A new study headed by researchers at the University of Malta claims to be the first to investigate gene expression changes in scuba divers with decompression sickness (DCS), a potentially deadly ...

Among experienced SCUBA divers, patent foramen ovale (PFO) with certain high-risk echocardiographic features increases the risk of decompression illness, also called the bends. Decompression illness ...

Dear Doctor K: I’m planning a diving vacation. A friend told me it’s not safe to fly within 24 hours of diving. Why not? Dear Reader: I’m not a diver myself, so I had to do some research to answer ...

For over a century, researchers have known about "the bends", a serious condition affecting scuba divers. However, we still know relatively little about its physiological basis. Doctors do not yet ...