Short on Time? Aerobic, Not Resistance, Exercise is Best Bet For Weight- and...
Released January 2, 2013 - Balancing time commitments against health benefits, aerobic training appears to be optimal mode of exercise for reducing fat- and body mass, while a program including...
View ArticleProbiotic-Derived Treatment Offers New Hope for Premature Babies
Released February 13, 2013 - "Good" bacteria that live in our intestines have been linked with a variety of health benefits. In a new study, researchers have uncovered another advantage to these...
View ArticleGeorgia Regents University Professor David M. Pollock Elected President-Elect...
Released February 14, 2013 - The APS membership elected its new officers for terms beginning in 2013. David M. Pollock, Georgia Regents University, was elected President-Elect. John C. Chatham,...
View ArticlePhysiology Goes Mobile
Released February 22, 2013 - Physiology Journals Go Mobile: APS brings new functionality to our highly regarded published research. All 13 of our peer-reviewed journals are now available through the...
View ArticleFainting Can Result From Blood Pressure Drug Used With Other Disorders
Released March 8, 2013 - New study identifies why prazosin, a drug commonly used to reduce high blood pressure, may cause lightheadedness and possible fainting upon standing in patients with normal...
View ArticleAPS Announces Top Award Lectures, Distinguished Lectureships at EB 2013
Released March 11, 2013 - APS announces the names of 14 distinguished researchers to be honored for their contributions to the field at the Society's 126th annual meeting. The event, part of the...
View ArticleProgram Highlights from the Upcoming Meeting of the American Physiological...
Released March 18, 2013 - The APS's 126th annual meeting offers more than 2,700 programmed abstracts and dozens of symposia. Program highlights include the Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine...
View ArticleHousehold Air Pollution (HAP) and Biomass Fuels
Released April 1, 2013 - Almost 4 million people die annually from household air pollution (HAP) caused by exposure to the combustion of biomass fuels, kerosene, or coal. These individuals are among...
View ArticleMayo Clinic Anesthesiologist Earns APS's Walter B. Cannon Award
Released April 20, 2013 - 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...
View ArticleIndiana University Associate Professor Earns APS's Henry Pickering Bowditch...
Released April 21, 2013 - 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....
View ArticleTwo Days of Staging as Effective as Four for High Altitude Climbs
Released April 21, 2013 - 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...
View ArticleCutting Back on Sleep Harms Blood Vessel Function and Breathing Control
Released April 22, 2013 - 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...
View ArticleNearly Half of Veterans With Blast Concussions Might Have Hormone Deficiencies
Released April 22, 2013 - 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...
View ArticleDrug Reduces Fat by Blocking Blood Vessels
Released April 23, 2013 - 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...
View ArticleOdd Experiments by "America's First Physiologist" Shed Light on Digestion
Released April 24, 2013 - 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...
View ArticleFish Oil May Help the Heart Beat Mental Stress
Released May 23, 2013 - Why is fish oil good for the heart? A new study suggests that this omega 3 fatty acid-rich nutrient could blunt some cardiovascular effects of mental stress.
View ArticleNew Flu Strains Prompt Review of Current Research, Call to Redouble Flu Fight
Released May 29, 2013 - Despite numerous medical advances over the past century, the flu-a seasonal rite of passage for many around the world-still remains deadly and dangerous. In April of this year,...
View ArticleWhy Hard Drinking is Harder on the Body with Age
Released June 21, 2013 - Alcohol abuse could be even dangerous for the elderly than for younger adults. A new study in rats suggests that heavy, chronic drinking accelerates the normal muscle loss that...
View ArticleAPS Statement on NIH Implementation of IOM Principles
Released June 26, 2013 - APS issues statement on NIH implementation of the recommendations of the IOM principles and criteria related to chimpanzee research. Society supports outcome-oriented...
View ArticleWhere Do Astronauts Go When They Need "To Go?"
Released July 9, 2013 - The first American man in space had no place "to go," and urinating in space was a tough problem for engineers to solve. In a new article, Hunter Hollins of the National Air and...
View ArticleEstrogen's Effects on Fat Depends on Where It's Located
Released July 26, 2013 - Why women tend to accumulate fat in the stereotypical "pear" shape, with more fat in the buttocks and thighs (a shape that's thought to be healthier than men's stereotypical...
