Newswise - SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY Denise Smith, professor of health and exercise sciences at Skidmore College, recently co-authored a study titled, "Firefighting and the Heart: Implications for Prevention." Smith's research, which seeks to improve firefighters' physiological responses during emergency calls, was published in the scientific journal Circulation , as well as in an April 1, 2017 Associated Press report which was carried by more than 30 news organizations, including a US News and World Report article titled " Firefighters Join Study to Help Reduce Line-Of-Duty Deaths ."