A 'dead zone' is growing in the Gulf of Mexico. It's now the size of New Jersey
A 'dead zone' off the Gulf coast is larger than NOAA predicted. The massive area poses danger to marine life, and recovery could take decades.
Execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr. approved by 5th Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has overturned a lower court's injunction, paving the way for the execution of ...
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Environmental Cues Like Hypoxia Can Trigger Gene Expression and Cancer Development
How can low oxygen levels lead to developmental abnormality and disease? It seems that proteins called hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) can affect gene expression in low-oxygen conditions.
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Jack Borgenicht Hypoxia/Altitude Physiology Research Facility
Welcome to the homepage for the Jack Borgenicht Hypoxia/Altitude Physiology Research Facility. The links on this page provide information about the facility, research activity and personnel. For more ...
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A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution. The state says it will appeal
In her ruling, Dick said the court is tasked with answering the question: “Is nitrogen hypoxia cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment?” Dick went on to say that it is in the ...
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Nanozyme targets hypoxic lesions to enhance radiosensitivity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
NPC, a malignant tumor originating in the nasopharyngeal epithelium, is notoriously difficult to treat due to the tumor's severe hypoxia, which increases resistance to radiotherapy and contributes ...
Science Daily16d
Promising target in brain cancer
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism for how aggressive brain cancers reprogram immune system cells from fighting cancer to enabling further tumor growth.
Modifying macrophages in the lung could head off pulmonary hypertension
In the 1980s, when Stella Kourembanas, MD, began her career in neonatology, she cared for newborns with pulmonary ...
CNN8d
Louisiana death row inmate seeks more ‘humane’ method of execution
Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued against the capital punishment method of nitrogen hypoxia in a Baton Rouge federal court on Friday. The hearing occurred a week after Hoffman filed a ...
The Independent8d
Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method
Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued against the capital punishment method of nitrogen hypoxia in a Baton Rouge federal court on Friday. The hearing occurred a week after Hoffman filed a ...
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Going one step further with altitude training or heat training
Although altitude training had been used for many years, the last few years it has become incredibly popular with endurance ...
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Louisiana resuming executions after 15 years, issues first protocol for nitrogen hypoxia
Louisiana will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, forging ahead on plans set in motion last spring to carry out death sentences using nitrogen hypoxia. The office of Louisiana Gov.