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Researchers create a low-cost ventilatory system for COVID-19 patients

A research team in Leeds, UK, has come up with a way of creating a ventilatory system for COVID-19 patients that can be made rapidly on a 3D printer.

23 Apr 2020

Study raises questions about diagnoses of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

A postmortem exam of the brain remains the gold standard for diagnosing chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, the neurodegenerative brain disease believed to arise from repeated hits to the head.

23 Apr 2020

Individualized vent-splitter may allow multiple COVID-19 patients to share single ventilator

As the pandemic swept across the nation in March, so did urgent questions about the virus' potential strain on the healthcare system.

22 Apr 2020

Nasal spray containing esketamine could provide an effective treatment for depression

Depression and long-term stress have been demonstrated to cause changes in the brain which offer a partial explanation for depressive moods, apathy, memory difficulties and other symptoms commonly associated with depression.

22 Apr 2020

Study reveals a new, effective treatment for chronic insomnia

A new treatment for chronic insomnia, transcranial alternating corrent stimulation, has been found to be effective in a study published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

22 Apr 2020

Novel polysomnography parameters provide new insight into daytime alertness in OSA patients

New polysomnography parameters are better than conventional ones at describing how the severity of oxygen desaturation during sleep affects daytime alertness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study published in European Respiratory Journal.

22 Apr 2020

Experts share contingency plans to address increased COVID-19 cases in urban areas

In "Mobilization and Preparation of a Large Urban Academic Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic,"- published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society - experts from Philadelphia's Temple University Hospital share their contingency plans for meeting an increased demand for hospitalization, as well as their protocols and training plans to minimize health care staff exposure to COVID-19 and ensure proper active and reserve staffing.

22 Apr 2020

Study finds how metabolism regulates sleep in worms

Can staying up late make you fat? A growing body of research has suggested that poor sleep quality is linked to an increased risk of obesity by deregulating appetite, which in turn leads to more calorie consumption.

21 Apr 2020

Non-invasive, low-cost ventilator developed for regions with limited means

Researchers from the Biophysics and Bioengineering Unit of the UB have created a non-invasive low-cost ventilator, to support patients with respiratory diseases in areas with limited means.

21 Apr 2020

ATS publishes first official clinical practice guidelines for sarcoidosis

New guidance is available for physicians who must go through a number of steps to provide a probable diagnosis of sarcoidosis - an inflammatory disease that affects the lungs, lymph glands, and other organs.

20 Apr 2020

Wind turbine noise has small but significant effect on dream sleep, shows study

Wind turbine noise (WTN) influences people's perception of the restorative effects of sleep, and also has a small but significant effect on dream sleep, otherwise known as REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, a study at the University of Gothenburg shows. A night of WTN resulted in delayed and shortened REM sleep.

20 Apr 2020

Study adds increasing evidence that autoimmunity plays a role in Parkinson's disease

A new study co-led by scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology adds increasing evidence that Parkinson's disease is partly an autoimmune disease. In fact, the researchers report that signs of autoimmunity can appear in Parkinson's disease patients years before their official diagnosis.

20 Apr 2020

How climate change is putting doctors in the hot seat

A 4-year-old girl was rushed to the emergency room three times in one week for asthma attacks.

20 Apr 2020

New research gives further evidence that autoimmunity plays a role in Parkinson's disease

A new study adds increasing evidence that Parkinson's disease is partly an autoimmune disease.

20 Apr 2020

Remote monitoring of COVID-19 patients using AI device

Massachusetts' Institute of Technology (MIT) at its Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed a device that can monitor patients with the highly infective COVID-19 remotely and thus prevent the spread of the infection to healthcare workers.

19 Apr 2020

Research shows speed of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Boston homeless shelter

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is straining healthcare resources across the globe, prompting countries to impose social distancing measures to reduce the transmission of the virus. The problem is, the virus can spread even if the infected person has no symptoms, making contact tracing and isolation measures more difficult. Now, a new study reveals the rapidity of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 transmission that occurred in a Boston homeless shelter.

16 Apr 2020

Pre-frailty occurs in 45% of 40-49 year old people, study finds

With all eyes on avoiding major illness this year, health researchers are urging people as young as 40 to build physical and mental health to reduce or even avoid 'frailty' and higher mortality risk.

16 Apr 2020

Smart ring predicts onset of COVID-19 in healthcare workers

As entire countries remain in lockdown due to the sweep of the novel coronavirus across the globe, researchers have found a way to protect those who are perhaps most at risk: healthcare workers.

13 Apr 2020

Chemists identify a drug to rescue winter depression-like behavior

A group of animal biologists and chemists at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, has used a chemical genomics approach to explore the underlying mechanism of winter depression-like behavior and identified a drug that rescues winter depression-like behavior in medaka fish.

13 Apr 2020

Newer therapies may benefit patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease

Type 2 diabetes affects treatment options for patients who have both coronary artery disease and T2D, according to a new American Heart Association Scientific Statement, published today in the Association's flagship journal Circulation.

13 Apr 2020

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Latest Sleep News and Research

Researchers create a low-cost ventilatory system for COVID-19 patients

Study raises questions about diagnoses of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Individualized vent-splitter may allow multiple COVID-19 patients to share single ventilator

Nasal spray containing esketamine could provide an effective treatment for depression

Study reveals a new, effective treatment for chronic insomnia

Novel polysomnography parameters provide new insight into daytime alertness in OSA patients

Experts share contingency plans to address increased COVID-19 cases in urban areas

Study finds how metabolism regulates sleep in worms

Non-invasive, low-cost ventilator developed for regions with limited means

ATS publishes first official clinical practice guidelines for sarcoidosis

Wind turbine noise has small but significant effect on dream sleep, shows study

Study adds increasing evidence that autoimmunity plays a role in Parkinson's disease

How climate change is putting doctors in the hot seat

New research gives further evidence that autoimmunity plays a role in Parkinson's disease

Remote monitoring of COVID-19 patients using AI device

Research shows speed of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Boston homeless shelter

Pre-frailty occurs in 45% of 40-49 year old people, study finds

Smart ring predicts onset of COVID-19 in healthcare workers

Chemists identify a drug to rescue winter depression-like behavior

Newer therapies may benefit patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease

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