Scientific Services

We bring two major areas of expertise to bear on all problems and projects related to high altitude clinical research. We are experts in both high altitude medicine and exercise physiology at high altitude. Read more...

Fast Facts

Questions about Acute Mountain Sicknesses?

  • Am I at risk of developing AMS?
  • What can I do to prevent AMS?
  • When to seek medical help?
  • My heart seems to beat faster, is this normal?
  • I am in very good physical shape – doesn't that mean that I’m less likely to feel the effects of the altitude?

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Hypoxia in Action

What happens to your body when acutely exposed to lower oxygen:

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The Altitude Research Center was created in 2003. It is part of the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.

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