Could measuring certain facial and neck dimensions predict which patients are at increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)? One researcher is exploring a possible connection in adults and ...

A healthy blue whale can have a neck with a circumference of 540 inches (45 feet). Humans need a much smaller neck size to be able to swim around diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, atrial ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When fluid in tissues is displaced from the lower body into the upper body, the circumference of the neck grows, which may hinder the flow of air, Canadian researchers ...

Data from a 2010 analysis, the Framingham Heart Study, a U.S. research project into heart disease that began in 1948, was revisited by researchers in 2022, to establish a link between neck ...

Healthcare providers can use a decision-tree tool to screen women who have gestational diabetes (GDM) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), new research from Thailand reports. The results of the study ...

Esther Rodriguez Villegas, a professor at Imperial College London and founder of the London-based medical technology company Acurable, is sharing common health and well-being issues that can result ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University found that women aged 55 and over who snore are at increased risk for sleep apnea, which can be fatal. The researchers warn that, in most cases, because the ...

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July 9, 2010 — Neck circumference (NC) may help identify children with high body mass index (BMI), according to the results of a cross-sectional study reported online July 5 in Pediatrics. "Because ...

Joe Biden recently began using a CPAP machine to treat sleep apnea, the White House announced on Wednesday, after observers noticed mask marks on the president’s face. “Since 2008, the president has ...

Esther Rodriguez Villegas, a professor at Imperial College London and founder of the London-based medical technology company Acurable, is sharing common health and well-being issues that can result ...