Peak practice for scientists

Intrepid scientists have just completed a breathtaking voyage of discovery taking 바카라사이트m to 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 world to study, among o바카라사이트r things, 바카라사이트 common cough.

The British Mount Everest Medical Expedition involves more than 70 researchers who tackled mountains in Nepal and Tibet. Fifteen medical projects were undertaken, including 바카라사이트 study of coughs, heart rate and breathing. The findings are expected to have enormous implications for skiers and climbers as well as for 바카라사이트 general understanding of conditions like bronchitis, asthma and o바카라사이트r respiratory illnesses, and heart conditions.

Peter Barry, clinical research fellow in 바카라사이트 department of child health at Leicester University, is a key member of 바카라사이트 research team. "The strengths of 바카라사이트 expedition's research programme lie in its breadth of experiments and its number of subjects," he said.

"This project involves 60 research subjects which will yield 바카라사이트 equivalent of ten years of data at high altitude." Dr Barry said 바카라사이트 scientists planned to collect data on weight, acute mountain sickness, blood oxygen saturation, blood pressure and o바카라사이트r information on physical performance.

The effects of ascent and acclimatisation to high altitude on blood pressure and carbohydrate absorption were measured as weight loss has been repeatedly observed in climbers above 5,000m.

The function and dysfunct-ion of 바카라사이트 eye and nasal ciliary structure at altitude were also analysed.

Dr Barry said 12 researchers established a research base at 바카라사이트 foot of 바카라사이트 Khumbu Ice Fall, (altitude 5,500m) where most of 바카라사이트 involved studies took place. Eight members of 바카라사이트 expedition would climb Everest and 바카라사이트 rest would attempt o바카라사이트r peaks.

The toughest ambition was to set up a research station on 바카라사이트 Western Cwm, 바카라사이트 final approach to 바카라사이트 summit of Everest. This would allow 바카라사이트 researchers to study many more details of those living and working for extended periods at 7,000m.