A team of scientists with the Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, in the U.K. has found ...

Environmental stress in evolution can be reframed as a powerful engine of innovation, not simply a barrier to survival.

The seals’ ability to detect the amount of oxygen in their blood may help them make diving decisions and avoid drowning.

ShareI n the sterile silence of a hospital cardiology department, the profound impact of smoking on cardiovascular health is visible in every patient chart, every irregular heartbeat displayed on ...

This condition, which often occurs during medical events such as heart failure, can also cause acute altitude sickness; ...

Spacecraft are designed to maintain a stable oxygen level. While inside, astronauts do not need extra cylinders. But outside the spacecraft, they carry oxygen tanks. Their space suits contain two ...

Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued against the capital punishment method of nitrogen hypoxia in a Baton Rouge federal court ... depriving them of oxygen. Each inmate put to death using nitrogen ...

18, 2009, in Angola, La. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File) Arkansas state Rep. Jeff Wardlaw speaks to the House Judiciary Committee about a legislation that would add nitrogen hypoxia to the list of ...

Iron-deficiency Anemia leads to inadequate oxygen transport, causing cellular hypoxia that manifests as fatigue. Low vitamin D, B12, and magnesium levels can impair mitochondrial ATP production ...

Using a chart of blood sugar levels by age can help you track glucose. Blood sugar (glucose) targets for older people with diabetes tend to be different than for younger people. Estimating the normal ...

This is especially true if a person has hypoxia or difficulty breathing. In the hospital, pulse oximetry is usually used to monitor oxygen levels continually via a small pulse oximeter device placed ...