Real quick: What image comes to mind when I ask you to picture a “typical” sleep apnea patient? Chances are, you imagined someone overweight, sedentary, middle-aged... and male. We’ve made some real ...

Women suffering from sleep apnea have, on the whole, a higher degree of brain damage than men with the disorder, according to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by researchers at the UCLA School of ...

New research from Michigan Medicine suggests that sleep apnea may contribute to dementia risk — and disproportionately affect women. The study, which analyzed data from more than 18,500 adults aged 50 ...

Study identifies sleep apnea in 50 percent of women Obstructive sleep apnea in women was linked to age, obesity, hypertension, not daytime sleepiness. HealthDay News — Half of adult women aged 20 to ...

Older women with comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA) experienced significantly worse verbal memory performance compared to those with sleep apnea alone, as well as men with COMISA, according to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Known/suspected obstructive sleep apnea increased dementia risk for midlife men and women, researchers found. At ...

Initiation of incretin receptor agonists vs SGLT2 inhibitors in adults with obesity, T2D, and obstructive sleep apnea is ...

Alzheimer's disease affects more than 6 million Americans, and emerging research identifies Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as a significant, modifiable risk factor. Interrupted breathing during sleep ...

Stealing some shut-eye might be a lot harder if you’re a woman, according to experts. Women are more likely to report poor sleep quality and insomnia, while men are more likely to report sleep apnea, ...

Sleep apnea, a common yet underdiagnosed sleep disorder, contributes to the development of dementia among adults -- particularly women, a new study suggests. At every age level, women with known or ...

Women with moderate to severe sleep apnea were more than 30 percent likely to experience these adverse heart problems compared to women without sleep apnea. This relationship was not statistically ...

Sleep is important for everyone – but do women require more than men? This has been an ongoing discussion among researchers and medical experts, as they weigh the various biological factors that come ...