Sleep apnea often goes unnoticed in people with cancer, and a 2026 review argues that a closer look at the mouth, jaw and nose could help catch it. The researchers propose adding a dental and airway exam to standard sleep testing for adults with cancer.1 Research Highlights A proposal, not a trial: 3 dental researchers …
In a 2026 case report from China, a 34-year-old woman with mild intellectual disability was sent for evaluation of possible narcolepsy. Sleep testing and EEG instead showed epilepsy and moderate obstructive sleep apnea.1 Research Highlights Narcolepsy was ruled unlikely: she took 9.3 minutes on average to fall asleep during daytime nap tests, with no early …
A 2026 meta-analysis of 4 randomized trials found that GLP-1 receptor agonists reduced obstructive sleep apnea severity by 13.89 apnea-hypopnea events per hour compared with placebo, alongside 12.46 kg more weight loss than placebo.1 The effect looks clinically meaningful for obesity-linked sleep apnea, but high heterogeneity means the result should not be flattened into “GLP-1 …
Some sleep apnea patients stay sleepy even when their CPAP is used 6+ hours a night and apnea events have been driven back to normal range. A 2026 cross-sectional study of 65 PAP-adherent adults found those residually sleepy patients performed measurably worse on global cognition, memory, executive function, attention, and processing speed than their well-rested …
A 2026 secondary analysis of the HomePAP trial found that each 10 L/min more unintentional CPAP mask leak was associated with 26.6 fewer PAP minutes per night and 7.2 percentage-point fewer adherent days, but the new Real Leak metric did not significantly outperform ordinary device-reported Average Leak.1 Research Highlights Real Leak tracked poorer adherence: each …