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Alzheimer's Proteins Reduced by Sleep Drug

Both amyloid and tau levels fell in early trial

Apr 21, 2023
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Reworked Philips CPAP, BiPAP Machines May Not Deliver Correct Therapy

And some of the remediated breathing devices may not provide any treatment at all, FDA warns

Apr 10, 2023
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Tongue Nerve Stimulator Does Good for Sleep Apnea Patients

THN3 trial shows reduced apnea, improvement in quality of life

Apr 06, 2023
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Sleep Problems Tied to Increased Stroke Risk

Long unplanned naps, poor sleep quality, apnea among red flags

Apr 05, 2023
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Lousy Sleep Compounds Genetic Risk for Asthma in Adults

Twofold higher risk in people with poor sleep patterns and high genetic susceptibility

Apr 03, 2023
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'Early Birds' With Sleep Apnea May Get More CPAP Benefits

Patients with so-called morning chronotype used devices a half-hour more per night

Apr 01, 2023
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Sleep, Exercise, and Death; Pope Improving, Eats Pizza; Obesity Med Strategies

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Mar 31, 2023
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Vascular Events Arguably Related to Too Little Sleep, Not Oversleeping

Improving sleep may reduce PAD risk, and vice versa, according to report

Mar 16, 2023
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Abortion Pill Fight Heats Up; Cancer Screening Still in a Slump; 5 Good Sleep Habits

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Feb 24, 2023
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Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Do At-Home Testing Devices Measure Up?

Home test showed 52 apnea-hypopnea events per hour in woman with high blood pressure, weight gain

Feb 06, 2023
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IBD Interferes With Sleep Quality

Intestinal as well as brain-related problems found in study that used wrist actigraphy devices

Jan 23, 2023
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Amid Massive Recall, Philips Reports Issues With Some Repaired Devices

New problems affect repaired ventilators

Nov 30, 2022
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Vax Conspiracy Film Hits Twitter; More Apnea Device Deaths; GSK Pulls Cancer Drug

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Nov 23, 2022
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Consequences of COVID Reinfection; Tobacco Use Among America's Youth

Also in TTHealthWatch: USPSTF finds insufficient evidence for sleep apnea screening

Nov 19, 2022
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