News articles tagged with 'breathing'
Risk of death is high in older adults with sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness
— 1 Apr 2011 16:06 | HealthA study in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that the risk of death is more than two times higher in older adults who have sleep apnea and report struggling with excessive…
Brain research reveals possible causes of sudden infant death syndrome
— 1 Apr 2011 14:51 | HealthNew research published today in The Journal of Physiology sheds light on areas of the brain thought to be the root cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) - the poorly understood…
Music relieves stress of assisted breathing
— 8 Dec 2010 17:35 | HealthPatients who need assistance to breathe through mechanical ventilation may benefit from listening to music, a new review published in The Cochrane Library shows. The researchers found…
Yoga alleviates pain and improves function in fibromyalgia patients
— 14 Oct 2010 10:42 | HealthFibromyalgia (FM) is a debilitating condition affecting 11 million individuals in the US alone. FM carries an annual direct cost for care of more than $20 billion and drug therapies…
Life threatening breathing disorder of Rett syndrome prevented
— 5 Oct 2010 04:58 | HealthA group of researchers at the University of Bristol have sequestered the potentially fatal breath holding episodes associated with the autistic-spectrum disorder Rett syndrome…
Daycare puts children with lung disease at risk for serious illness
— 27 Sep 2010 12:56 | HealthExposure to common viruses in daycare puts children with a chronic lung condition caused by premature birth at risk for serious respiratory infections, according to a study from Johns…
Rochester leads international effort to improve muscular dystrophy treatment
— 4 Sep 2010 10:09 | HealthA large international study aimed at improving the care of muscular dystrophy patients worldwide is being launched by physicians, physical therapists, and researchers at the University…
Bright stars of the brain regulate breathing
— 16 Jul 2010 12:21 | HealthAstrocytes - brain cells named after their characteristic star-shape and previously thought to act only as the 'glue' between neurones, have a central role in the regulation of breathing,…
New link between pollution, temperature and sleep-disordered breathing
— 15 Jun 2010 02:09 | HealthResearchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health have established the first link between air pollution and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), a known…
CPAP therapy provides a memory boost for adults with sleep apnea
— 9 Jun 2010 12:07 | HealthContinuous positive airway pressure therapy helps restore memory consolidation in adults with obstructive sleep apnea, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday,…