Summary:
- Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder where a person's breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep, leading to poor sleep quality and health issues.
- Researchers have discovered a potential biomarker for sleep apnea - the way a person breathes at night. By analyzing breathing patterns, they can detect signs of sleep apnea without the need for expensive and inconvenient sleep studies.
- This new method could lead to easier and more accessible screening for sleep apnea, allowing more people to get the treatment they need to improve their sleep and overall health.