Nightly OSA Variability Linked to Uncontrolled Hypertension
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Nightly OSA Variability Linked to Uncontrolled Hypertension

Poorly managed sleep apnea can lead to uncontrolled high blood pressure, and those most at risk have wide-ranging variability in their night-to-night OSA severity. This can be overlooked or misdiagnosed during standard clinical testing, a study from Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia warns.   Standard OSA testing generally is done over a single night in a sleep lab. Given the reported…

OSA May Trigger Earlier Cognitive Decline in Men
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OSA May Trigger Earlier Cognitive Decline in Men

A new small study suggests that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could cause cognitive decline at an earlier age in men.  “We show poorer executive functioning and visuospatial memory and deficits in vigilance, sustained attention, and psychomotor and impulse control in men with OSA,” said neuropsychiatrist Ivana Rosenzweig from King’s College London. UK. “Most of these deficits had previously been ascribed to comorbidities,” she added. “We also…

More Black Men Have Died As A Result Of Sleep Apnea Than Whites Or Black Women

More Black Men Have Died As A Result Of Sleep Apnea Than Whites Or Black Women

Highlights: OSA mortality was higher in men than women, Blacks than Whites, and in the Midwest. Black men had a continuous OSA mortality increase over the last decade. Blacks with OSA were more likely to have obesity and cardiovascular disease. According to a University of Buffalo peer-reviewed study, during the last two decades, more Black…

Apnimed Raises $62.5 Million To Advance Its Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Medication Into Phase 3 Trials

Apnimed Raises $62.5 Million To Advance Its Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Medication Into Phase 3 Trials

Apnimed believes there is a market for a new pharmaceutical therapeutic option for OSA, which affects 25 million Americans. Muscles that normally maintain the upper airway open collapse periodically during sleep in these people, resulting in occasional low oxygen levels and long-term morbidity. Although continuous positive air pressure can be useful, many patients do not…