Scuba divers are five times more likely to develop ... Decompression illness - otherwise known as the 'bends' - is when small gas bubbles form in the blood as a diver rises to the surface ...

What would make a diving whale suddenly acquire decompression sickness, something it has evolved ... 70% of Earth's surface area, when its depth is taken into account, it accounts for a much ...

Results: (1) A negative influence of depth of dives on CBF and its combined effect with BMI and age was found. (2) A specific diving environment (more than 80% of dives in lakes) had a negative effect ...

The depth is far deeper than most recreational ... help avoid decompression sickness - also known as the "bends" - which can occur when divers stay underwater for long periods and ascend too ...