Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common breathing disorder in sleep in
which the airways narrow or collapse during sleep, causing obstructive sleep apnea. The …

The fact that not all individuals exposed to the same environmental risk factors develop
obesity supports the hypothesis of the existence of underlying genetic and epigenetic …

Non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) affects an estimated 30,000 people each
year in the United States, with an overall mortality of~ 30%. Most cases of SAH result from a …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common syndrome that features a complex etiology and
set of mechanisms. Here we summarized the molecular pathogenesis of OSA, especially the …

Background Preterm infants are frequently exposed to intermittent hypoxia (IH) associated
with apnea and periodic breathing that may result in inflammation and brain injury that later …

Epigenetics is defined as the heritable phenotypic changes which do not involve alterations
in the DNA sequence, including histone modifications, non-coding RNAs, and DNA …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the most severe form of sleep disordered breathing, is
characterized by intermittent hypoxia during sleep (IH), sleep fragmentation, and episodic …

Background Traditional and novel risk factors cannot sufficiently explain the differential
susceptibility to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Epigenetics may serve to partially explain …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in pregnancy and may compromise fetal and
even postnatal development. We developed an animal model to determine if maternal OSA …

Hypertension (HT) is among the major components of the metabolic syndrome, ie, obesity,
dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia/insulin resistance. It represents a significant health …