From mouth taping to rope-assisted neck swinging, a viral social media trend is promoting extreme bedtime routines that claim to deliver perfect sleep—despite scant medical evidence and potential safety risks.This article was originally published on […]
Uppsala University Hospital-led investigators report that gene-edited donor islet cells survived 12 weeks inside a man with long-standing type 1 diabetes without any immunosuppressive medication.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Sleep apnea, or difficulty breathing at night, is common among children with Down syndrome—affecting up to 80% compared to just 5% of the general pediatric population. Sleep apnea can negatively impact any child’s ability to […]
Approximately one in five people on Earth lives with chronic pain. And the vast majority—up to two-thirds—are women. New research from Aalborg University sheds light on a possible cause: sleep.This article was originally published on […]
A randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of a weight-loss diet added to exercise on the change in hip pain among adults with hip osteoarthritis. The study found that adding a weight-loss diet did not […]
When faced with difficult tasks, sometimes people hit a mental wall and make the decision to “sleep on it.” Returning to the task after sleeping, they often perform better. Why? Rhythmic brain activity during sleep […]
While overall dental health among young children in the U.S. has improved over the last two decades, adolescents have not experienced the same gains. A recent study in Western New York led by Rubelisa Oliveira, […]
More than a decade ago, researchers found that an acute complication of type 1 diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), can be resolved with the hormone leptin, even in the absence of insulin.This article was originally published […]
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of the joints (the synovium), causing pain, swelling, and progressive damage. Approximately 18 million people worldwide live with […]
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