, millions of Americans go to bed and drift into an evening of sleep that is anything but peaceful. They snore and gasp for air throughout the night, causing chronic sleepiness and ...

If you have overweight or obesity, losing 5–10% of your body weight may help reduce or resolve sleep apnea symptoms. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common condition that can cause problems with your ...

“Snoring can be normal and not something to worry about,” said sleep specialist Rebecca Robbins, an instructor in the division of sleep medicine for Harvard Medical School. But snoring can also be a ...

It's normal to feel tired when you have multiple sclerosis (MS). MS itself can make you tired. Or you could have another disorder that makes it hard for you to sleep. Insomnia, restless legs syndrome, ...

The National Council on Aging reveals that about 30 million people in the US have sleep apnea, but only six million of these people have actually been diagnosed. Sleep apnea is a disorder that causes ...

The condition can also cause complications including fatigue, high blood pressure, heart problems, and metabolic syndrome, but the causes and risk factors vary. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the most ...

As a young physician in Sydney, Australia in 1979, Colin Sullivan conceived of an experiment to help people with nighttime breathing issues. After several months of waiting for the right patient, he ...