Severity of sleep disordered breathing predicts glycemic health
The severity of sleep disordered breathing and nocturnal hypoxemia independently predict both glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a new study.
Sleep apnea
May 23, 2012 |
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Should oxygen be used for patients with chronic heart failure?
Researchers at the University of Hull, in the UK, have just launched a major new trial investigating the effects of home oxygen therapy in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
Cardiology
May 21, 2012 |
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International panel updates definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome
Gordon D. Rubenfeld, M.D., of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Canada, and colleagues with the ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) Definition Task Force, developed a new definition of ARDS (the Berlin ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2012 |
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Sleep apnea associated with higher mortality from cancer: study
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), commonly known as sleep apnea, is associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality, according to a new study.
Sleep apnea
May 20, 2012 |
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Study evaluates use of inhaled saline for young children with cystic fibrosis
Margaret Rosenfeld, M.D., M.P.H., of Seattle Children's Hospital, and colleagues conducted a study to examine if hypertonic saline would reduce the rate of pulmonary exacerbations in children younger than 6 years of age with ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 20, 2012 |
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Dartmouth researchers are learning how exercise affects the brain
Exercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth's David Bucci thinks there is much more going on.
Health
May 18, 2012 |
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Researchers discover how to overcome poor response to radiotherapy caused by low haemoglobin levels
Barcelona, Spain: Patients with head and neck cancer and a low haemoglobin (Hb) level do not respond well to radiotherapy and therefore both control of their tumour and disease-free survival are compromised. Now researchers ...
Cancer
May 11, 2012 |
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Oxygen treatment beneficial in diabetes-prone mice
(HealthDay) -- Hyperbaric oxygen treatment of a preclinical diabetes mouse model reduces the incidence of diabetes and preserves insulin-producing β-cells, according to a study published online May 7 ...
Diabetes
May 08, 2012 |
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Low oxygen levels could drive cancer growth
Low oxygen levels in cells may be a primary cause of uncontrollable tumor growth in some cancers, according to a new University of Georgia study. The authors' findings run counter to widely accepted beliefs that genetic mutations ...
Cancer
May 03, 2012 |
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Light dynamics for cancer treatment
Research is delving into refinement of a revolutionary cancer treatment, photodynamic therapy (PDT). Using light, reactive oxygen and photosensitisers linked to specially designed antibodies, scientists are on the threshold ...
Cancer
May 03, 2012 |
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Timing is everything when using oxygen to regenerate bone
A research team at Tulane University will report this week that the application of high levels of oxygen to a severed bone facilitates bone regrowth, study results that may one day hold promise for injured soldiers, diabetics ...
Medical research
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Obstructive sleep apnea's damage evident after one month
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder in which there are recurring episodes of upper airway collapse during sleep with ongoing effort to breathe. OSA is estimated to affect 1 in 5 adults in America. The serious nature ...
Sleep apnea
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Study suggests smoking, but not nicotine, reduces risk for rare tumor
New research confirms an association between smoking and a reduced risk for a rare benign tumor near the brain, but the addition of smokeless tobacco to the analysis suggests nicotine is not the protective substance.
Cancer
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Mechanical tissue resuscitation technology shows promise
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers seeking a successful treatment for traumatic brain injury have found that the size and extent of damaged tissue can be reduced by using a new device to prevent cell death.
Surgery
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Mitochondrial respiratory capacity, sperm motility linked
(HealthDay) -- Sperm with higher motility have increased mitochondrial respiratory capacity, according to a study published in the April issue of Urology.
Other
Apr 10, 2012 |
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