Meanwhile, beta blocker medications tend to reduce REM sleep, which is when most dreaming occurs, but research has found that ...

Effective patient counseling is paramount for adherence as patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) start looking to take ...

Many older Americans take prescription medications to help them sleep. These drugs include benzodiazepines and newer ...

A new study has found that the drug sulthiame can help people with obstructive sleep apnea by reducing breathing pauses and ...

The drug sulthiame reduces the number of breathing pauses and improves sleep quality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to a European clinical study in which the University of ...

Thinking about using a CPAP machine to quell sleep apnea? It's not necessarily a good idea for everyone, a new evidence review argues. This common treatment for sleep apnea might increase some folks' ...

Research suggests that CPAP may improve headaches in some people with sleep apnea. But some people may develop headaches if their CPAP mask is too tight, if they develop nasal congestion, or if CPAP ...

Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that affects more than 20 percent of people in the United States. It happens when your breathing temporarily stops while you sleep. Depending on the severity of ...

"We have come to understand that sleep is really intertwined with the neurological processes driving Alzheimer's and similar dementias," said Dr. Alberto Ramos, research director of the Sleep ...