Scientists have long known that people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, have lower rates of diabetes ...

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Feb 20 (Reuters) - Diabetes is less common among people living at high ...

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a medical treatment that increases blood plasma oxygen levels 10 to 20 times higher than normal to assist the body in healing its damaged tissues.

High blood sugar can weaken the immune system. This makes it harder for the body to fight off infections.

Nighttime drops in ocean oxygen raise energy use in small reef fish. Repeated stress could affect reef health as oceans warm.

In a 2023 paper on hypoxia and glucose metabolism, our lab showed how organisms rewire their metabolism to adapt to low ...

Researchers have developed a battery-powered oxygen gel that accelerates the healing of chronic diabetic wounds ...

Chronic wounds often spiral out of control because oxygen can’t reach the deepest layers of injured tissue. A new gel developed at UC Riverside delivers a continuous flow of oxygen right where it’s ...

Cortisol spikes are not something you need to fear. In fact, cortisol rhythms – which involve some ups and some downs – are ...

High-altitude living may reduce diabetes risk as red blood cells act like glucose "sponges," absorbing sugar from bloodstream ...

Capital is rotating into bottleneck sectors—energy, construction, and semiconductors. Read why I expect this rotation to ...