Sleep modulates haematopoiesis and protects against atherosclerosis
Getting enough sleep is important to good health, and studies have shown that insufficient sleep...
01 April, 2019
Medical Newsletter
Real-world use of rescue inhaler sensors, electronic symptom questionnaires and physical activity monitors in COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an umbrella term used to identify several sub-groups of...
29 March, 2019
Adipose hormone may play role in obesity-related asthma
New research suggests a hormone released from fat tissue is critical in the development of...
28 March, 2019
Fighting the cold virus and other threats, body makes trade-off, says study
A Yale research team has revealed how cells in different parts of the human airway...
26 February, 2019
Blood Test for Drowsy Driving
Researchers have developed a blood screening test which identifies signs of acute total sleep loss...
26 February, 2019
Narcolepsy
BASIC CONCEPTS Sleep study used in Diagnosis: Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder...
26 February, 2019
Multiple protective roles of Melatonin
Melatonin is a hormone produced in the pineal gland and is associated with regulating sleep...
26 February, 2019
Exercise Physiology and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) in Respiratory Disorders
Invasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the evaluation of unexplained dyspnoea: Insights from a multidisciplinary dyspnoea...
01 February, 2019
A possible new objective test of fatigue related performance impairment… eye testing
Pupillographic Sleepiness Tests (PST) use a camera to measure the pupil diameter of people for...
01 February, 2019
Sleep and Eye Disorders
Optic Nerve Dysfunction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Electrophysiological Study (Liguori et al., 2016) The...
01 February, 2019