Possible pharmacological target(s) identified in pediatric OSA
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 06:35
in Health & Medicine
Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may one day be able to have an injection or use a throat spray instead of getting their tonsils removed to cure their snoring, according to a new study from the University of Chicago, which found that a specific gene product may be responsible for the proliferation of adenotonsillar tissue that can cause pediatric OSA.