Wittenberg professor wins award for Standing Up to POTS

>> Cooler and wet for Mother’s Day; Showers linger into Monday

POTS is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system and affects heart rate, blood vessel dilation, movement of food through digestive system and body temperature. It can cause dizziness, fainting and blood pooling in extremities.

The Pederson family has raised over $100,000 for POTS research and has awarded grants to five POTS research teams in four countries. They also host an annual Standing Up to POTS 5K/2K at Wittenberg each fall.