About a third of American adults are living with obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that robs people of restful sleep and causes subtle damage throughout the body, especially if left untreated. New research out this week seems to show that sleep apnea can harm the brain in unexpected ways.

Sleep apnea is known to wreak havoc with the body, contributing to heart problems, diabetes and liver disease. The sleep disorder also appears to have direct effects on brain health, a new study shows. People with sleep apnea appear to experience ...

Already multitool smart devices, Apple Watches added another buzzworthy feature last month: an app to detect sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a sleeper’s breathing to pause when the muscles of the throat relax too much and the airway ...