Tag: low blood oxygen
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Can low blood oxygen silently weaken your immune system by tweaking the genetics?
Photo by: Nasimudeen, R. from Wikimedia Commons / 2017 Climbing a mountain and being hospitalised with severe lung disease both have similar effects on your immunity. Scientists from the University of Edinburgh have discovered that low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) can trigger a change in the genetic programming of the immune system, making key immune…