Northwestern Medicine scientists have, for the first time, described the underlying mechanisms that regulate how cells rapidly change gene expression in response to hypoxia, a key feature of many ...

Hypoxemia is a term that describes low levels of oxygen in the blood, specifically within arterial blood. The condition may indicate a problem with blood circulation or breathing and may present with ...

While many serious cases of COVID-19 are marked by respiratory distress and dangerously low blood oxygen levels—a condition referred to as hypoxia—the occurrence of "silent or happy hypoxia" affecting ...

Hypoxia occurs when tissues and cells do not get enough oxygen to function correctly. Symptoms include shortness of breath and unexplained exhaustion. Hypoxia most commonly results from lung ...

Paul T. Kelly, MSc; Maureen P. Swanney, PhD; Leigh M. Seccombe, MSc; Chris Frampton, PhD; Matthew J. Peters, MD, PhD, FCCP; Lutz Beckert, MD, FCCP ...

Dr. Samuel A. Hofacker (Medicine): A 67-year-old man was admitted to this hospital with hypoxemia. Six years before the current presentation, the patient was evaluated because of melena and anemia.