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Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans in good health, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. The principal level of focus of physiology is at the level of organs and systems. Most aspects of human physiology are closely homologous to corresponding aspects of animal physiology, and animal experimentation has provided much of the foundation of physiological knowledge. Anatomy and physiology are closely related fields of study: anatomy, the study of form, and physiology, the study of function, are intrinsically tied and are studied in tandem as part of a medical curriculum.

New 3D 'organ on a chip' could be used to develop new treatments for disease

Researchers have developed a three-dimensional 'organ on a chip' which enables real-time continuous monitoring of cells, and could be used to develop new treatments for disease while reducing the number of animals used in research.

26 Oct 2018

Early exposure to health enrichment programs benefits students

A study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans researchers provides new evidence that early exposure to multiple health disciplines in pipeline programs targeting underserved/underrepresented students interested in health professions reduces the development of traditional role and leadership stereotypes about professional health care teams and practice.

26 Oct 2018

Combination therapy enhances wound healing

By incorporating a gene-suppressing drug into an over-the-counter gel, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and their colleagues cut healing time by half and significantly improved healing outcomes compared to control treatments.

25 Oct 2018

University of Alicante study: Antiparasitic Ivermectin six times more toxic than Moxidectin

Ivermectin is six times more toxic than Moxidectin for insects in charge of the recycling of organic matter. For the first time ever, there is scientific evidence based on physiological studies and this should be taken into account when using antiparasitic agents for livestock.

25 Oct 2018

Researchers use MRI to watch how electrical stimulation could cure gastrointestinal disorders

More than 60 million people in the U.S. suffer from disorders in the gastrointestinal tract that could be cured by electrical stimulation, but scientists don't fully understand the therapy's effects on a critical organ: the stomach.

25 Oct 2018

Loss of serotonin neuron activity blunts the body’s ability to recover from interrupted breathing

Scientists trying to identify the roots of sudden infant death syndrome, the leading cause of death in U.S. infants between 1 month and 1 year old, have increasingly turned their attention to the neurotransmitter serotonin and the brain cells that produce it.

25 Oct 2018

Scientists identify new target for battling deadly form of leukemia

UT Southwestern scientists, working with colleagues at a sister institution in Houston, have identified a new target for battling a deadly form of leukemia.

24 Oct 2018

Research offers clue on how females stay healthier than males, despite eating a high fat diet

New research from York University on fat tissue is providing an important clue as to how females stay healthier than males, even as their body fat increases.

24 Oct 2018

A major grant funds curiosity-driven research into plant communication

A major grant to fund curiosity-driven research into plant communication has been awarded to a John Innes Centre researcher and colleagues from two European institutes.

24 Oct 2018

Study: Atg2 tethers pre-autophagosomal membrane to endoplasmic reticulum during autophagosome formation

Postdoctoral Researcher Tetsuya Kotani, Associate Professor Hitoshi Nakatogawa, Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi and colleagues at Tokyo Institute of Technology have analyzed the Atg protein Atg2, whose function had been completely unknown, and have discovered that Atg2 tethers the pre-autophagosomal membrane to the endoplasmic reticulum during autophagosome formation.

23 Oct 2018

Knowledge of sex differences in lower urinary tract may help stimulate breakthroughs in diagnosis, management

The biological differences between women and men go beyond basic anatomy. Researchers must consider sex differences down to the cellular level in order to discover crucial information about the varied development, function, and biology between women and men.

23 Oct 2018

Scientists discover primary, direct target of alcohol in the brain

When alcohol enters the brain, it causes neurons in a specialized region called the ventral tegmental area, or VTA -- also known as the "pleasure center" -- to release dopamine, a neurotransmitter that produces those feel-good sensations, and tells the brain that whatever it just experienced is worth getting more of.

23 Oct 2018

SLU researcher seeks to find solutions for 'chemo brain' symptoms and side effects of opioids

With a pair of RO1 grants from the National Institutes of Health, pain researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., will embark on two new research projects, studying chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment, or "chemo brain," symptoms and unwanted side effects of opioids.

23 Oct 2018

Paternal exercise has significant impact on child's lifelong metabolic health

Recent studies have linked development of type 2 diabetes and impaired metabolic health individuals to their parents' poor diet, and there is increasing evidence that fathers play an important role in obesity and metabolic programming of their offspring.

22 Oct 2018

Newly discovered compound shows potential for treating Parkinson's disease

A joint research group centered around Professor Hideyuki Okano and Associate Professor Jun Kohyama, Department of Physiology of the Keio University School of Medicine, together with a research group of Eisai Co., Ltd. has identified a compound that has the potential to be a treatment for Parkinson's disease by using dopaminergic neurons differentiated from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from patients with familial Parkinson's disease.

19 Oct 2018

UT Southwestern biochemist receives 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for innate immunity discovery

UT Southwestern biochemist Dr. Zhijian "James" Chen today was named winner of the prestigious 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his discovery of the cGAS enzyme that launches the body's immune defense against infections and cancers.

19 Oct 2018

Study finds link between refined soluble fibers, gut microbiota and liver cancer

Many of the processed foods we find on grocery store shelves have been loaded up with highly refined soluble fibers such as inulin, a popular probiotic that recently received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to be marketed as health-promoting.

19 Oct 2018

Physiology News and Research

New 3D 'organ on a chip' could be used to develop new treatments for disease

Early exposure to health enrichment programs benefits students

Combination therapy enhances wound healing

University of Alicante study: Antiparasitic Ivermectin six times more toxic than Moxidectin

Researchers use MRI to watch how electrical stimulation could cure gastrointestinal disorders

Loss of serotonin neuron activity blunts the body’s ability to recover from interrupted breathing

Scientists identify new target for battling deadly form of leukemia

Research offers clue on how females stay healthier than males, despite eating a high fat diet

A major grant funds curiosity-driven research into plant communication

Study: Atg2 tethers pre-autophagosomal membrane to endoplasmic reticulum during autophagosome formation

Knowledge of sex differences in lower urinary tract may help stimulate breakthroughs in diagnosis, management

Scientists discover primary, direct target of alcohol in the brain

SLU researcher seeks to find solutions for 'chemo brain' symptoms and side effects of opioids

Paternal exercise has significant impact on child's lifelong metabolic health

Newly discovered compound shows potential for treating Parkinson's disease

UT Southwestern biochemist receives 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for innate immunity discovery

Study finds link between refined soluble fibers, gut microbiota and liver cancer

Autonomic nervous system directly controls stem cell proliferation, study shows

Novel method uses just a drop of blood to monitor effect of lung cancer therapy

Research aims to address health disparities in African-American men

Industry Focus eBook - Forensics & toxicology (2nd edition) eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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