Word: oxygenates
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sensors count and evaluate, for example, all 24 varieties of cholesterol that have been discovered since the late 20th century. They keep tabs on normal molecules of oxygen as well as the renegade radicals that wreak havoc on individual cells and cause the body to age. No less important, the sensors constantly test the strength of the body's own cancer-fighting forces in the immune system...
...computers had RSI. The most revealing discovery was that all the sufferers reported high levels of psychological strain, such as job insecurity and pressures to work fast. Psychological stress probably does its mischief by creating muscle tension, which reduces blood flow to hard-working muscles and tendons; without enough oxygen, these tissues become fatigued and prone to injury...
...Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying element in the blood, and displaces oxygen." Zuromskis said. "With a serious exposure to carbon monoxide, symptoms may worsen with time and patients require intensive-care unit observation...
Another antiadhesion drug is being developed for the treatment of traumatic shock. Here too the goal is to prevent the body's own healing process from going awry. Traumatic shock can occur when accident victims lose large quantities of blood, causing cells in vital organs to starve for oxygen. The starving tissues trigger a distress signal that summons leukocytes and other members of the body's damage-control team, which begin to destroy distressed cells. Alas, if the signal stays on too long, cells are killed at a phenomenal rate and major organs begin to die even while hospital trauma...
...Swimming Federation's International Center for Aquatic Research in Colorado Springs, more than 10,000 swimmers have been tested on a swimming treadmill called a flume, in which their oxygen intake is measured and evaluated as they exercise. Sessions in the flume showed that Dara Torres, a specialist in the 100-m freestyle, needed to enhance her anaerobic system with more sprint repetitions. Such evaluations are also helping athletes settle on the right amount of training. Swimmers reach a peak after 12 weeks of intensive work and then need a tapering-off period...