Could hyperbaric oxygen treat PTSD, depression, and anxiety? New evidence suggests that this treatment may rewire the brain—and the results are hard to ignore.
Spring flooding was supposed to be a death sentence for them. Buried underground, dormant, with no way to surface, bumble bee queens caught in rising water seemed like straightforward casualties of a ...
A newly mated bumblebee queen typically spends the winter alone underground. After mating in late summer or fall, she burrows ...
Animals that dwell at high altitudes have adapted to cope with low oxygen levels, a condition that damages a vital part of nerve cells ...
A newly identified brainstem mechanism linking breathing and blood pressure may help explain certain forms of hypertension and point toward new treatment strategies targeting oxygen-sensing cells in ...
A brain mechanism may explain why approximately 40% of people with hypertension continue to have high blood pressure despite taking medication. The discovery reveals potential targets for new ...
In this week's alfalfa/forage issue cover story, Field Editor Kylene Scott looks at all the problems wet conditions cause with hay.
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Ask the doctor: My husband’s thirsty all the time and weeing more than usual. Could it be diabetes?
Question: My husband and I are in our 50s. In the last few months, he seems more thirsty and is passing urine more often. He’s not overweight. Could this be diabetes? Dr Grant replies: Yes, these two ...
Scientists have discovered that a genetic change found in animals living at very high altitudes may help repair damage in the ...
Our limited understanding of the metabolism of our microbial ancestor is a sizeable gap in our knowledge of how complex life originated. Resolving whether our closest microbial relatives had ...
Pressurized oxygen is proven to help the body heal faster. Now it’s being touted for reversing aging, boosting your brain and ...
Humans evolved in an atmosphere containing roughly 200–300 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO₂). Today, that ...
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