The smartwatch's Blood Oxygen app lets you measure the oxygen level of your blood on-demand. It's been MIA for more than a ...

Researchers have found evidence that low oxygen levels in tumors could actually enhance some of the body's immune responses against cancer, in contrast with the general paradigm that hypoxia ...

A recent study explored one possible cause -- hyperoxia or high concentrations of oxygen given to such patients during surgery -- as opposed to doses more similar to air. The study concluded that ...

People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) typically have low oxygen levels when they sleep because of gaps in their breathing. Blood oxygen during sleep is considered low if levels are below 95%.

Researchers have defined a new bodily process in mice that may explain why blood oxygen levels are lower for patients with cystic fibrosis when they get a lung infection. "Infected areas of the lung ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Very low birth weight infants (less than 3 pounds, 5 ounces) traveling home from the hospital are just as likely to experience low blood oxygen levels and related problems ...

Drinking alcohol on an airplane may have unwanted side effects. Recent research found that drinking alcohol and then sleeping on a flight may lower blood oxygen levels and increase heart rate. Experts ...

Gray seals may possess a secret sense that helps them survive at sea. The marine mammals adjusted their time spent underwater based on the amount of oxygen in the air they breathed before diving, ...

The sea mammals may actually be able to sense the amount of oxygen in their blood—something we humans can't do. A new study suggests gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) can sense the level of oxygen in ...