Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have developed a tool that can identify airway mucus abnormalities in patients with chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or ...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when your airway partially or completely blocks during sleep, causing snoring and repeated awakenings. It can raise the risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, ...

Sleep apnea can raise insulin resistance when breathing pauses deprive the body of oxygen, which can lead to higher blood sugar and a higher A1C over time. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in ...

Because obstructive sleep apnea causes repeated pauses in breathing, your brain wakes you up briefly to reopen your airway. This repeated pattern of sleep interruptions, which last 10 seconds or ...

The heritage of Boehringer Ingelheim in developing medicines for respiratory diseases spans almost 100 years. Within the respiratory disease area, innovative treatments for chronic obstructive ...

Purpose To determine associations between thermal responses, medical events, performance, heat acclimation and health status during a World Athletics Championships in hot-humid conditions. This is an ...