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Silent Strokes

Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Risk of Silent Strokes

According to a small study, people who have severe sleep apnea could be at an increased risk of silent strokes as well as small lesions within the brain. The study discovered a remarkably high frequency of sleep apnea in patien...
 
 
Sleep Disorders

Exercising Influences Quality of Sleep

According to a study, people had better quality of sleep and feel more alert during the day if they get at least 150 minutes of exercise a week. A nationally representative sample of more than 2,600 men and women, ages 18-85, f...
 
 
Mediterranean diet

Sleep Apnea Symptoms Reduced With Mediterranean Diet

According to research, choosing a Mediterranean diet in addition to physical activity could help to ease certain sleep apnea symptoms. The study examined the effect a Mediterranean diet could have on sleep apnea symptoms in ob...
 

 
 

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Could Be Minimized With Compression Stockings

According to researchers, using compression stockings could be an easy low-tech strategy to improve obstructive sleep apnea in individuals with chronic venous insufficiency. “We found that in patients with chronic venous ...
 
 
 

Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Cause Changes in Blood Vessel Function

According to new research, obstructive sleep apnea may cause changes in blood vessel function that reduces blood supply to the heart in people who are otherwise healthy.However, treatment with 26 weeks of continuous positive ai...
 
 
 

Brain Cooling Cap Can Be Natural and Effective Insomnia Treatment

Research suggests that people with primary insomnia may be able to find relief by wearing a cap that cools the brain during sleep.According to the authors, a reduction in metabolism in the brain’s frontal cortex occurs wh...
 

 
 

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sufferers Could Benefit From Low Energy Diet

Researchers have found that sufferers of the sleep disorder obstructive sleep apnea could benefit from following a low energy diet to lose weight.Sleep apnea is a common disorder caused by abnormal pauses in breathing during sl...
 
 
CPAP

CPAP Increases Alertness in Sleep Apnea Patients with Minimal Symptoms

Continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, can increase alertness and even improve quality of life for sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea, even if their symptoms are minimal, according to a study conducted by researchers i...
 
 
 

People with Sleep Apnea Have More Than Twice the Risk of a Stroke

According to research, those persons with serious cases of sleep apnea have more than twice (2.5 times more) the possibility of suffering an ischemic stroke.This was confirmed in a study among 394 subjects aged 70 or more. “A...