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

Running extreme distances may strain more than just muscles and joints. New research suggests ultramarathons can alter red blood cells in ways that make them less flexible and more prone to breakdown, ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered how cells can adjust their gene activity to survive when oxygen runs low. The study, published in Nature Cell Biology, reveals that cells use a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study in Molecular Cell shows that a single DNA damage sensor, ATM, fully controls telomere driven cell aging and that ...

The absorbed glucose helps the cells produce a molecule that improves their ability to release oxygen to tissues. This is crucial when oxygen is limited, allowing the body to function more efficiently ...

Red blood cells (RBCs), traditionally regarded as passive oxygen carriers, are now recognized as highly dynamic regulators of immune and vascular ...

Learn how oxygen’s early rise could have given complex life the energy boost it needed to evolve.

Obstructive sleep apnea disrupts brain function in several ways, including low oxygen levels, interrupted sleep, and vascular risk. Several regions throughout the brain may shrink, and the ...