Unfathomable Death of Millions of Fish Clogging Up an Australian River Linked to Low Oxygen Levels in the Water

Medicine & Technology Mar 20, 2023

Millions of dead and rotting fish are clogging up the Darling River in Australia, and the government is blaming it on low oxygen levels exacerbated by receding flood waters. Read the article to learn more details.

People With Sleep Apnea Are at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Infection, More Vulnerable to Death

Nov 10, 2021

A new study suggests that people who are suffering from sleep apnea have a chance to be severely infected with COVID-19 and are at risk of death.

Keto Diet and Hypoxia Alter Gut Microbiota, Leading to Cognitive Impairment

Aug 19, 2021

A new study through mice subjects shows how gut microbes could affect cognitive impairment. Activities in the gut highlight the decrease in brain functionality when affected by the Keto diet and Hypoxia.

Loss of Oxygen in Oceans Detrimental to Marine Life; Scientists Show How Deoxygenation Rapidly Affects Reef Ecosystem

Jul 27, 2021

Scientists found that the lack of oxygen on the Caribbean coral reef is affecting marine life. Macro-organisms have avoided the deoxygenated water, but those who did not end up suffocated.

Dead Zones Recurrently Forming in North Pacific During Warm Climates, Abrupt Episodes Happen Over the Last 1.2 Million Years

Jun 03, 2021

Recent analysis shows recurrent forming of dead zones in the North Pacific during warm climates. The new research provides crucial information for understanding the reasons for "hypoxia" or low oxygen in the North Pacific.

"Silent" Hypoxia is Bringing COVID-19 Patients Closer to Death

Apr 23, 2020

Coronavirus Disease (COVID) pneumonia causes silent hypoxia, lowering the oxygen levels in a patient's tissues. Unlike acute hypoxia, silent hypoxia doesn't make anyone feel sick until it hits. When it does, it's too late, unless a pulse oximeter monitors oxygenation levels.

Hypoxia Researchers Awarded 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine

Oct 09, 2019

For their work in understanding how our cells adapt to oxygen levels, researchers Kaelin, Ratcliffe, and Semenza are awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Nitrogen Runoff is Decreasing the Quality of Waterways Across U.S.

Apr 26, 2019

Excessive nitrogen washed into waterways can lead to algal blooms or the low-oxygen dead zones.

Preeclampsia, As Well As Cure For It, May Be Due To Altered Immune Cells

May 04, 2017

The immune system's natural killer cells n pregnant women alter in response to placental ischemia, so altering the NK cells can blunt some of the problems, discover scientists.