Annual medical checkups typically cover the basics: diet, exercise and mental state. Surprisingly, many primary care providers fail to ask about one of the fundamental contributors to well-being: ...

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Klar Yaggi was first drawn to sleep medicine for the mystery. “It’s still a very young field with a lot of interesting questions that remain to be asked and answered,” said Yaggi, professor of ...

Sleep is supposed to be restorative, but when that precious time to rest and reset is disrupted again (and again) by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), you’re likely to wake up feeling groggy, irritable, ...

There are at least a dozen reasons why women may wake up with a headache, jitter with anxiety, or struggle to keep their eyes open at work, no matter how well they think they slept: menstruation, ...

It’s official, fellas: We’re so back. And by “we,” I mean chest hair, powerful haunches, and having a big-ass squat. Turns out these three things all work in tandem, since increasing your squat will ...

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Millions of people in the U.S. have sleep apnea, most of whom aren’t getting treated for it. But a simple daily pill of an old drug just might help people with the condition, recent trial data shows.

Women’s sleep apnea symptoms differ from men’s and can often be confused with hormonal shifts. Researchers are working to close the detection gap. In midlife, women are told to expect disruption.

In less than 90 minutes, a new, less invasive electrical stimulation technique has been found to improve breathing in people with sleep apnea. The technique, which involves percutaneous hypoglossal ...