A new landmark study in hyperabric medicine (HBOT) shows that breathing air (21% oxygen) at 1.3 ATA of hyperbaric pressure mobilizes stem cells! Since 2006, it became clear to us that HBOT helps the body to accelerate tissue repair and regeneration by stimulating the release of stem cells in the bone marrow What we did not know is at what pressure level this occurs at. So a team of researchers decided to try and find out and they published their results in this study. They found that a minimal pressure level of 1.3 ATA caused a significant elevation in stem cells. Moreover, the researches did not add extra oxygen into a breathing apparatus, so the results were purely based upon pressure-alone. This landmark study clearly demonstrates that pressure-alone can be a contributing factor to some of the remarkable benefits that have been documented with hyperabric oxygen therapy. More importantly, it shows that these potentially-contributing  benefits can be achieved at lower pressures and without the use of supplemental oxygen. <view study> Read Less

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a disease with symptoms such as feelings of urgency, nocturia, and frequent urination which is usually accompanied by urinary incontinence. This study showed promising benefits from the application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Researchers concluded that HBOT may be a new treatment alternative to overactive bladder syndrome <view study> Read Less

The author of this case report followed the results of a 3 month hyperbaric protocol (60 hyperbaric sessions) on himself. Following this simple procedure, he reported receiving improvements in cognition, memory, brain processing speed, athletic performance. Further reports showed an increase in telomere length <view study> Read Less

Oxidative stress is associated with cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders and more disease processes. Cellular adaptation to oxidative stress is critical for human survival and an important factor related to reducing the course of these progressive diseases. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is well documented for its role in oxidative regulation and cellular protection. Interestingly, while 1 to 5 consecutive treatments can lead to a reduction in mitochondrial function, 20 to 60 consecutive treatments lead to a significant improvement in mitochondrial parameters <view study> Read Less

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is being utilized for a variety of health conditions, particularly those affecting the aging population. Numerous benefits have been reported, both in clinical research and in outcome studies. This has given way to a further rise in research studies, with the goal to provide more data to help better understand and/or confirm these benefits. This study followed 30 patients, who all underwent a typical course of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (60 total sessions at 2.0 ATA), and evaluated the genetic changes that followed the induction of this procedure. In particular, they looked at transcriptome sequencing. By studying transcriptomes, researchers hope to determine when and where genes are turned on or off in various types of cells and tissues Following the 60 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, a total of 1912 genes were affected (1342 genes were turned on and 570 genes turned off. This study demonstrates the affects of HBOT on the genetic processes within the body and may further help to explain the many benefits that have been reported from this procedure <view study> Read Less