News tagged with nasal cavity

Rebuilding the head of an armoured dinosaur (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Alberta-led research team has taken a rare look inside the skull of a dinosaur and come away with unprecedented details on the brain and nasal passages of the 72 million year ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Sparkling drinks spark pain circuits

You may not think of the fizz in soda as spicy, but your body does.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 28, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nasendoscopy proves useful in predicting treatment success in sleep apnea patients

According to new research that will be presented on Saturday, June 5, at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, nasendoscopy may help dentists predict oral appliance therapy success in sleep ...

Medicine & Health / Sleep apnea

created Jun 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers investigate fishy sense of smell (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- As every Jaws fan knows, sharks can smell a drop of blood from up to a kilometre away, but how are their noses so sensitive?

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows endoscopic surgery as effective open surgery for nasal cancer

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that endoscopic surgery is a valid treatment option for treating esthesioneuroblastoma (cancer of the nasal cavity), in addition to traditional open ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Endoscopic surgery effectively relieves sinusitis symptoms; large pooled study

Endoscopic sinus surgery can significantly relieve symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis - inflammation of the sinus cavities - according to a research team, led by a Georgetown physician, which conducted the first large-scale ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0