HBOT News & Research
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is increasingly appearing in the news and new research as a treatment for a variety of conditions involving inflammation. Use the search or select an article below to keep up to date on the most recent HBOT News.
Recent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) News
Reversible myocardial dysfunction and clinical outcome in scuba divers with immersion pulmonary edema.
Abstract: Immersion pulmonary edema in scuba divers is a rare disorder that tends to recur and can be potentially fatal, even in the absence of underlying cardiac disease. Anecdotal cases of reversible myocardial dysfunction have been described in...
Limited evidence to demonstrate that the use of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy reduces the incidence of osteoradionecrosis in irradiated patients requiring tooth extraction.
Abstract: The search covered Medline from January 1948 through March 2008. The subject search by the authors used the following key phrases: Prophylactic hyperbaric oxygen (HBO); preventing osteoradionecrosis (ORN); HBO; ORN; HBO and ORN; HBO, ORN,...
[Influence of hyperbaric oxygen on inflammatory factors injured spinal cord in rats].
Abstract: Wang, Fang, Zhang, , , , , , (2012). [Influence of hyperbaric oxygen on inflammatory factors injured spinal cord in rats]. Zhongguo ying yong sheng li xue za zhi = Zhongguo yingyong shenglixue zazhi = Chinese journal of applied...
The ketogenic diet and hyperbaric oxygen therapy prolong survival in mice with systemic metastatic cancer.
Abstract: Abnormal cancer metabolism creates a glycolytic-dependency which can be exploited by lowering glucose availability to the tumor. The ketogenic diet (KD) is a low carbohydrate, high fat diet which decreases blood glucose and elevates blood...
Hyperbaric oxygen and cancer: more complex than we expected.
Abstract: Wenwu, Xuejun, Hengyi, Kan, , , , , (2013). Hyperbaric oxygen and cancer: more complex than we expected. Targeted oncology, 2013 Jun;8(2):79-81. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23345035
The effect of magnesium supplementation on primary insomnia in elderly: A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial
Abstract Background: Nearly 50% of older adults have insomnia, with difficulty in getting to sleep, early awakening, or feeling unrefreshed on waking. With aging, several changes occur that can place one at risk for insomnia, including age-related...
Chronic leg ulcers in adult patients with rheumatological diseases – a 7-year retrospective review.
Abstract: Chronic leg ulcers in patients with rheumatological diseases can cause significant morbidity. We performed a retrospective case review to describe the epidemiology, clinical features and outcome of chronic leg ulcers in this group of...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the adjunctive treatment of traumatic brain injury.
Abstract: Traumatic brain injury is a common health problem with significant effect on quality of life. Each year in the USA approximately 0.56% of the population suffer a head injury, with a case fatality rate of about 40% for severe injuries....
Preconditioning provides neuroprotection in models of CNS disease: paradigms and clinical significance.
Abstract: Preconditioning is a phenomenon in which brief episodes of a sublethal insult induce robust protection against subsequent lethal injuries. Preconditioning has been observed in multiple organisms and can occur in the brain as well as other...