Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic researchers use new innovative technology to diagnose teen brothers with ultra-rare genetic disorder
When Emery Diffendorfer was a baby, he couldn't hold his head up or babble like other infants his age. His rare genetic disorder enlarged his tongue and head, and he had weakened muscle tone, brittle bones, sleep apnea, poor eyesight and persistent infections in his tonsils and adenoids. By six months old, the tiny Mayo Clinic patient was in the intensive care unit with severe pneumonia. That's when Cheryl Diffendorfer and Amy Honsey — both… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 19, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Domiciliary Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Safe, Effective for Sleep Apnea
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- For patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), domiciliary transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TESLA) can be used safely and effectively, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in eClinicalMedicine.
Deeban... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Neighborhood Disadvantage Not Tied to Severe Sleep Apnea in Children
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 -- Neighborhood-level social disadvantage is not significantly associated with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, according to a study published online June 20 in Laryngoscope Investigative... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Obesity a Key Factor When Kids Develop Sleep Apnea
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 -- Childhood obesity is concerning for many reasons, among them that the severity of the sleep disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) grows with obesity levels and age.
A new study looked at the role of obesity in... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
TENS Device Could Ease Sleep Apnea, Freeing Patients From CPAP
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 -- A small battery-operated device long used as a treatment for pain may also help patients with sleep apnea, a British study suggests.
Sleep apnea is a condition that impedes breathing during sleep, reduces oxygen intake and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Truck collisions attributed to falling asleep at the wheel in two commercial drivers prescribed oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea - Kumagai H, Tsuda H, Kawaguchi K, Sawatari H, Kiyohara Y, Konishi N, Taniyama Y, Takaoka T, Shiomi T.
Falling asleep at the wheel is attributed to sleepiness, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a significant cause of sleepiness that increases the risk of motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) due to falling asleep at the wheel. Although continuous positive airw... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Noninvasive Nerve Stimulator May Ease Sleep Apnea
(MedPage Today) -- Using a transcutaneous electrical neurostimulator (TENS) machine may reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in people not adhering to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, a small single-center randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - August 4, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Study: Electrical stimulation shown to be effective in treating sleep apnea
A battery-powered device often utilized during childbirth that uses electrical impulses to block pain signals was found to improve breathing in patients with obstructive sleep apnea in a clinical trial. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hypoxic, Ventilatory Burdens in OSA Predict CVD Morbidity and Mortality
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- Hypoxic and ventilatory burden in obstructive sleep apnea predict cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, according to a study published online July 7 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Sleep Apnea Lowers Blood Oxygen, Upping Heart Risks
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 -- Sleep apnea may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke as erratic breathing causes oxygen levels to drop, new research shows. " These findings will help better characterize high-risk versions of obstructive sleep... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Sleep apnea harms heart health because of reduced blood oxygen, study shows
Cardiovascular risks linked to sleep apnea are caused by a reduction in blood oxygen levels, according to a new National Institutes of Health-supported study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NIH-funded study explains link to increased cardiovascular risks for people with obstructive sleep apnea
Reduction in blood oxygen levels, largely attributed to blocked airways, emerges as a leading factor. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - July 26, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Sleep Architecture, Sleep Apnea Affect Global Cognition
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 -- Better sleep consolidation and lack of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are associated with better global cognition, according to a study published online July 18 in JAMA Network Open to coincide with the annual Alzheimer ' s... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Sleep Quality Linked With Cognition Across Five Cohorts
(MedPage Today) -- AMSTERDAM -- Better sleep consolidation and the absence of sleep apnea were associated with better global cognition over 5 years, a pooled analysis of sleep studies in nearly 6,000 adults showed.
Across five cohorts, higher... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - July 19, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Reaction time in psychomotor vigilance task is related to hypoxic load in males with sleep apnea - Pahari P, Korkalainen H, Karhu T, Arnard óttir ES, Töyräs J, Leppänen T, Nikkonen S.
Oxygen saturation (SpO(2) )-based parameters are more strongly linked to impaired daytime vigilance than the conventional diagnostic metrics in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, whether the association between SpO(2) -based parameters a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
