Sleep Spray, Insecticide Paint, UK Redwoods
Curiosity Weekly · Warner Bros. Discovery
April 26, 202412m 1s
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Show Notes
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.
Sleep Spray
- “A novel TASK channel antagonist nasal spray reduces sleep apnea severity in physiological responders: a randomized, blinded, trial.” by Amal M. Osman, et al. 2024.
- “Obstructive Sleep Apnea.” by Rob Newsom & Dr. Abhinav Singh. 2024.
Insecticide Paint
- “Insecticide paint controls mosquito population up to 1 year, experiment shows.” by Stephanie Soucheray, MA. 2024.
- “Mosquito-Borne Human Viral Diseases: Why Aedes aegypti?” by Jeffrey R. Powell. 2018.
- “Insecticide paints: a new community strategy for controlling dengue and zika mosquito vectors in Cabo Verde.” by Lara Ferrero Gomez, et al. 2024.
- “Special insecticide paint may help curb zika and dengue fever outbreaks.” EurekAlert! 2024.
UK Redwoods
- “Hidden giants: how the UK’s 500,000 redwoods put California in the shade.” by James Tapper. 2024.
- “11 FActs About Coast Redwoods, the Tallest Trees in the World.” by Melissa Breyer. 2020.
- “California: visitors to world’s tallest tree face $5,000 fine and possible jail time.” Associated Press. 2022.
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