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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