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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...

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Probiotic-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...

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Georgia 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,...

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Physiology 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...

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Fainting 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...

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APS 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...

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Program 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...

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Household 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...

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Mayo 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...

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Indiana 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....

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Two 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...

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Cutting 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...

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Nearly 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...

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Drug 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...

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Odd 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...

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Fish 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.

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New 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,...

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Why 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...

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APS 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...

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Where 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...

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