Sub-threshold depolarization differentially regulated by multiple ion channels plays a key role in initiation of baroreflex afferent neurotransmission evidenced from baroreceptor terminals to its cell bodies

Front Med. 2025 Dec 1. doi: 10.1007/s11684-025-1167-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDirect evidence regarding ion channel-mediated initiation of baroreflex/visceral neurotransmission remains limited. Here, aortic-arch, vagus-nodose slice, and isolated neurons were employed with single-fiber/whole-c

Y Yinzhi Xu

Blood Pressure-Lowering Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Curr Hypertens Rep. 2025 Dec 1;27(1):28. doi: 10.1007/s11906-025-01342-7.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Despite multiple antihypertensive therapies, blood pressure (BP) control remains suboptimal in many individuals with pers

A Ahmed Kamal Siddiqi

Role of gallic acid in the management of diabetes and its complications

Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2025 Dec 1. doi: 10.1007/s00210-025-04795-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDiabetes is characterized by increased blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) linked with insufficient insulin secretion or action. Diabetes has become a major health concern in the twenty-f

S Surabhi B Patil

Can the prostate save the brain? When a disadvantage becomes an advantage

Ideggyogy Sz. 2025 Nov 30;78(11-12):389-393. doi: 10.18071/isz.78.0389.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: An unpleasant symptom of prostate hyperplasia is that older men get up to urinate at night. However, from the point of view of wake-up stroke, this can be an advantage, as they can detect their neu

I Ildikó Palló

Cardiovascular Imaging Considerations for Masters-Aged Athletes

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Nov 26:S1936-878X(25)00636-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2025.10.024. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMasters athletes (MAs), defined as individuals ≥35 years of age who are engaged in competitive or high-volume recreational sports or exercise training, comprise a growing group

D Dermot M Phelan