Medical research

New treatment for severe short stature shows promise

Teresa Quattrin, MD, University at Buffalo Distinguished Professor of pediatrics, is a co-author on a new global study that suggests a novel treatment option for children with achondroplasia—a form of severe short stature.

Cardiology

Insomnia may be an early risk factor for irregular heart rhythm

Younger adults diagnosed with insomnia were more likely to develop a type of irregular heartbeat—and to do so earlier—than those without a history of insomnia, according to a large study of military veterans. The findings ...

Sleep disorders

CPAP helps cut heart risks—but you have to actually use it

For sufferers of sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines may guard against having a second heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular crisis, but they have to use it consistently, a new study finds.

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