<p>Today, you’ll learn about a nasal spray that could one day let those with sleep apnea toss out their CPAP machines, house paint that kills mosquitos, and the incredible giant redwoods… of England. </p><p> </p><p>Sleep Spray </p><p> </p><ul><li>“A novel TASK channel antagonist nasal spray reduces sleep apnea severity in physiological responders: a randomized, blinded, trial.” <a href="https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpheart.00541.2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Amal M. Osman, et al. 2024.</a> </li><li>“Obstructive Sleep Apnea.” <a href="https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-apnea/obstructive-sleep-apnea" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Rob Newsom & Dr. Abhinav Singh. 2024. </a> </li></ul><p> </p><p>Insecticide Paint </p><p> </p><ul><li>“Insecticide paint controls mosquito population up to 1 year, experiment shows.” <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emerging-topics/insecticide-paint-controls-mosquito-population-1-year-experiment-shows" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Stephanie Soucheray, MA. 2024.</a> </li><li>“Mosquito-Borne Human Viral Diseases: Why <em>Aedes aegypti?</em>” <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6086192/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Jeffrey R. Powell. 2018. </a> </li><li>“Insecticide paints: a new community strategy for controlling dengue and zika mosquito vectors in Cabo Verde.” <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fitd.2024.1321687/full" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Lara Ferrero Gomez, et al. 2024. </a> </li><li>“Special insecticide paint may help curb zika and dengue fever outbreaks.” <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1036070" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EurekAlert! 2024. </a> </li></ul><p> </p><p>UK Redwoods </p><p> </p><ul><li>“Hidden giants: how the UK’s 500,000 redwoods put California in the shade.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/16/hidden-giants-how-the-uks-500000-redwoods-put-california-in-the-shade" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by James Tapper. 2024. </a> </li><li>“11 FActs About Coast Redwoods, the Tallest Trees in the World.” <a href="https://www.treehugger.com/facts-about-coast-redwoods-worlds-tallest-trees-4858758" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Melissa Breyer. 2020.</a> </li><li>“California: visitors to world’s tallest tree face $5,000 fine and possible jail time.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/02/california-redwood-hyperion-worlds-tallest-tree#:~:text=The%20tree%2C%20a%20380ft%20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Associated Press. 2022. </a> </li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
