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Released: 18-Feb-2022 9:00 AM EST

Exercise Doesn’t Change COVID-19 Booster Immune Response in People with Autoimmune Disease

A new study suggests that a single bout of exercise does not change the immune response to a coronavirus booster shot in people with rheumatic autoimmune diseases. The article is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

Released: 16-Feb-2022 10:00 AM EST

Critical Research Could Reshape the Fight against Heart Disease

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Released: 10-Feb-2022 9:15 AM EST

Calcium Channel Blocker Likely to Protect against Pancreatitis Caused by COVID-19

Released: 8-Feb-2022 7:00 AM EST

THC in Cannabis May Reduce Platelet Function

Using marijuana may lead to platelet dysfunction, according to a new study in nonhuman primates. Platelets, a component of blood, play a role in maintaining blood vessel (vascular) health and aid wound healing and placental development during pregnancy. The article is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology.

Released: 3-Feb-2022 4:40 PM EST

Key Potassium Channel May Reduce Size of Heart Attack or Stroke

Released: 3-Feb-2022 7:45 AM EST

COVID-19 Vaccine Doesn’t Hinder Exercise Performance

The COVID-19 vaccine does not impair the body’s physiological response to exercise, according to a new study at The University of Arizona.

Released: 2-Feb-2022 8:00 AM EST

Researchers ID Pathway That Activates during Exercise to Reduce Muscle Wasting after Heart Attack

Released: 2-Feb-2022 8:00 AM EST

Researchers Use Multiomic Approach to ID Genetic Factors Associated with Cystic Kidney Disease in Mice

Released: 2-Feb-2022 8:00 AM EST

Researchers Map Brain Activity in Parkinson’s Disease to See Progression to Cognitive Impairment

Released: 2-Feb-2022 8:00 AM EST

Excess Brown Fat Protein Does Not Affect Likelihood of Developing Diet-induced Obesity in Mice

Released: 2-Feb-2022 8:00 AM EST

Resistance Exercise Reduces Inflammation in Rat Brain, Boosts Cognitive Health

Released: 2-Feb-2022 8:00 AM EST

Low Dose of Fentanyl after Hemorrhage Does Not Change Blood Pressure, Nerve Activity

Released: 2-Feb-2022 8:00 AM EST

Study of Heart Failure in Mice Finds Thermoneutral Housing Conditions Not Critical

Released: 2-Feb-2022 8:00 AM EST

Inhibiting Cardiac Regulator Protein May Be New Strategy to Treat Pulmonary Fibrosis

Released: 26-Jan-2022 4:00 PM EST

Gut Hormone Shows Promise for Treating Heart and Kidneys

A new study finds the hormone secretin improves both heart and kidney function. Researchers write that this make secretin “an interesting drug candidate for future studies in heart and kidney failure.” The study is published in the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Released: 13-Jan-2022 3:30 PM EST

Young Black Women Have Lower Microvascular Function across the Menstrual Cycle

Microvascular function, which is the measurement of how healthy the arteries are throughout a person’s body, is lower in Black women compared to white women throughout the menstrual cycle, according to researchers at the University of Delaware.

Released: 11-Jan-2022 8:00 AM EST

Scientists ID Channel as Potential Target to Treat Pulmonary Hypertension

Released: 11-Jan-2022 8:00 AM EST

Researchers Use New Technology to Study Microvessels-on-a-Chip Permeability

Released: 11-Jan-2022 8:00 AM EST

Single Cell Resolution Imaging Reveals High Protein Production Rate in Kidney Cells

Released: 11-Jan-2022 8:00 AM EST

Blocking Endothelin Receptor Weakens Pressor Response in People with Obesity

Released: 11-Jan-2022 8:00 AM EST

Diabetes Drug Improves Polycystic Kidney Disease Severity in Mice

Released: 11-Jan-2022 8:00 AM EST

Study Explores Energy Requirements for Glucose Production in Insulin Resistance

Released: 11-Jan-2022 8:00 AM EST

Researchers Explore Relationship between Dopamine Drive in Brain and Brown Fat

Released: 11-Jan-2022 8:00 AM EST

Nuclei of Muscle Cells Derived from Satellite Cells May Hold Epigenetic ‘Memory’

Released: 22-Dec-2021 1:15 PM EST

Baking Soda before Exercise May Protect against Effects of Overheating

A crossover study of 11 men found that when they drank a sodium bicarbonate solution before exercising in heat, they reported lower perceived exertion. They also showed reduced measures of hyperventilation, improved ratios of carbon dioxide in the blood and greater blood flow in the brain.

Released: 22-Dec-2021 7:30 AM EST

Heart failure as a limitation of cardiac power output

Released: 17-Dec-2021 11:00 AM EST

Hydrogen, Potassium Ions Found to Drive ATP Production

Released: 15-Dec-2021 7:00 AM EST

Researchers Explore Potential Causes, Treatments for ‘Long COVID’ Complications

A new review explores the physiology behind and proposed management strategies for body-wide symptoms of the post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), otherwise known as “long COVID.” The review is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology.

Released: 9-Dec-2021 8:05 AM EST

Exercise during Middle Age May Prevent Age-related Chronic Diseases

Middle-aged endurance athletes have better control of blood pressure and higher arterial elasticity than sedentary adults in the same age group.

Released: 8-Dec-2021 4:05 PM EST

Benefits of Pulsed Laser-based Skin Therapy