Even with dozens of medications available, many of the more than 1.2 billion people worldwide with hypertension struggle to get their blood pressure under control.
Led by Dr. Bina Joe, a Distinguished University Professor and chair of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, UToledo researchers are performing cutting-edge studies of how microbes in our gut contribute to elevated blood pressure — and how we may be able to leverage that connection to reset the ecosystem within us and create new avenues for lowering blood pressure. Learn more at utoledo.edu/spotlight.