Using a nasal mask instead of a traditional face mask to support very premature babies at birth can significantly reduce the need for rescue breathing and escalation of care, a world-first trial led ...

Everyone snores occasionally, but for some, snoring can indicate a more serious issue: sleep disordered breathing. This refers to a range of sleep-related respiratory conditions that include ...

Oct 5 (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus ...

Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks. Potential applications range from monitoring exercise, sleep, and ...

The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control recommend keeping a certain distance between people to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These social distancing recommendations are ...

Fig. 1. Given (a) the scanned face model of a subject, we develop an optimization-based approach to design (b&c) a PAP mask cushion that fits the face model. (d) The designed mask cushion is ...