(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Penn Medicine have developed a safe and effective technique for inducing sleep in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea. The new procedure, known as drug-induced sleep endoscopy ...
Aug 13, 2014
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Severely overweight people who suffer from hypoventilation can have abnormally low levels of oxygen (hypoxaemia) in their blood during air travel as a result of reduced atmospheric pressure in the cabin of aircrafts.
Aug 4, 2014
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One in two hypertensive pregnant women who habitually snore may have unrecognized obstructive sleep apnea, a sleeping disorder that can reduce blood oxygen levels during the night and that has been linked to serious health ...
Jun 2, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—By simply carrying around their cellphones, patients who suffer from chronic disease could soon have an accurate health monitor that warns their doctors when their symptoms worsen.
May 7, 2014
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Common belief is that yawning helps to increase the oxygen supply. However, previous research has failed to show an association between yawning and blood oxygen levels. New research by a team of researchers led by Psychologist ...
May 6, 2014
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Combining two imagine technologies, such as MRI for structure and MEG for activity, could provide a new understanding of our how our brain works.
Mar 4, 2014
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At 85, Nobel laureate James D. Watson, the co-discoverer of the double-helix structure of DNA, continues to advance intriguing scientific ideas. His latest, a hypothesis on the causation of type 2 diabetes, is to appear 7 ...
Feb 27, 2014
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Research by the University of Liverpool has found that people experiencing depressive episodes display increased brain activity when they think about themselves.
Nov 6, 2013
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Health researchers at the University of Lincoln are exploring whether electronic 'telemonitoring' systems could help in the treatment of elderly people with complex health problems.
Oct 1, 2013
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Removing one of the tiniest organs in the body has shown to provide effective treatment for high blood pressure. The discovery, made by University of Bristol researchers and published in Nature Communications, could revolutionise ...
Sep 3, 2013
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