View ArticleRelationship Between Sleep and Memory: A Historical Review
Released July 29, 2013 - What's the relationship between sleep and memory? A recent article in Physiological Reviews covers the field through a historical perspective on concepts and a discussion of...
View ArticleDenis Jordanet: Physiologist Who Discovered Role of Low Blood Oxygen at High...
Released August 8, 2013 - We've known for well over a century that low blood oxygen causes altitude sickness. The origin of this idea has long been attributed to French researcher Paul Bert. But it's...
View ArticlePiano Fingers: How Players Strike Keys Depends on How Muscles Are Used
Released August 9, 2013 - Researchers have long been aware of a phenomenon in speech called coarticulation, in which certain sounds are produced differently depending on the sounds that come before or...
View ArticleHitting the Gym May Help Men Avoid Diet-Induced Erectile Dysfunction
Released August 20, 2013 - Eating the Western diet is a risk factor for erectile dysfunction and coronary artery disease. How can junk food lovers avoid these problems? Exercise. Researchers used rats...
View ArticleBirds Appear to Lack Important Anti-Inflammatory Protein
Released September 16, 2013 - Bird diseases can have a vast impact on humans so understanding their immune systems can benefit people. An important element in the immune system of many animals' immune...
View ArticleThe Placebo Effect and its Lessons for the Physician-Patient Relationship
Released September 19, 2013 - The findings of a comprehensive review of the placebo phenomenon and its consequences for clinical medicine are contained in a new article by neuroscientist Fabrizio...
View ArticleCarbon Monoxide Could Hold Promise of Effective Preeclampsia Treatment,...
Released September 19,2013 - The findings of a comprehensive review of the placebo phenomenon and its consequences for clinical medicine are contained in a new article by neuroscientist Fabrizio...
View ArticleTransmitting Future Asthma by Smoking Today
Released September 20, 2013 - A new study confirms the lasting legacy of smoking. In the study, researchers exposed animal mothers to nicotine during pregnancy-a proxy for smoking-and found the...
View ArticleAuditory Cortex
Released September 25, 2013 - A new study suggests that the auditory cortex does more than just process sound. When study subjects were expecting a reward and received it, or weren't expecting a...
View ArticleWhen it Comes to the Good Cholesterol, Fitness Trumps Weight
Released October 9, 2013 - New findings suggest that maintaining a "healthy" weight isn't as important for healthy cholesterol function as being active by regularly performing strength training. Study...
View ArticleSleeping In on Weekends Doesn't Fix All Deficits Caused by Workweek Sleep Loss
Released October 9, 2013 - A new study assesses the effects of extended "weekend" recovery sleep following "one workweek" of mild sleep restriction on sleepiness/alertness, inflammation and stress...
View ArticleMilk-Maker Hormone May Help Liver Regenerate
Released October 15, 2013 - Prolactin has an important function in the liver, but how important? Researchers, using an animal model, found the animals with extra prolactin had larger livers,...
View ArticleHormone Levels in Women Using Contraception
Released November 6, 2013 - Latest research provides new insight into mechanisms through which lower hormone levels may make the body more susceptible to damage caused by stress and the chronic...
View ArticleVitamin C Could Ease Muscle Fatigue in COPD Patients
Released November 7, 2013 - New findings show IV infusions of vitamin C can improve skeletal muscle fatigue in COPD patients, further implicating the role of oxidative stress in the skeletal muscle...
View ArticleFor Obese Teen Girls, Aerobic Exercise May Trump Resistance Training
Released November 7 2013 - New findings suggest that for teen girls, aerobic exercise might be superior to resistance exercise for cutting health risks associated with obesity. Study published in the...
View ArticleQuadriplegics at Risk for Serious Sleep Breathing Disorder
Released December 5, 2013 - New findings suggest that where the spinal cord is injured-in the neck, or lower-can affect the likelihood and type of breathing problems during sleep, including central...
View ArticleFor Altitude Training, a Narrow Window for Success
Released December 12, 2013 - In a new study, researchers found that living between 2000 and 2500 meters above sea level offered the best performance enhancement compared to living at higher or lower...
View ArticleFetal Alcohol Syndrome Heart Defects May Be Caused by Altered Function, Not...
Released December 30, 2013 - Study utilizing using animal model finds fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) heart defects may be caused by altered function, not structure.
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