Tag Archives: altitude research

“I just need to pick up a few things…on my way to Everest.”

May 11th, 2012 - 12:43 pm

Just before the Mayo research team left for Mount Everest some of the members realized they were short a few items. So our medical researchers (Bryan, Alex and Amine) made a quick trip to the “corner store”. [Shooting and editing … Continue reading →

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Physiology at Altitude

May 11th, 2012 - 7:55 am

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Dispatch from the Field (5-10-12)

May 10th, 2012 - 8:47 am

From Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News Network Today is a day of organizing and hopefully a little relaxing. After bringing more than 600 kilos of equipment to Mount Everest Basecamp, it’s time to make sure everything gets back home. So … Continue reading →

By Joel Streed | Posted in Events, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, National Geographic, physiology, The North Face | Leave a comment

Monitoring Climbers could help detect medical trends via devices

May 8th, 2012 - 6:25 pm

Followers of this Everest blog are now familiar with our team, including Dr. Amine Issa. One of his jobs on the expedition was to work with the monitoring devices on the climbers. Before he left for Nepal, he recorded the … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, biotechnology, heart diseae, Mayo Clinic, Mount Everest, remote monitoring | Leave a comment

Cognitive Game Testing for Everest Climbers

May 8th, 2012 - 6:12 pm

One of the tests the Mayo research team conducted on Mount Everest was a series of cognitive tests, in particular, the use of a video game to evaluate mental clarity. Altitude can easily impact a person’s thinking without them knowing … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, cognitive function, computer game, Mayo Clinic, Mount Everest, physiology, research | Leave a comment

Dispatch from the Field (5-8-12) – Return to Lukla

May 8th, 2012 - 8:18 am

From Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News Network The trek is over…. the team has arrived back in Lukla. With our goal of Lukla close at hand, we left Namche Bazaar early this morning for the 7 (or so) hour walk … Continue reading →

By Joel Streed | Posted in Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged altitude research, Mayo Clinic, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, phys | Leave a comment

Two new audio reports from Everest

May 7th, 2012 - 3:48 pm

Correspondent Joel Streed is filing audio updates as the Mayo medical research team begins the descent from Mount Everest, the bulk of their scientific work in the field completed. Audio quality varies on these two reports — but given the … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, Mayo Clinic, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, physiology | Leave a comment

“Tent” Trials for Everest

May 7th, 2012 - 8:08 am

The Mayo Everest Research Team has spent the last several weeks learning how the body reacts to extreme altitude by testing National Geographic and The North Face climbers preparing to summit Mt. Everest. But before they left to set up … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, clinical trials, heart disease, Mayo Clinic, Mount Everest, National Geographic, pulmonary edema, The North Face | Leave a comment

Altitude, Heart Patients and Lung Fluid

May 7th, 2012 - 8:07 am

The Mayo research team on Mt. Everest is preparing to trek out from base camp this week and one of the goals of their expedition has been to study how and why people, at extremely high altitudes, develop fluid buildup … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, heart disease, Mayo Clinic, Mount Everest, National Geographic, physiology, The North Face | Leave a comment

Dr. Johnson on Medical Edge Radio Show from Everest

May 5th, 2012 - 7:38 pm

Mayo Clinic’s syndicated radio program Medical Edge Weekend had a special guest this morning, live from Mount Everest. Listen to that segment as it aired. Hosted by Mayo physician Dr. Tom Shives and Tracy McCray, the show airs on affiliated … Continue reading →