Researchers found that brief hypoxia, experienced at altitude or during illness, reprograms bone marrow progenitors, creating ...

Hypoxia due to impaired lung function or high altitude led to epigenetic changes in the genome of neutrophils, cells ...

Low oxygen levels in the blood can alter the genetic makeup of key immune cells, weakening the body's ability to fight ...

Why do my ears pop on road trips? Dr. Jan Stapanek from Mayo Clinic says common health conditions can be made worse at ...

Researchers at Gladstone Institutes develop a drug that mimics the cellular effects of low-oxygen therapy for the treatment of inherited mitochondrial diseases. Seen here is Skyler Blume, first author ...

If you want to learn how to prevent altitude sickness, you need to understand how it can occur. And few people are as familiar with how it can ruin a hunt as Cody Arnold, who worked as a hunting guide ...

A new study has found that plant species are adapted to the altitude where they grow by 'sensing' the oxygen levels that surround them. A new study has found that plant species are adapted to the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The views from the heights of mountainous regions can be magical and ...

This photo shows the high-altitude oxygen supply system developed by Collins Aerospace. (Collins Aerospace) Buy Photo Collins Aerospace is introducing an oxygen supply system for use in high-altitude ...

Former high-altitude skier Hans Kammerlander is not impressed with Andrzej Bargiel's recent ski descent of Everest without ...

The Mountain West is home to some of the happiest states in the country. That's according to a recent Gallup poll. Paradoxically, they also have some of the highest rates of depression and suicide, ...