University of Connecticut: Breathing Without Brakes
September 08, 2026
September 08, 2026
STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 8 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Breathing Without Brakes
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Hyperventilating. Breath holding until they turn blue. This abnormal breathing is frequent and disturbing in people with Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disease. Now University of Connecticut researchers report in the Sept. 1 issue of Current Biology why those episodes happen, and show how medications for an entirely different . . .
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Breathing Without Brakes
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Hyperventilating. Breath holding until they turn blue. This abnormal breathing is frequent and disturbing in people with Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disease. Now University of Connecticut researchers report in the Sept. 1 issue of Current Biology why those episodes happen, and show how medications for an entirely different . . .