Biological Factors: News and Research on Pigments, Biological

MeSH tree: D23.767

Pulse oximeter bias linked to gaps in care for Black patients

Pulse oximeter devices routinely overestimate blood oxygen levels in darker-skinned patients—a racial bias that can trigger downstream health harms for Black individuals, compounding well beyond any single inaccurate reading.

How neurons sense bacteria in the gut

Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within them. The human gut microbiome, for instance, has been associated with both depression and Parkinson's ...

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