The presence of intratumoural hypoxia is a negative prognostic indicator for many patients as it has been associated with increased local failure following radiotherapy and increased distant ...

"Our air conditioners have been controlling temperature and humidity, but maybe the air conditioners of tomorrow will also ...

Doctors aren't sure how they should treat silent hypoxia Pneumonia causes fluid to fill the microscopic air sacs of the lungs, preventing the sacs from diffusing oxygen into the blood. With ...

Although the exact mechanism of clubbed fingers has not yet been definitively explained, this symptom often accompanies diseases leading to long-term hypoxia - including, among others, lung cancer.

In the lung, the ability to maintain arterial oxyhaemoglobin saturation (SaO 2) appears to be a primary factor, ultimately influencing oxygen delivery to the periphery. SaO 2 in hypoxia can be ...

There are calls for warnings on helium canisters to be improved after a young mum died instantly after inhaling the commonly used gas at her child’s birthday.

Researchers reveal how targeting HIF2 could transform the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), offering hope for ...

Your whole body or part of it (tissue hypoxia) may be deprived of the necessary supply of oxygen. In other instances, the imbalance may occur when the lungs are not able to oxygenate the blood ...

The 20-year-old Bay of Plenty woman died in 2022 after inhaling from the canister, which she'd bought from a local store to inflate balloons for her daughter's first birthday party. Inhaling helium ...