A study from a Mount Royal University physiologist and his team demonstrates the key role of the kidneys in acclimatization to high altitude, and illustrates another way that Sherpas are better ...

A study by a Mount Royal University physiologist and his team demonstrates the key role of the kidneys in acclimatization to high altitude, and illustrates another way that Sherpas are better adapted ...

Athletes are kicking, running, biking, jumping, flipping and otherwise pushing themselves to their physical limits during the Olympic Games this summer. For some athletes, those events could push the ...

As a heat wave pushes heat index values toward 100°F, contractors say the biggest risk may not be the temperature itself.

It’s possible to train your body to better handle high temperatures in just a few weeks. By Katharine Gammon Inside a small, sealed room, Olivia Leach swallowed a pill that would soon monitor her ...

Exposure to high altitude elicits integrated physiological responses to permit survival during hypoxia. Natives of Tibet living at high altitude have adapted in part through the generation of high ...