Simulated Mars Mission Reveals Body's Sodium Rhythms
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
In the Jan. 8 issue of Cell Metabolism, Vanderbilt's Jens Titze and his colleagues report that - in contrast to the prevailing dogma - sodium levels fluctuate rhythmically with 7-day and monthly cycles. The findings, which demonstrate that sodium is stored in the body, have implications for blood pressure control, hypertension and salt-associated cardiovascular risk.