The chloride-bicarbonate exchanger pendrin is increased in the kidney of the pregnant rat
Sep 2, 2015
What is the central question of this study? Pregnancy requires a robust plasma volume expansion driven by renal sodium retention. In the late-pregnant...
Running on Empty
Jun 12, 2015
Over the past decade, ultrarunning has gone from a fringe pursuit for distance freaks to a hypercompetitive sport attracting big-time sponsors. But a ...
Kannapolis researcher debunks running myth
Jun 5, 2015
Glenn Carroll and Joshua Pinyan take part in a study in the Appalachian State University Human Performance Lab on the North Carolina Research Campus i...
Appalachian State validates non-invasive method to measure muscle glycogen
May 12, 2015
Kannapolis—Researchers in exercise and sports science can put away their biopsy needles. The Appalachian State University Human Performance Laborato...
Renal NCC is unchanged in the midpregnant rat and decreased in the late pregnant rat despite avid renal Na+ retention
Apr 29, 2015
Pregnancy is characterized by plasma volume expansion due to Na(+) retention, driven by aldosterone. The aldosterone-responsive epithelial Na(+) chann...
Pregnant rats treated with a high-fat/prooxidant Western diet with ANG II and TNF-α are resistant to elevations in blood pressure and renal oxidative stress
Mar 25, 2015
Oxidative stress and inflammation are risk factors for hypertension in pregnancy. Here, we examined the 24-h mean arterial pressure (MAP) via telemetr...
Mysticism And Metabolomics
Dec 29, 2014
In the late 70s, many endurance athletes believed what John L. Parker immortalized in his novel Once A Runner: “If the furnace was hot eno...
Blueberry And Green Tea Extract Protects Hard-Training Runners
Aug 25, 2014
As we reported last week, hard training just before a pre-race taper can improve your race performance. As we noted, however, the same hard training c...
Renal epithelial sodium channel is critical for blood pressure maintenance and sodium balance in the normal late pregnant rat
Feb 24, 2014
Normal pregnancy is a state marked by avid sodium retention and plasma volume expansion. Insufficient plasma volume expansion results in the compromis...
Study: Cycling Is Better For You Than Running
Jan 30, 2014
The claim: If you'd rather get a full-body wax than attempt to go running, good news! Your body may not be such a fan of running either. Long-dis...