Health
20 minutes of exercise can boost your brain after a bad night's sleep
New research has explored how sleep, oxygen levels, and exercise affect our ability to perform mental tasks.
Nov 23, 2023
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Cardiology
Research at base of Mt. Everest shows impacts of high altitudes on cardiovascular health
As an undergraduate student in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Ryan Hoiland travelled on a scientific expedition to Nepal, working in the shadow of Mount Everest to study the effects of severe oxygen deprivation ...
Apr 8, 2015
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Diabetes
Is travel to high altitudes more risky for people with diabetes?
Many factors can affect blood sugar control at high altitudes, and people considering a mountain journey need to understand the potential risks of the environmental extremes, extensive exercise, and dietary changes they may ...
Sep 30, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Norwegian climber 1st to test positive on Mount Everest
The coronavirus has conquered the world's highest mountain.
Apr 23, 2021
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Genetics
Scientists find link between genes and ability to exercise
A team of researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that reduces a patient's ability to exercise efficiently.
Feb 26, 2020
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Medical research
Researcher finds surprising results in high-altitude study
From battling stomach bugs to figuring out where to find deionized water, carrying out a scientific expedition in the Andes is no small feat. "We ended up using pressure cookers to sterilize our research equipment," said ...
Jul 30, 2018
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Diabetes
Exercise at high altitude could increase low blood sugar risk in people with diabetes
People with diabetes may need to monitor their blood sugar more closely when doing high-altitude activities such as hiking or skiing, according to a small study published in the Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology ...
Dec 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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 ...
Dec 28, 2012
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Cardiology
Scientists discover why heart function is reduced at high altitude
For over a century, we have known that high altitude reduces the amount of blood the heart pumps around the body with each beat. New research published in The Journal of Physiology has unearthed why this is the case and the ...
May 29, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Clouds carry drug-resistant bacteria across distances: study
For a team of Canadian and French researchers, dark clouds on the horizon are potentially ominous not because they signal an approaching storm—but because they were found in a recent study to carry drug-resistant bacteria ...
Apr 29, 2023
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