Kristin Wall
Joined Patexia at Sep 30, 2011
Kristin Wall
Jun 8, 2012
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally low breathing during sleep. These pauses may last from a few seconds to minutes, and may occur five to thirty times or more an hour. During normal sleep, the throat muscles relax... Read More
Kristin Wall
May 14, 2012
Two men in the United Kingdom who had lost their vision after birth due to a genetic condition called retinitis pigmentosa, wherein light-sensitive cells in the eye stop working, just received the gift of sight due to an innovative new microchip implant. Surgeons partially restored vision to both men by implanting... Read More
Kristin Wall
Apr 30, 2012
Incidence of diabetes, especially adult-onset (Type II) diabetes, is approaching epidemic proportions. The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980, with over 347 million people worldwide suffering from this incurable disease. This condition is chronic and progressive, and health officials are concerned that many people... Read More
Kristin Wall
Apr 24, 2012
Everyone is familiar with the sudden headache induced by greedily eating something frozen and delicious, but the underlying source of this so-called “brain freeze” has always eluded scientific understanding. Recently, however, scientists presented a study at the Experimental Biology annual meeting in San Diego proposing a probable answer for this... Read More
Kristin Wall
Apr 19, 2012
Everyone has been talking about a new study that links specific genes to both brain volume and IQ. But perhaps more interesting than the results of the study are the methods by which the data was compiled -- through the most extensive scientific collaboration on the brain to date. In a time... Read More
Kristin Wall
Apr 18, 2012
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are well known for their use in treating numerous central nervous system disorders, including depression and panic disorder. SSRIs are believed to increase the extracellular level of neurotransmitter serotonin by inhibiting its reuptake into the presynaptic cell, thereby increasing the level of serotonin in the... Read More