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Article: Research results from Johns Hopkins University, Sleep Disorders Center update knowledge of obstructive sleep apnea.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- August 20, 2008
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Investigators publish new data in the report 'Upper airway neuromuscular compensation during sleep is defective in obstructive sleep apnea.' According to recent research from the United States, "Obstructive sleep apnea is the result of repeated episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep. Recent evidence indicates that alterations in upper airway anatomy and disturbances in neuromuscular control both play a role in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea."
"We hypothesized that subjects without sleep apnea are more capable of mounting vigorous neuromuscular responses to upper airway obstruction than subjects with sleep apnea. To address this hypothesis ...