Association Between Sleep Position, Obesity, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity.

Background: This study examines the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea severity, sleep position, and body weight, particularly focusing on the negative impact of sleeping in a supine position combined with being overweight in a population-based sample.

Methods: The Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) was utilized as a marker of OSA severity and sleep position from a standardized overnight polysomnography. Participants were categorized by body mass index (BMI) (kg/m) into normal weight/underweight (<25) and overweight (≥25).

Morphology and anatomical variability of the external auditory canal: A population-based MRI study.

Background: The external auditory canal (EAC) exhibits a complex morphology and strong inter-individual variations. However, these have not yet been comprehensively described in the literature.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the width, height and cross-sectional area of the cartilaginous portion of the EAC and to describe the three-dimensional morphology and variability of different EACs.

Investigation of factors that influence the relationship between mental rotation ability and anatomy learning.

Background: Mental rotation is a cognitive process that involves the rotation of a mental representation of an object. This ability is important for medical students in studying anatomy as this subject requires the understanding of positional relations between organs.

Objectives: To find the effect of video learning of anatomy, training, gender, and type of practical exam on mental rotation ability.

Compound heterozygosity for Hb C/Hb S (HBB: c.19G>A/HBB: c.20A>T) diseases observed in a Syrian family: a case report.

Unlabelled: Hemoglobin S and Hemoglobin C disease is a type of sickle cell disease caused by two mutations at codon 6 of β-globin gene. These mutations cause changes in the shape of the red blood cells. Little is known about its presence in our region.