text: Blood vessels can actually get better with age – ClinicalNews.Org
  The study, "Advanced Age Protects Microvascular Endothelium from Aberrant Ca2+ Influx and Cell Death Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide," recently was published in The Physiological Society's Journal of Physiology. In addition to Segal, the research team included Matthew Socha, Erika Boerman, Erik Behringer, Rebecca Shaw and Timothy Domeier — all with the MU School of Medicine's Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology. Funding for the study was provided by the National Institutes of Health (R37-HL041026, R01-HL086483, F32-HL107050, F32-HL118836, K99-AG047198 and K01-AG041208). The content of the article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding agencies.