Have you ever wished there was a simple, low-cost way to help your kids recover faster from colds? A recent study has parents talking—suggesting that a simple saline solution might help kids feel ...

Research carried out at The University of Manchester has found further evidence that a simple solution, which is already used in IV drips, is an effective treatment for reducing inflammation. The ...

In science, people commonly use the terms "hypertonic" and "hypotonic" when describing the concentration of solute particles in solutions. But what exactly is the difference when it comes to ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(22):1920-1928. Due to the high osmolarity of hypertonic saline, infusion through a central line is preferred to minimize phlebitis. Most studies used a 7.5% hypertonic ...

There was no significant decrease in pulmonary exacerbations over 52 weeks among adults with bronchiectasis receiving hypertonic saline or carbocysteine with standard care, according to data published ...

Research carried out at The University of Manchester has found further evidence that a simple solution, which is already used in IV drips, is an effective treatment for reducing inflammation. The ...

The glymphatic system enables the flow of cerebrospinal fluid to the brain tissue, particularly during sleep, enabling the fluid to cleanse the tissue and carry accumulated metabolites with it towards ...

THE application of hypertonic solutions speeds the appearance of clinical signs of cellular dehydration in proportion to the impermeability of the cellular membrane. Intravenous infusion of hypertonic ...

THE problem of the excitation-contraction link in muscle cells has long been one of the chief fields of modern muscle physiology 1–4. Of many reports in this field, one of the most interesting was the ...

Rabbit red blood cells are hemolysed by staphylococcus toxin at 33, 15, and 0 C. However, the degree of lysis is markedly decreased at 0 C. The rabbit's red cells are hemolysed by sodium chloride in ...