Adequate oxygen supply is essential for the human brain to meet its high energy demands.
Therefore, elaborate molecular and systemic mechanism are in place to enable adaptation …

This review outlines recent advancements in the understanding of athlete immune health.
Controversies discussed include whether high levels of athletic training and environmental …

Exercise immunology is an important, emerging sub-discipline within exercise physiology,
concerned with the relationship between exercise, immune function and infection risk. This …

It was the Summer Olympic Games 1968 held in Mexico City (2,300 m) that required
scientists and coaches to cope with the expected decline of performance in endurance …

Introduction Whilst the link between physical factors and risk of high altitude (HA)-related
illness and acute mountain sickness (AMS) have been extensively explored, the influence of …

Ascending to high-altitude by non-high-altitude natives is a well-suited model for studying
acclimatization to extreme environments. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is frequently …

Intermittent hypoxic training (IHT) is a discrete cost-effective method for improving athletic
performance and high altitude acclimatization. Unfortunately, IHT protocols widely vary in …

Abstract Sutherland, Angus, Joseph Freer, Laura Evans, Alberto Dolci, Matteo Crotti, and
Jamie Hugo Macdonald. MEDEX 2015: Heart rate variability predicts development of acute …

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a potentially life-threatening illness that may develop
during exposure to hypoxia at high altitude (HA). Susceptibility to AMS is highly individual …

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the most common high altitude illnesses experienced
during rapid ascent to a higher altitude without prior acclimation. It is mainly characterized by …