A compound found in purple corn, a relative of the widely known blue corn, may help in developing therapies aimed at Type 2 diabetes and kidney disease.
The journal Physiological Genomics announces it will increase the scope of papers it accepts, to include contributions from the areas of genomics, systems biology, biomarkers, and emerging technologies.
Upcoming conference on the integrative biology of exercise explores potential mechanisms behind the health benefits of exercise and latest research incorporating exercise in personalized medicine.
American Physiological Society (APS) to receive $2.3 million in federal grants to be used to provide new opportunities aimed at bringing traditionally underrepresented groups into science, biomedical careers
Research published in the Journal of Applied Physiology has found that adolescents’ blood levels of various micronutrients are correlated with how well they performed in certain physical fitness tests. Though these results don’t prove causality, they suggest a new relationship between different measures of adolescent health.
Physiologists have identified the biological mechanism that could be responsible for cold feet, the bane of existence for singles and couples alike.
New article reviews dozens of studies on animal models of childhood obesity, suggesting that these models contribute knowledge impossible to attain from human research.
The American Physiological Society and The Physiological Society announce their partnership to publish a new open-access peer-reviewed journal – Physiological Reports.
Why do some people faint when they stand? The role that autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular function plays in this and other physiological processes is among the topics being discussed at the upcoming conference sponsored by the American Physiological Society.
Our latest APS conference focuses on the relationship between certain molecular mechanisms that are involved in the development of hypertension, heart failure, and diabetes. Entitled Autonomic Regulation of Cardiovascular Function in Health and Disease, meeting takes place July 7-10, 2012. Here’s the program overview.
Programming highlights from latest conference sponsored by The American Physiological Society.
A century after British Naval Captain Robert F. Scott led a team of explorers on their quest to be the first to reach the South Pole, a new article examines what we have learned about the physiological stresses of severe exercise, malnutrition, hypothermia, high altitude, and sleep deprivation since then.
Latest edition of Physiology has a Review article that examines what’s known about regenerative biology and applies it to regenerative medicine.
New study suggests regular exercise could help combat problems associated with sickle cell trait (SCT).
Researchers have found that a customized device which rests on the lower jaw can decrease levels of serum cortisol following exercise. The reduction of this hormone indicates less stress following strenuous activity.
New findings could help explain why women are more likely than men to have coronary symptoms after emotional upsets.
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements have well-established healthy effects on the heart. But a study suggests these heart-healthy effects don’t include improving diastolic function, the ability of the heart to relax and efficiently fill with blood.
Researchers have developed a unique model that mimics obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in humans. The approach has found that after just 30 days of OSA exposure, cerebral vessel function is altered, which could lead to stroke.
Findings may eventually lead to new treatments for other types of headache.
Professor Mingyu Liang of the Medical College of Wisconsin will receive the American Physiological Society’s Henry Pickering Bowditch Award for novel and exceptional work on the mechanisms behind hypertension and kidney disease.
Tulane University Professor L. Gabriel Navar will receive the American Physiological Society’s top honor, the Walter B. Cannon Award, at APS’ 125th anniversary meeting.
New analysis of premature infants’ heartbeats and breathing could give cues about their readiness to leave the NICU.
Astronauts living on the International Space Station show small effect on cardiovascular health when accompanied by an exercise regimen.
The APS 125th anniversary meeting includes more than 2600 programmed abstracts and a variety of symposia. This release highlights eight symposia presentations.
APS announces new policy requiring identification of sex or gender in reporting of scientific research in its 13 peer-reviewed journals.
New study has extensive implications due to effects of lactation and breast cancer on bone.
This year’s APS meeting at EB will host more than 2,600 abstracts and a wide variety of symposia. A few of the symposia presentations are highlighted here.
Study suggests that baby rats deprived of oxygen, but kept warm, had bigger swings in glucose and insulin, metabolic and physiologic effects that could increase the chances of brain damage. Findings could have implications for premature infants, who often suffer from hypoxia.
Press passes available for the Experimental Biology 2012 meeting (EB 2012), being held April 21-25, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center.
A new study published in the Journal of Neurophysiology may explain why people can hold visual information in high detail in their working memory.
Study sheds light on why some children may need to urinate more often during the rest cycle. Researchers found sleep deprivation caused healthy children, ages 8-12, to urinate significantly more frequently, excrete more sodium in urine, have altered regulation of the hormones important for excretion.
Study in model that mimics human effects of multiparity (giving birth more than once) finds mouse moms who gave birth 4 times accrued significantly more fat vs. primiparous females (those giving birth once) of similar age. Multiparous moms also had more liver inflammation.
Exercising harder, but for a shorter period, may have significant benefits for some with type 2 diabetes.
The US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 1, 2011. An article published in Advances in Physiological Education reviews the organization’s history, evolution, and transition of the research programs, emphasizing the past 25 years.
Previous studies have suggested a particular hotspot in the brain might be responsible for perceiving pitch, but auditory neuroscientists are still debating whether this “pitch center” actually exists. A review article discusses a recent study claiming the pitch center may not exist after all, or may not be located where research has suggested.
Presentation by leading expert in reproductive endocrinology among highlights at meeting sponsored by the American Physiological Society.
Study suggests exercise before conception and in the early stages of pregnancy may protect a mother-to-be by stimulating the expression of two proteins thought to play a role in blood vessel health.
Study of teens in rural California suggests that obesity has greater impact on girls.
After a heart attack, women’s hearts are more likely to maintain their systolic function—their ability to contract and pump blood from the chambers into the arteries. This suggests that heart disease manifests differently in women, affecting the small blood vessels, instead of the major blood vessels as it does in men.
In a study of 300 post-menopausal women, obese participants performed better on three cognitive tests than participants of normal weight, leading researchers to speculate about the role of sex hormones and cognition.
Cardiovascular disease and other gender-specific conditions – such as menopause, pregnancy, depression, and obesity – will be explored in depth at a two day conference being sponsored by the American Physiology Society
Selected highlights from next month’s Conference on the Physiology of Cardiovascular Disease: Gender Disparities.
Researchers find ENaC’s appearance on eukaryotic family tree coincides with turning point in evolution—the emergence of the first multicellular creatures.
Research suggests that faulty filtration allows detrimental enzymes to wreak havoc on body's fluid balance.
Study finds exercise doesn’t just boost cellular powerhouses, called mitochondria, in muscles—it also drives up their number in the brain. Knowing this could have implications for exercise performance as well as treating mental and neurological disorders.
Research suggests high dietary salt intake and obesity work together to trigger an abnormal activation of a cellular protein called Rac1.
Technique for observing how proteins work in human tissue from cystic fibrosis patients yields new insights into the cellular processes of disease.
Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic defect. Although scientists do not fully understand how or why the defect occurs, researchers have found that a protein called ubiquitin ligase Nedd4 may hold a promising clue
Expert Bertram Pitt reviews the data from three prominent studies during a presentation on aldosterone antagonists in the treatment of heart failure.
American Physiological Society announces the establishment of the Dean Franklin Young Investigator Award, sponsored by Data Sciences International, in recognition of Franklin’s role as a pioneer in noninvasive instrumentation to monitor physiological function in research animals and humans.
RSS
Medicine keyboard_arrow_right
Sciencekeyboard_arrow_right
Life keyboard_arrow_right
Business keyboard_arrow_right
Journal News keyboard_arrow_right
By Location keyboard_arrow_right
Meetings, Grants, and Events keyboard_arrow_right