People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) typically have low oxygen levels when they sleep because of gaps in their breathing. Blood oxygen during sleep is considered low if levels are below 95%.

Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels while sleeping are associated with epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age, known as late-onset epilepsy, according to a new study funded by the National ...

Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain's small blood vessels, ...

Sleep apnea can more than double the risk of cerebral microbleeds and stroke by causing chronic oxygen dips and vascular ...

Share on Pinterest Lower blood oxygen levels due to sleep apnea may explain the higher cardiovascular risk faced by people with this condition. Image credit: milorad kravic/Getty Images. A new study ...

Researchers at Gladstone Institutes develop a drug that mimics the cellular effects of low-oxygen therapy for the treatment of inherited mitochondrial diseases. Seen here is Skyler Blume, first author ...

You know that a lack of sleep can hurt your heart. But if, like 30 million other Americans, you have sleep apnea, you could be getting plenty of zzz’s and still be putting your heart at risk. We asked ...

A low oxygen environment- similar to that at Mount Everest Base camp- has neuroprotective effects and restores movement in mouse models of Parkinson’s disease. The corresponding study was published in ...