Neuronal degeneration is the most severe long-term consequence of repetitive seizures in patients with epilepsy, which until now was thought to be primarily caused by excitotoxicity, or ...

Sustained hypoxia affects orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) by altering osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation, report researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan. Hypoxic conditions ...

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have discovered how the naked mole-rat can save energy in hypoxia and survive in low oxygen conditions. The mechanism by which these wrinkled, nearly hairless ...

A recent mouse study suggests that low-oxygen conditions, such as being at high altitudes, could cause red blood cells to absorb excess blood glucose, potentially helping to protect against diabetes.

Traditional Tibetan medicine, refined over centuries in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, aims to offer a Chinese solution to the global medical challenge of hypoxia and altitude sickness, according to a ...

In a recent study published in Respiratory Medicine, researchers reported that silent hypoxia was not unique to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Silent hypoxemia syndrome, well-tolerated hypoxemia ...

MOUNTAINEERS Ralf Dujmovits and Nancy Hansen are no strangers to thin air, having collectively reached the summits of all eight of the world’s highest mountains. But when they entered the hypoxia ...