Researchers Head to the Hills to Study Pregnancy
Researchers Head to the Hills to Study Pregnancy
High altitude is a natural laboratory for investigating pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia and gestational hypertension, that restrict a fetus’s oxygen supply.
High altitude is a natural laboratory for investigating pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia and gestational hypertension, that restrict a fetus’s oxygen supply.
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Ancient Andeans Had Novel Genetic Advantages to Adapt to Altitude
Ashley Yeager | Oct 19, 2018 | 3 min read
Unlike other populations living at high altitude, Andeans didn’t rely on hypoxia-related genes.
Behavior Brief
Amanda B. Keener | Sep 2, 2015 | 5 min read
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Rats Don't Map Altitude
Jef Akst | Aug 8, 2011 | 1 min read
Rat neurons only weakly respond as the animals climbed upwards, suggesting the brain's map of the environment doesn't account for altitude.