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Mayo Clinic Studies Climbers on Everest to Help Heart Patients at Home

March 21st, 2012 - 1:26 pm

It’s a natural laboratory for studying heart disease, lung problems, muscle loss, sleeping disorders and new medical technologies. It’s also the highest mountain in the world. Mount Everest’s extreme altitude puts climbers under the same conditions experienced by patients suffering … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in About, Events, Innovations, People, Progress Updates | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, extreme athletes, extreme medicine, heart disease, Mayo Clinic, Mount Everest, National Geographic, physiology, pulmonary edema, sleep disorders | Comments (3)

Mayo’s Argentine Research Expedition

January 11th, 2010 - 4:44 pm

It’s extreme science about extreme athletes and explorers. People who climb mountains – or run up them – provide a great example of what the human body can do. Understanding their physiology in unusual environments will help researchers to understand better … Continue reading →