Accomplishments: Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences
Dharini Bhammar (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored two articles in Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology. The first, 鈥淒yspnea on Exertion Provokes Unpleasantness and Negative Emotions in Women with Obesity,鈥 demonstrated that 42 percent of otherwise healthy women with obesity experience dyspnea on exercise. Results also indicated鈥
Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) and Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored 鈥淪erum Nutrient Levels and Aging Effects on Periodontitis,鈥 which suggests that improving specific nutrient intake may provide a novel strategy to affect the significant increase in periodontitis that occurs with aging. The article appeared in the December鈥
Merrill Landers (Physical Therapy), James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Jefferson Kinney (Psychology) co-authored 鈥淎 High-Intensity Exercise Boot Camp for Persons With Parkinson Disease: A Phase II, Pragmatic, Randomized Clinical Trial of Feasibility, Safety, Signal of Efficacy, and Disease Mechanisms.鈥 The investigators of鈥
John Mercer (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) presented 鈥淧hysics and Physiology of Endurance Performance鈥 at Kyushu University, Japan, which tied anecdotal and empirical data regarding endurance performance in swimming, biking, and running. Kyushu University undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty members, attended the鈥
James Navalta and Jack Young (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with Mihaela Ciulei and colleagues from Brazil, recently published an article in Gazetta Medica Italiana鈥擜rchivio per le Scienze Mediche. "Global DNA methylation is stable across time and following acute exercise" appears in the December issue. They report that鈥
James Navalta and Nathaniel Bodell (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with Elizabeth Tanner, '17 Master of Exercise Physiology, recently published an article in the journal Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. "Acute Normobaric Hypoxia Exposure and Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption," appears in the December issue. They鈥
Jeffrey Ebersole and Linh Nguyen (Dental) and Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored 鈥淎ge and Periodontal Health 鈥 Immunological View,鈥 which focused on biological aging instead of chronological aging to help account for population variation in disease expression. The findings may suggest that chronic periodontitis represents鈥
James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published an article with colleagues from the University of Rhode Island, Gary Ligouri and Dylan Kennedy. The paper appeared in the American College of Sports Medicine's Health and Fitness Journal, and focused on how wearables could be utilized in the fitness industry. 鈥
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and her former undergraduate student, Emily Masek, '18 BS Nutrition, together with other co-authors at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation published a report in the journal Food and Function. This report identifies the molecular antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of dietary strawberry鈥
Jeffrey Montes, Nathaniel Bodell, Robert Salatto, Andrew Craig-Jones, Cordero Roche, Boram Lim, Alina Swafford, Gabriela Guzman, and Melissa Aure (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented at the Southwest American College of Sports Medicine in Costa Mesa, California, last month. All are graduate students. James Navalta is the faculty鈥
Brian Hedlund, Kelly Ai-Sun Tseng (both Life Sciences), Dharini Bhammar, Arpita Basu (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Sarah Harris (Electrical and Computer Engineering) participated in the annual statewide Nevada-INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) meeting at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno last month. The faculty鈥
Laura Kruskall (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) served as guest editor for the inaugural, nutrition-themed issue of the American College of Sports Medicine鈥檚 Health & Fitness Journal. She was also quoted in that issue鈥檚 article 鈥淥ne Weird Trick to Cut Belly Fat? Follow a Heart-Healthy Diet!鈥 stressing the need for exercise and nutrition鈥