Dolphin Serum Protects Blood Vessel Function in Older Mice

Article title: The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): A novel model for studying healthy arterial aging Authors: Yara Bernaldo de Quirós, Sophia A. Mahoney, Nicholas S. VanDongen, Nathan T. Greenberg, Ravinandan Venkatasubramanian, Pedro Saavedra, Gregory Bossart, Vienna E. Brunt, Zachary S. Clayton, Antonio…

Exercise Testing Uncovers Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor in Black Postmenopausal Women

Article title: Exercise testing unmasks exaggerated blood pressure independent of fibrinolytic response in Black but not White postmenopausal females Authors: João L. Marôco, Linda M Szymanski, Tracy Baynard, Bo Fernhall From the authors: “Our findings show that maximal exercise unmasks…

Women with Long COVID May Develop High Blood Pressure

New research identifies parts of the cardiovascular system that are disrupted by long COVID. The study is published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology and was chosen as an APSselect article for June.

Vitamin A May Protect Heart from Some Effects of Obesity

Research in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity found greater disruption to genes involved in heart function when coupled with vitamin A deficiency. The study is published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. It was chosen as an APSselect article for January.