Michael Brian
Dr. Michael Brian is a local native of New Hampshire. Like many exercise physiologists before him, we fall in love with the science of human performance. Dr. Brian has since transformed his passion for sport science into helping others gain value in utilizing exercise to benefit overall health throughout life. His biggest motivation is helping others succeed in finding enjoyment in exercise and creating a healthy lifestyle. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity remain significant health threats in the United States and worldwide. Therefore, he is interested in studying the disease process and improving health outcomes in these populations. Dr. Brian’s current research interests focus on the influence of exercise on 24-hour blood pressure regulation, blood glucose regulation, and the impact of adiposity on vascular health in young adulthood.
Courses Taught
- EXSC 620: Physiology of Exercise
- EXSC 621: Exercise Laboratory Technique
- EXSC/KIN 705/805: Topics in Applied Physiology
- EXSC/KIN 724/824: Exercise Metabolism
Selected Publications
Ramick, M. G., Brian, M. S., Matthews, E. L., Patik, J. C., Seals, D. R., Lennon, S. L., . . . Edwards, D. G. (2019). Apocynin and Tempol ameliorate dietary sodium-induced declines in cutaneous microvascular function in salt-resistant humans.. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 317(1), H97-H103. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00786.2018
Robinson, A. T., Babcock, M. C., Watso, J. C., Brian, M. S., Migdal, K. U., Wenner, M. M., & Farquhar, W. B. (2019). Relation between resting sympathetic outflow and vasoconstrictor responses to sympathetic nerve bursts: sex differences in healthy young adults.. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 316(5), R463-R471. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00305.2018
Babcock, M. C., Brian, M. S., Watso, J. C., Edwards, D. G., Stocker, S. D., Wenner, M. M., & Farquhar, W. B. (2018). Alterations in dietary sodium intake affect cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity.. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 315(4), R688-R695. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00002.2018
Brian, M. S., Matthews, E. L., Watso, J. C., Babcock, M. C., Wenner, M. M., Rose, W. C., . . . Farquhar, W. B. (2018). The influence of acute elevations in plasma osmolality and serum sodium on sympathetic outflow and blood pressure responses to exercise.. J Neurophysiol, 119(4), 1257-1265. doi:10.1152/jn.00559.2017
Matthews, E. L., Brian, M. S., Edwards, D. G., Stocker, S. D., Wenner, M. M., & Farquhar, W. B. (2017). Blood pressure responses to dietary sodium: Association with autonomic cardiovascular function in normotensive adults. Autonomic Neuroscience, 208, 51-56. doi:10.1016/j.autneu.2017.08.001
Muth, B. J., Brian, M. S., Chirinos, J. A., Lennon, S. L., Farquhar, W. B., & Edwards, D. G. (2017). Central systolic blood pressure and aortic stiffness response to dietary sodium in young and middle-aged adults. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, 11(10), 627-634. doi:10.1016/j.jash.2017.07.010
Brian, M. S., Dalpiaz, A., Matthews, E. L., Lennon-Edwards, S., Edwards, D. G., & Farquhar, W. B. (2017). Dietary sodium and nocturnal blood pressure dipping in normotensive men and women. Journal of Human Hypertension, 31(2), 145-150. doi:10.1038/jhh.2016.53
Matthews, E. L., Brian, M. S., Coyle, D. E., Edwards, D. G., Stocker, S. D., Wenner, M. M., & Farquhar, W. B. (2016). Peripheral venous distension elicits a blood pressure raising reflex in young and middle-aged adults. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 310(11), R1128-R1133. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00438.2015
Matthews, E. L., Brian, M. S., Ramick, M. G., Lennon-Edwards, S., Edwards, D. G., & Farquhar, W. B. (2015). High dietary sodium reduces brachial artery flow-mediated dilation in humans with salt-sensitive and salt-resistant blood pressure. Journal of Applied Physiology, 118(12), 1510-1515. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00023.2015
Lennon-Edwards, S., Ramick, M. G., Matthews, E. L., Brian, M. S., Farquhar, W. B., & Edwards, D. G. (2014). Salt loading has a more deleterious effect on flow-mediated dilation in salt-resistant men than women. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 24(9), 990-995. doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2014.05.004
Most Cited Publications