Want to stay skinny? Live in Aspen. Want to win a gold medal at the Olympics? Don’t exercise here.These were some of the claims made last Thursday in front of a packed crowd at the Given Institute as ...

If you’re racing at high altitude, your performance will suffer. (How high is “high”? Opinions differ, and it also depends on your physiology, but there’s evidence that elevations as low as 1,900 feet ...

High-altitude environments impose unique physiological challenges due to reduced atmospheric oxygen levels. Mammals native to these regions exhibit a range of adaptations that enhance oxygen uptake, ...

High altitude medicine is a "natural research laboratory" for the study of cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology. It can shed light on conditions and diseases that mimic the low oxygen content ...

Email: [[kwkamb]] Webpage: {{http://www.wm.edu/as/kinesiology/research/lab-pages/jbarf, Jack Borgenicht Hypoxia/Altitude Physiology Research Facility}} A native of ...

BETHESDA, Md. (May 18, 2009) Pregnant women who are indigenous to the Andes Mountains deliver more blood and oxygen to their fetuses at high altitude than do women of European descent. The study helps ...

Over the past 20 years, interest in the high-altitude life sciences has grown steadily and become increasingly diverse and interdisciplinary. An idea of this can be gained by considering the range of ...

MEDAIRE released a new computer-based medical training course, Altitude Physiology, designed to teach about the physical demands of flying at high altitude. The course contains lessons that cover the ...

BETHESDA, MD. – Sildenafil (Viagra) significantly improved the cardiovascular and exercise performance measures of trained cyclists at high altitude, mostly because the drug helped some participants ...

The enhanced training course combines classroom instruction on high-altitude physiology with practical training using a hypoxia training platform. Aircare's enhanced training course combines classroom ...