News tagged with hypoxia
Sleep apnea thickens blood vessels, increases heart disease risk
Obstructive sleep apnea, or periodic interruptions in breathing throughout the night, thickens sufferers' blood vessels. Moreover, it increases the risk of several forms of heart and vascular disease.
May 04, 2009 |
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Worm provides clues about preventing damage caused by low-oxygen during stroke, heart attack
Neurobiologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified pathways that allow microscopic worms to survive in a low-oxygen, or hypoxic, environment.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 29, 2009 |
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How chemotherapy drugs block blood vessel growth, slow cancer spread
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered how a whole class of commonly used chemotherapy drugs can block cancer growth. Their findings, reported online this week at the Proceedings of ...
Jan 22, 2009 |
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