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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 29, 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 10, 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 8, 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 19, 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 21, 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 22, 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 17, 20151 min read
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