Hypoxemia: injection of microbubbles would be a safe way to administer oxygen
US scientists have developed injectable oxygen carried into the bloodstream by a rapidly dissolving gas microbubble, which improves the outcome ...
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Oxygen reduction: the key to extending life expectancy?
According to a recent study conducted at Harvard Medical School, oxygen reduction may extend lifespan and improve neurological function. THE ...
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Smartphones measure oxygen saturation
The smartphone camera and flash are capable of detecting blood oxygen saturation levels of up to 70%. THE ESSENTIAL Healthy ...
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The need for oxygen in our brain is linked to our brain activity
For the first time, neurobiologists have succeeded in correlating the oxygen consumption of our brain with the activity of certain ...
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Nobel Prize: why the work of the laureates has advanced research against cancer or anemia
By explaining the mechanism of oxygen regulation in cells, the 2019 Nobel Laureates in Medicine paved the way for the ...
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Living at an altitude of over 2,000 meters reduces the risk of stroke
Between 2,000 and 3,500 m altitude, people have a lower risk of suffering from a stroke and of dying from ...
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Affected by Covid, they feel the first symptoms… at the top of Everest!
While climbing Everest, two Icelandic mountaineers felt the first symptoms of Covid-19. Other cases had already been reported on the ...
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80 million people live at an altitude of more than 2,500 m: what the “yétis” can teach us about health
This new estimate, carried out by Canadian researchers, allows us to better understand the impact of this life at high ...
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Childbirth: is oxygen really useful?
Providing supplemental oxygen to mothers during labor and delivery provides no benefit to the baby. THE ESSENTIAL About two out ...
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I suffer from open legs, can this be cured with oxygen treatment?
I have suffered from open legs for a year now. They are bandaged daily by home care. The lower legs ...
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Mobility problems: multiplying small blood vessels helps to recover
While some health conditions lead to difficulty moving, a new study suggests it's due to a loss of small blood ...
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Lack of oxygen: a study on Peruvians who live at more than 5,000 meters above sea level
They live at 5,300 meters above sea level and put their bodies to the test.The highest city in the world ...
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Covid-19: what is home oxygen therapy?
© Getty ImagesBefore explaining what home oxygen therapy is, we must take a leap to oxygen. "Oxygen (chemical symbol: O2) ...
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Plastic in the oceans could be depleting our oxygen
Plastics that end up in the ocean don't just affect fish. A new study has found that they also harm ...
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Stroke: an oxygen mask to reduce the risk of sequelae
A simple oxygen mask could protect people with a stroke acute neurological sequelae, according to the results of a study ...
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Respiratory failure: what if we could breathe through the rectum?
An American team of researchers is developing a new technique in pigs to treat respiratory failure: injecting oxygen… through the ...
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Discovery: heart surgery is better in the afternoon
Heart complications are less common and less severe when a heart procedure is performed in the afternoon rather than in ...
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Covid-19: what is oxygen therapy?
© Getty ImagesAs we test, discover, make mistakes, move forward on the Covid-19 epidemic, hospital care evolves. Between March and ...
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Prematurity: more oxygen can improve babies’ survival
Infants who are born prematurely are better off if they receive high levels of oxygen by breathing assistance.Premature birth poses ...
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Misconception: during an asthma attack, we lack oxygen
© ThinkStockDuring an asthma attack, the lining of the bronchi thickens and contracts, so the air no longer passes properly, ...
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Stroke: an oxygen mask prevents neuronal sequelae
Applying an oxygen mask to patients who have a stroke may be effective. In mice, this method avoids neuronal sequelae ...
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Genetics: how the heart adapts to a lack of oxygen
A genetic mutation would allow the organism to adapt to the depletion of oxygen at high altitude. A discovery that ...
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Fibromyalgia: the hyperbaric chamber reduces pain
High pressure oxygen therapy helps reduce pain in fibromyalgia patients. This is the result of a test on 50 patients.Repairing ...
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7 questions about the oxygen level in your blood
When should you ring the bell? Since the corona outbreak, saturation meters, devices with which you can measure the oxygen ...
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Can you get an oxygen deficiency by wearing a face mask?
Pay close attention to your breathing Good question! In this section PlusOnline looks for answers to questions we receive from ...
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What if a simple oxygen mask could prevent stroke-related sequelae?
02/10/2016: Jean-claude Baron, director of Inserm research within unit 894 " Psychiatry and Neuroscience Center »In collaboration with English and ...
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Oxygen: a new substance capable of capturing it in the air
A new cobalt-based material would be able to absorb a very large amount of oxygen, store it and return it ...
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Altitude sickness: lack of oxygen
Shortness of breath, headache and nausea Mountain areas are popular with many people as a holiday destination. The surroundings are ...
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Aerobic and anaerobic training A 100 meter sprint or the completion of a marathon. Both run, but it makes quite ...
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Covid-19: the army sends 100 tons of oxygen to Martinique
The French army will deliver more than 100 tons of medical oxygen to the island, which is suffering the full ...
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