MONDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies give greater incentive for people with obstructive sleep apnea to seek treatment for this disorder.

In one study, Swedish researchers found that stroke victims with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) die sooner than stroke victims who don't have the sleep disorder or another less common type of it.

The other study, done by Spanish researchers, reports that people with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension may be able to lower their blood pressure if the breathing condition is treated with continuous positive airway pressure.

Every year, whether you are fat or thin, whether you lose weight or gain, 10 percent of your fat cells die. And every year, those cells that die are replaced with new fat cells, researchers in Sweden reported Sunday.

The result is that the total number of fat cells in the body remains the same, year after year throughout adulthood. Losing or gaining weight affects only the amount of fat stored in the cells, not the number of cells.

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