These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels. Their remarkable ability to survive these conditions could offer a key model for rese ...

Pulse oximeters use light to measure how much oxygen is in a person’s blood. For most people, a normal pulse oximeter reading is between 95% and 100%, researchers said in background notes. Readings ...

Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia) give higher readings for patients with darker than lighter skin tones, finds the ...

Scientists have created a device that captures carbon dioxide and transforms it into a useful chemical in a single step. The ...

Lynnette Elser put down permanent roots in the hilltop village of Latronico after witnessing its health benefits ...

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal ...

Fish are starting to die in the Darling River’s Menindee Weir pool as temperatures rise and dissolved oxygen levels plummet.

A significant medical achievement was recorded at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in the management of acute poisoning. A ...

Have you ever felt "off" and gotten bloodwork done, only to find out your results were all within the "normal" range? That ...

Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) give higher readings for patients with darker than lighter skin tones, finds the ...

Under hypoxic conditions, tumour cells often switch from efficient aerobic respiration to anaerobic glycolysis (the “Warburg ...

The external, artificial-lung system could be used to treat other people who are critically unwell and awaiting transplants.