In a 2023 paper on hypoxia and glucose metabolism, our lab showed how organisms rewire their metabolism to adapt to low ...

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 ...

Red blood cells may hold the secret to fighting diabetes—by soaking up sugar when oxygen runs low. People who live high in the mountains have long been observed to develop diabetes less often than ...

The lack of oxygen at high altitudes triggers red blood cells to soak up more oxygen, reducing the risk of diabetes ...

Extreme endurance running damages red blood cells in ways that may affect their ability to function properly, according to a ...

Researchers have found that red blood cells have an innate ability to trigger a pathway that protects the heart from injury during periods of low oxygen, such as during a heart attack. The effect was ...

After a long trail race, some of your red blood cells may not bend the way they should. That matters because red blood cells have a tight job description. They ferry oxygen, nutrients, and waste ...