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Sleep breathing machine shows clear benefits in children with sleep apnea

Children and adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea had substantial improvements in attention, anxiety and quality of life after treatment with positive airway pressure (PAP)—a nighttime therapy in which a machine ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists fight back in 'mutant flu' research row

Leading virologists on Wednesday warned of censorship after a US bioterror watchdog asked scientific journals to withhold details of lab work that created a mutant strain of killer flu.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 7

Effect of adenotonsillectomy in children with sleep-disordered breathing

Children may have a better quality of life (QOL) and diminished cardiovascular disease risk from the decreased endothelin 1 (ET-1) levels after adenotonsillectomy, according to new research published in the December 2011 ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pharmacists crucial in plan for terrorist chemical weapons

Terrorist attacks with chemical weapons are a real possibility, according to a study that appears in the online open access journal, Journal of Pharmacy Practice, published by SAGE. Thanks to their extensive knowledge of tox ...

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Bitter taste perception is not just about flavors, geneticists show

Long the bane of picky eaters everywhere, broccoli's taste is not just a matter of having a cultured palate; some people can easily taste a bitter compound in the vegetable that others have difficulty detecting. Now a team ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Innovative approaches help sleep apnea sufferers benefit from CPAP

People with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to stick to prescribed treatment when a partner or parent is involved with their treatment, according to a team of sleep researchers.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hypoglossal nerve stimulation increases airflow during sleep in obstructive sleep apnea

Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) produced marked dose-related increases in airflow in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients without arousing them from sleep, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bacteria responsible for common infections may protect themselves by stealing immune molecules

Bacteria responsible for middle ear infections, pink eye and sinusitis protect themselves from further immune attack by transporting molecules meant to destroy them away from their inner membrane target, according to a study ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mediterranean diet and exercise can reduce sleep apnea symptoms

Eating a Mediterranean diet combined with physical activity can help to improve some of the symptoms of sleep apnoea, according to new research.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bacteria associated with stomach ulcers not detected in enlarged adenoids in children

Bacteria that cause stomach inflammation and ulcers were not detectable in tissue from inflamed and enlarged adenoids in children, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Ne ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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