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New Research Examines Connection Between Inflammatory Stimulus and Parkinson's Disease
The precise cause(s) of Parkinson's Disease is unknown, but there is consensus that an inflammatory event or episode is involved in the initiation of neurodegeneration. A study by Texas researchers has brought the understanding of inflammation's...
4/29/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Odd Experiments by “America’s First Physiologist” Shed Light on Digestion
A fur trader who suffered an accidental gunshot wound in 1822 and the physician who saw this unfortunate incident as an opportunity for research are key to much of our early knowledge about the workings of the digestive system. Symposium, “William...
4/18/2013 9:05 AM EDT
Drug Reduces Fat by Blocking Blood Vessels
Researchers have long known that cancerous tumors grow collections of abnormal blood cells, the fuel that feeds this disease and keeps it growing. Now, new evidence in an animal model suggests that blood vessels in the fat tissue of obese...
4/18/2013 9:05 AM EDT
Cutting Back on Sleep Harms Blood Vessel Function and Breathing Control
Researchers have tested the effects of partial sleep deprivation on blood vessels and breathing control and found that reducing sleep length over two consecutive nights leads to less healthy vascular function and impaired breathing control. The...
4/18/2013 9:05 AM EDT
Nearly Half of Veterans Found with Blast Concussions Might Have Hormone Deficiencies
Up to 20 percent of veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq have experienced at least one blast concussion. A new study finds about 42% of screened veterans with blast injuries have irregular hormone levels indicative of hypopituitarism. Many...
4/18/2013 9:05 AM EDT
Two Days of Staging as Effective as Four for High Altitude Climbs
Conventional knowledge suggests that to avoid acute mountain sickness (AMS), climbers need to “stage,” or set up camp, at a lower altitude for four days when summiting peaks as high as 4300 meters. A U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental...
4/18/2013 9:05 AM EDT
Indiana University Associate Professor Earns American Physiological Society’s Henry Pickering Bowditch Award
Johnathan D. Tune will present the American Physiological Society’s Henry Pickering Bowditch Award Lecture on April 21, 2013 during the Society’s 126th annual meeting. Dr. Tune is being recognized for his work on the mechanisms that connect...
4/18/2013 9:05 AM EDT
Mayo Clinic Anesthesiologist Earns APS’s Walter B. Cannon Award
Michael Joyner, M.D. will present the American Physiological Society’s Walter B. Cannon Award Lecture on April 20, 2013, during the Society’s 126th annual meeting. The Cannon Award is the Society’s pre-eminent award. The Mayo Clinic...
4/18/2013 9:05 AM EDT
