New research suggests that low oxygen levels may help alleviate disease caused by defects in mitochondrial quality control.

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD VO2 max measures the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during exercise. It ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is making the air dangerous in parts of Canada and the United States. The air is considered ...

Extremely low flows and high water temperatures have prompted Colorado Parks and Wildlife to implement voluntary fishing ...

One of the biggest misconceptions is that iron deficiency and anaemia are interchangeable The challenge is that iron deficiency doesn't always show up in the way people expect. You don't need to have ...

Learn the common signs of iron deficiency, when to see a doctor, and which iron-rich foods can help support healthy iron levels.

A study led by biomedical scientist Erica Heinrich at the University of California, Riverside, highlights a critical gap in ...

That’s where pulse oximeters come in. These small devices measure your heart rate and SpO₂. They give you another way to understand how your body responds during exercise and recovery. Also, they may ...

She also had a history of hip problems. Twenty years before, she had a hip replacement that stemmed from an injury she sustained in a car crash ten years before that. While more than 90 percent of hip ...

A 56-year-old woman was hospitalized with gait instability. Eight weeks earlier, she had noticed ascending symmetric sensations of painful “pins and needles” that had begun in her feet; she later ...

Gene editing has delivered remarkable results against sickle cell disease. Now researchers are working to make these personalized treatments faster, cheaper, and available to far more patients.