Baylor University Researches Morning After Effects of Alcohol on the Body’s Fight-or-Flight Response
Baylor University researchers are exploring the underlying reasons for the well-known link between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease, particularly after binge drinking. Their study, published in the American Heart Association’s Hypertension journal, reveals how alcohol negatively affects blood pressure regulation the morning after heavy drinking. Led by Jason R. Carter, Ph.D., the Dean of Baylor’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, and Jeremy Bigalke, Ph.D., assistant research scientist in the Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, the team used advanced physiological techniques to study alcohol’s impact on the sympathetic nervous system.
Baylor University Researches Morning After Effects of Alcohol on the Body’s Fight-or-Flight Response