19 May 2023 By DAVID NIELD (Marko Geber/DigitalVision/Getty Images) Many of us will be familiar with feelings of sluggishness and lethargy in the afternoon, but for those with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the problem is more severe. Fortunately, researchers have now identified a drug that offers a good chance of helping. And no, it doesn’t come in espresso form....
by McMaster University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain McMaster University researchers Dena Zeraatkar and Tyler Pitre have found that the drug solriamfetol is the most effective treatment for excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) for people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The standard treatment for OSA is a positive airway pressure (PAP) mask that uses compressed air to support lung airways...
EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY CREDIT: AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY Rockville, Md. (April 27, 2021)–People who self-report daytime sleepiness were found to have shorter telomeres regardless of whether they had obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The findings will be presented virtually at the American Physiological Society’s (APS) annual meeting...
