Research finds children living at high altitude at higher risk of mental development delays
(Medical Xpress)—George Wehby from the University of Iowa has been conducting a study to discover adverse mental development effects on toddlers and babies due to living at high altitudes. He's found, as ...
Pediatrics
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Insights into rare immune cells that keep blood stem cells in a youthful state may lead to better treatments
Hiding deep inside the bone marrow are special cells. They wait patiently for the hour of need, at which point these blood forming stem cells can proliferate and differentiate into billions of mature blood ...
Immunology
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Travel to high altitudes tied to Crohn's, colitis flare-ups
(HealthDay) -- People with inflammatory bowel disease, which includes Crohn's disease and colitis, may be at increased risk for flare-ups when they fly or travel to high altitudes for skiing or mountain climbing, ...
Inflammatory disorders
May 26, 2012 |
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US scientists head to Mount Everest for research
(AP) -- A team of American scientists and researchers flew to the Mount Everest region on Friday to set up a laboratory at the base of the world's highest mountain to study the effects of high altitude on ...
Medical research
Apr 20, 2012 |
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'Positive stress' helps protect eye from glaucoma
Working in mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have devised a treatment that prevents the optic nerve injury that occurs in glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease that is a leading cause ...
Ophthalmology
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Ibuprofen decreases likelihood of altitude sickness, researchers find
A new study led by Grant Lipman, M.D., an emergency medicine physician at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and a clinical assistant professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, has found that ibuprofen, a widely available, ...
Medications
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Researchers solve questions about Ethiopians' high-altitude adaptations
Over many generations, people living in the high-altitude regions of the Andes or on the Tibetan Plateau have adapted to life in low-oxygen conditions. Living with such a distinct and powerful selective pressure ...
Genetics
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Sickle cell disease, sickle cell trait are not the same
(HealthDay)—Both sickle cell disease and the condition known as sickle cell trait are genetic blood diseases: You're born with one or the other because of the genes inherited from your parents. Beyond that, the two conditions ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 28, 2012 |
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A slow trek towards starvation: Scott's polar tragedy revisited
On the centenary of Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole, a study to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on Sunday July 1 has shown that Scott's men starved to death because they ...
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Jun 28, 2012 |
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A century of learning about the physiological demands of Antarctica
In late 1911, British Naval Captain Robert F. Scott led a team of five Englishmen on their quest to be the first to reach the South Pole. Upon arrival they learned they had been preceded by a Norwegian team, led by Roald ...
Health
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Researchers identify potential risk factors for severe altitude sickness
Measuring specific, exercise-related responses can help physicians determine who may be more at risk for severe high altitude illness (SHAI), according to a study conducted by researchers in France. The researchers also found ...
Health
Oct 29, 2011 |
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High altitude climbers at risk for brain bleeds
New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research shows that mountain climbers who experience a certain type of high altitude sickness have traces of bleeding in the brain years after the initial incident, according to a study ...
Neuroscience
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Altitude training: Study puts some data behind conventional wisdom
Altitude training is a popular technique among athletes preparing for a competition, especially expert runners. Much research has been conducted on how to do it, at what altitude to train, how to modify workouts and how long ...
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