EPO, also referred to as erythropoietin, is a hormone naturally produced by the kidneys that promotes the production of red blood cells. More red blood cells enable your muscles to get more oxygen ...

This spring, a group of commercial climbers plan to summit Everest in just a week by chemically boosting their ...

"Congratulations to the three new Nobel Laureates. This is richly deserved." Levels of hormone erythropoietin (EPO) were shown to rise as those of oxygen fell. And the scientists discovered this ...

A former British army officer is attempting the 'fastest ever' Everest mission, with help from xenon gas. Everest could be ...

However, this glycoprotein hormone has prothrombotic properties ... and colleagues have found that subcutaneous administration of erythropoietin is associated with an increased risk of access ...

Administration of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHumanEPO ... and other doping substances and methods difficult to detect such a recombinant human growth hormone and blood transfusions.