Today, you’ll learn about the first ever total larynx transplant that gave one cancer patient his voice back, a new way to conduct gold-standard sleep studies without all the wires, and how a new discovery is changing the way scientists understand the mammalian brain.

Larynx Transplant

“Mayo Clinic marks medical milestone with world’s first known successful total larynx transplant performed in a patient with an active cancer as part of a clinical trial.” EureAlert! 2024.
“Total Laryngeal Transplantation in the Setting of Active Laryngeal Malignancy.” by David G. Lott, MD, et al. 2024.
“Laryngeal Cancer Data.” Iowa Health & Human Services. 2024.

Sleep Studies

“Sleep studies simplified: Gold-standard results with far less wiring.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
“Cardiosomnography: ECG-only sleep studies.” Cardiosomnography.com. 2024.

Mammal Brains

“Co-evolutionary dynamics of mammalian brain and body size.” by Chris Venditti, et al. 2024.
“Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolution trend.” Durham University. 2024.

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Larynx Transplant, Sleep Studies, Mammal Brains

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