Background Mechanical stress on the heart is commonly considered the sole stimulus explaining the synthesis and release of circulating natriuretic peptides and their derivatives. While one of the most ...

Though they are convenient, contact lenses can also put you at risk of a potentially serious eye condition called corneal hypoxia. “Corneal hypoxia is a relatively common problem that is usually ...

Over the past two decades, intermittent hypoxic training (IHT), that is, a method where athletes live at or near sea level but train under hypoxic conditions, has gained unprecedented popularity. By ...

hypoxia is a condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level. "Breathing over and over exhaled air turns into carbon dioxide ...

The 2009 cruise captured the effects of Typhoon Morakot; the 2013 cruise sampled more typical conditions (no typhoon). Data from both years indicate a close correlation between high primary ...

Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued against the capital punishment method of nitrogen hypoxia in a Baton Rouge federal court on Friday. The hearing occurred a week after Hoffman filed a ...

Louisiana Death Row Inmate Who Is Scheduled to Die by Nitrogen Hypoxia Challenges the Method BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A death row inmate in Louisiana who is scheduled to become the first person ...