{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/662670045dd0140012b961f5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sleep Spray, Insecticide Paint, UK Redwoods","description":"<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.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sleep Spray&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Obstructive Sleep Apnea.” <a href=\"https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-apnea/obstructive-sleep-apnea\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Rob Newsom &amp; Dr. Abhinav Singh. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Insecticide Paint&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>UK Redwoods&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul>","author_name":"Discovery"}