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Hoorah! A dog! We need more good boys!

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After 60 years, scientists find the missing link in our body’s blood pressure control

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-08-years-scientists-link-body-blood.html

Excerpt:

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have determined the location of natural blood-pressure barometers inside our bodies that have eluded scientists for more than 60 years.

These cellular sensors detect subtle changes in blood pressure and adjust hormone levels to keep it in check. Scientists have long suspected that these barometers, or “baroreceptors,” existed in specialized kidney cells called renin cells, but no one has been able to locate the baroreceptors until now.

The new findings, from UVA Health’s Dr. Maria Luisa S. Sequeira-Lopez and colleagues, finally reveal where the barometers are located, how they work and how they help prevent high blood pressure (hypertension) or low blood pressure (hypotension). The researchers hope the insights will lead to new treatments for high blood pressure.

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Thanks for the dog gif.

The cat gifs are cute but I'm a dog person.