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Tag: Hyperoxia

Two rats
Scientists have demonstrated that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can reverse some aspects of bone deterioration caused by aging and obesity in rats [1]. Under pressure Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves placing the patient in a chamber with elevated levels of oxygen and atmospheric pressure. HBOT has been approved for treating certain conditions, such as air embolism,...
Media clown
If you have been following the mainstream media recently, you have probably seen a story about hyperbaric oxygen treatment and claims that it can reverse aging. Unfortunately, the media hype surrounding the results is nothing like the reality of the actual research paper, and this is another example of how shoddy journalism harms our field....
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
A group of Israeli scientists led by Prof. Shai Efrati investigated the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on age-related cognitive decline in healthy older adults, and the results were promising. The brain is the most metabolically active organ in the body, but it has only limited intracellular energy storage [1]. In absence of local...