New framework aims to transform high-altitude medicine through whole-body approach to hypoxia
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41392-026-02836-9
As increasing numbers of people live, work, and travel at high altitudes, experts are calling for a major shift in how altitude-related health conditions are understood, diagnosed, and treated. A new perspective published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy highlights the growing burden of illnesses linked to low-oxygen environments and introduces a comprehensive framework designed to advance the future of high-altitude medicine.
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