Chronic vasodilation increases renal medullary PDE5A and α-ENaC through independent renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system pathways
Sep 25, 2013
We have previously observed that many of the renal and hemodynamic adaptations seen in normal pregnancy can be induced in virgin female rats by chroni...
Blueberry study bears fruit at Research Campus
Sep 21, 2013
Blueberries have taken center stage again at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, this time as part of a discovery researchers say enhanc...
ASU study shows another fruit, veggie eating aid
Sep 7, 2013
It sounds on the surface like a too-good-to-be-true infomercial offer – boost your metabolism and burn fat during your sleep.However, a group of sci...
Effects of voluntary wheel running on the kidney at baseline and after ischaemia-reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury: a strain difference comparison
Dec 24, 2012
Exercise-induced vascular endothelial adaptations in the kidney are not well understood. Therefore, we investigated the impact of voluntary wheel runn...
Should You Exercise When Sick?
Jan 6, 2012
When you've got a serious case of the sniffles, you may not feel like hitting the gym (and other gym-goers may not want you there sneezing on them, an...
For an Exercise Afterburn, Intensity May be the Key
Apr 18, 2011
Depending on whom you ask, the answer to this question is either one of the great myths of exercise or one of the great unappreciated truths: Is there...
The afterburn exists and it can be very significant
Mar 14, 2011
I've spent more than 30 years reading scientific papers and abstracts on subjects of interest to me: running, fitness, health and related topics. No a...
Voluntary participation in an active learning exercise leads to a better understanding of physiology
Mar 2, 2011
Students learn best when they are focused and thinking about the subject at hand. To teach physiology, we must offer opportunities for students to act...
Increased renal alpha-epithelial sodium channel (ENAC) protein and increased ENAC activity in normal pregnancy
Aug 4, 2010
Pregnancy-mediated sodium (Na) retention is required to provide an increase in plasma volume for the growing fetus. The mechanisms responsible for thi...
The Hidden Benefits of Exercise
Jan 5, 2010
As millions of Americans flock to the gym armed with New Year's resolutions to get in shape, medical experts are offering an additional reason to exer...