Jan 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
UD’s Hoopes and collaborators show consistent sleep relates to preserved cardiovascular function It may seem like a good idea at the time — staying up late or pulling an all-nighter to study, celebrate or get to your destination faster — but it is probably not the...
Jan 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
CHS researchers look to see if high-potassium diets protect blood vessel function in salt-resistant adults Dietary guidelines recommend that Americans consume less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day in their diet — about a teaspoon’s worth. The reality is that most...
Jun 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
We anticipate that announcing a call for COBRE pilot research grants to expand and enhance the scientific goal of the center, around March 1, 2021. The COBRE pilot projects will provide funding for a one-year period that will allow investigators to develop more...
Sep 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
DELAWARE PUBLIC MEDIA — As women age, their risk for cardiovascular disease becomes higher than men. According to Goredforwomen.org, it kills one in three women each year and affects over 44 million women in the United States. University of Delaware Physiologist Megan...
Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hormones are the chemical envoys for our bodies. They communicate with our brains, heart, bones, muscles and, yes, reproductive organs. University of Delaware physiologist Megan Wenner is working to understand how sex hormones influence vascular function. She’s...
Jul 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death for both men and women across the United States. The state of Delaware is in the bottom half of states for coronary heart disease death rates. To help tackle this problem, the National Institute of General...
Aug 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Researchers at the University of Delaware have published an article in the Feb. 4 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, reporting on their work with a protein that can contribute to thrombosis, or dangerous clots inside blood vessels. Read more >>
Aug 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside long bones, produces new blood cells and helps the lymphatic system work properly. But it may also turn out to be a progressively hostile microenvironment that induces vascular dysfunction and ossification, or hardening, of blood...
Aug 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Evidence is mounting for the connection between a sedentary lifestyle and chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. Read more >>
Aug 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Sodium is essential for fluid balance and cellular homeostasis, or maintenance of a stable internal environment in an organism. But the amount of salt needed to maintain homeostasis in adults is quite low — about 500 milligrams (mg) per day. Read more >>