Oxygen is critical to life. When levels of oxygen change, it can have immediate and lasting impacts on a person's health.

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Feb 20 (Reuters) - Diabetes is less common among people living at high ...

Scientists have long known that people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, have lower rates of diabetes than people living closer to sea level. But the mechanism of this protection ...

High blood sugar can weaken the immune system. This makes it harder for the body to fight off infections.

Nighttime drops in ocean oxygen raise energy use in small reef fish. Repeated stress could affect reef health as oceans warm.

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Researchers have developed a battery-powered oxygen gel that accelerates the healing of chronic diabetic wounds ...

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Oxygen therapy is a lifeline for people living with chronic lung diseases like pulmonary fibrosis. It reduces hospitalizations and improves quality ...