Samantha Rowland
@samantha-n-rowland.bsky.social
📍Lecturer in Physiology and Nutrition at Loughborough University
Interested in Female Health, Performance and Nutrition 🥬🫀🚴♀️🏋️♀️
Interested in Female Health, Performance and Nutrition 🥬🫀🚴♀️🏋️♀️
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Comparing 17β‐estradiol and progesterone concentrations in young, physically active females: Insights from plasma versus serum analysis
Serum measurements of 17β-estradiol and progesterone are widely used to verify menstrual cycle status and confirm contraceptive use, often through commercially available immunoassay kits. However, no...
doi.org
🚨New 📄 in Experimental Physiology🚨
🩸Blood collection tubes matter!
📊 17β-estradiol & progesterone concn were higher in EDTA plasma vs. serum.
⚠️Researchers should adjust for higher plasma levels to ensure appropriate classification of menstrual cycle status.
doi.org/10.1113/EP09...
🩸Blood collection tubes matter!
📊 17β-estradiol & progesterone concn were higher in EDTA plasma vs. serum.
⚠️Researchers should adjust for higher plasma levels to ensure appropriate classification of menstrual cycle status.
doi.org/10.1113/EP09...
Reposted by Samantha Rowland
@samantha-n-rowland.bsky.social, Heaney, Bailey (@lborouniversity.bsky.social), Da Boit (@dmu.ac.uk) and Tan (@pepperdine.bsky.social) look to determine whether the concentrations of 17β-estradiol and progesterone differed between plasma and serum in young active females.
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August 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
@samantha-n-rowland.bsky.social, Heaney, Bailey (@lborouniversity.bsky.social), Da Boit (@dmu.ac.uk) and Tan (@pepperdine.bsky.social) look to determine whether the concentrations of 17β-estradiol and progesterone differed between plasma and serum in young active females.
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🚨Funded PhD opportunity at Loughborough University - starting October 2025!
🔓Exploring iron status and supplementation in athletic individuals.
✨Supervisory team: myself, Lewis James and Lettie Bishop.
🔗 www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...
🔓Exploring iron status and supplementation in athletic individuals.
✨Supervisory team: myself, Lewis James and Lettie Bishop.
🔗 www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Exploring iron status and supplementation in athletic individuals | Postgraduate study | Loughborough University
This project will investigate the prevalence of iron deficiency/ iron deficiency anaemia in high performing athletes and assess the effectiveness of a novel oral iron supplement in improving iron stat...
www.lboro.ac.uk
August 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🚨Funded PhD opportunity at Loughborough University - starting October 2025!
🔓Exploring iron status and supplementation in athletic individuals.
✨Supervisory team: myself, Lewis James and Lettie Bishop.
🔗 www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...
🔓Exploring iron status and supplementation in athletic individuals.
✨Supervisory team: myself, Lewis James and Lettie Bishop.
🔗 www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Reposted by Samantha Rowland
In this episode, we dive into one of the most overlooked yet essential topics in women’s sport: breast health and the science of sports bras #ExpertsinSport
Listen to the full show:
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YouTube youtu.be/arGLFQSByyk
Listen to the full show:
Apple podcasts.apple.com/ao/podcast/e...
Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0Rl4...
YouTube youtu.be/arGLFQSByyk
August 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In this episode, we dive into one of the most overlooked yet essential topics in women’s sport: breast health and the science of sports bras #ExpertsinSport
Listen to the full show:
Apple podcasts.apple.com/ao/podcast/e...
Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0Rl4...
YouTube youtu.be/arGLFQSByyk
Listen to the full show:
Apple podcasts.apple.com/ao/podcast/e...
Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0Rl4...
YouTube youtu.be/arGLFQSByyk
🚨New 📄 in Experimental Physiology🚨
🩸Blood collection tubes matter!
📊 17β-estradiol & progesterone concn were higher in EDTA plasma vs. serum.
⚠️Researchers should adjust for higher plasma levels to ensure appropriate classification of menstrual cycle status.
doi.org/10.1113/EP09...
🩸Blood collection tubes matter!
📊 17β-estradiol & progesterone concn were higher in EDTA plasma vs. serum.
⚠️Researchers should adjust for higher plasma levels to ensure appropriate classification of menstrual cycle status.
doi.org/10.1113/EP09...
Comparing 17β‐estradiol and progesterone concentrations in young, physically active females: Insights from plasma versus serum analysis
Serum measurements of 17β-estradiol and progesterone are widely used to verify menstrual cycle status and confirm contraceptive use, often through commercially available immunoassay kits. However, no...
doi.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
🚨New 📄 in Experimental Physiology🚨
🩸Blood collection tubes matter!
📊 17β-estradiol & progesterone concn were higher in EDTA plasma vs. serum.
⚠️Researchers should adjust for higher plasma levels to ensure appropriate classification of menstrual cycle status.
doi.org/10.1113/EP09...
🩸Blood collection tubes matter!
📊 17β-estradiol & progesterone concn were higher in EDTA plasma vs. serum.
⚠️Researchers should adjust for higher plasma levels to ensure appropriate classification of menstrual cycle status.
doi.org/10.1113/EP09...
Reposted by Samantha Rowland
It was a pleasure to work with co-authors on this paper, "Inter-individual differences in the blood pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrate: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled replicate crossover trial" Just accepted for Eur J Nutr. Preprint here: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Inter-individual differences in the blood pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrate: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled replicate crossover trial
Purpose Dietary nitrate supplementation increases nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability and reduces blood pressure (BP). Inter-individual differences in these responses are suspected but have not been inv...
www.medrxiv.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It was a pleasure to work with co-authors on this paper, "Inter-individual differences in the blood pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrate: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled replicate crossover trial" Just accepted for Eur J Nutr. Preprint here: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Delighted to see our opinion paper ‘Gut Feelings on Short-Chain Fatty Acids to Regulate Respiratory Health’ published in Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism.
We highlight the potential of SCFAs to reduce the incidence/severity of viral infections in humans 🤧
doi.org/10.1016/j.te...
We highlight the potential of SCFAs to reduce the incidence/severity of viral infections in humans 🤧
doi.org/10.1016/j.te...
January 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Delighted to see our opinion paper ‘Gut Feelings on Short-Chain Fatty Acids to Regulate Respiratory Health’ published in Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism.
We highlight the potential of SCFAs to reduce the incidence/severity of viral infections in humans 🤧
doi.org/10.1016/j.te...
We highlight the potential of SCFAs to reduce the incidence/severity of viral infections in humans 🤧
doi.org/10.1016/j.te...