The Jack Borgenicht Hypoxia/Altitude Physiology Research Facility (JBHARF) operates a normobaric hypoxia chamber at a “normal” sea level atmospheric pressure of approximately 760 torr (1 torr = 1/760 ...

“Go ahead and write your name again,” Altitude Chamber Manager Nat Daggs says over his headset in a Tennessee drawl. Ten students from Westwind Aviation, a local aviation school, sit in the altitude ...

High-altitude environments can be debilitating to unacclimatized individuals exposed to elevations above 3,000 m (9,843 ft) for periods ranging from several hours to days. Moderate hypoxia induces ...

Branches of the American military have long utilized altitude chamber training for all aircrew members in order to learn their body's warning signs for hypoxia, or a lack of oxygen, during flight.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—In a novel study, University of Utah (U of U) researchers have shown that hypobaric hypoxia (the reduced oxygen experienced at high altitude) can lead to depression. In the March 2015 ...

The combination of alcohol plus cabin pressure at cruising altitude may threaten sleeping plane passengers’ heart health, particularly on long haul flights, suggests the first study of its kind, ...