Living in a polluted city might not just be bad for your lungs, it could also be affecting your sleep. A new study suggests a connection between air pollution and obstructive sleep apnea, a condition where breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. While the evidence isn't conclusive yet, the researchers found a reason to believe that air pollutants, particularly …
A 2-year-old child is examined in January at South Central Family Health Center in Los Angeles. During the winter Omicron surge, hospitalized coronavirus-positive children were more likely to be hit with COVID-related upper airway infections than at other times of the pandemic, putting them at greater risk of severe disease, new data suggest. One study found that the rate of …
During a recent study scientists have found that through altered gene expression within the airway epithelium, a significant amount of genetic risk for asthma is likely mediated. Changes in airway cells cause genetic risk for asthma: Study The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Nature Communications'. The study data found over a third of identified genetic risk …
