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Going to bed at the same time every night could lower blood pressure
A small but intriguing study from OccHealthSci researchers suggests that regularizing bedtime—without changing sleep duration—may help control blood pressure.
Shaun McGillis
Nov 253 min read
Your body clock determines when exercise best lowers blood pressure
New research from OccHealthSci finds that your body’s internal clock controls how much exercise lowers your blood pressure, with 1:00 p.m. workouts providing the biggest benefit.
Shaun McGillis
Oct 103 min read
Study finds that the body’s internal clock impairs nighttime blood pressure upon standing in older adults
Associate Professor Saurabh Thosar, center, with Megan Jones, Nada Melethil, Leandro Brito, Nicole Chaudhary and Oliver Lumbard A new...
Shaun McGillis
Aug 273 min read
Discovering how sleep, the internal body clock are connected to cardiovascular health
OHSU’s Saurabh Thosar studies sleep, heart disease
Shaun McGillis
May 123 min read
Ambulatory blood pressure--how many measures are needed?
OccHealthSci research shows at least 11 measurements are required to calculate the average daytime BP with 95% accuracy.
Shaun McGillis
Aug 28, 20242 min read
Working nightshifts long term increased risk factors for cardiovascular health
OccHealthSci researchers provide evidence that night shift work is associated with increased risk factors for poor cardiovascular health.
Shaun McGillis
Jun 9, 20243 min read
Blood pressure, circadian systems, and exercise
OccHealthSci researchers receive new grant to study the physiology of exercise in relation to sleep and circadian health.
Shaun McGillis
Apr 7, 20242 min read
Postdoctoral scholar Leandro Brito featured at the American Physiology Summit press conference
Dr. Leandro Brito conducted a study to determine if evening exercise is more beneficial in lowering blood pressure than morning exercise.
Shaun McGillis
Apr 18, 20231 min read
Disparity in Prevalence of Hypertension Between Black and White Americans
HHS reports that African Americans are 40% more likely to have high blood pressure.
OccHealthSci
Jul 20, 20203 min read
Institute postdoc researcher earns investigator award
Saurabh S. Thosar, Ph.D, has been awarded the Early Clinical Investigator Award from the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon.
Shaun McGillis
Jul 21, 20151 min read
Occupational Health Sciences Director awarded $2.5M grant
Steven A. Shea, Ph.D., Director, OccHealthSci and colleagues were awarded $2.5M from the NIH.
Shaun McGillis
Jul 16, 20151 min read
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