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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.

Higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate infection in a polymicrobial environment

A study has found that much higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate a bacterial infection of the airways when other microbes are present.

19 Mar 2022

Scientists generate an atlas of human and mouse white adipocytes

Once considered to be inert, white adipose tissue is now recognized to be dynamic and to play an interactive role in a wide array of biological and metabolic processes.

18 Mar 2022

New method for generating lung tissue from just a few body cells in the lab

Laboratory studies of lung tissue usually require the removal of large amounts of human or animal tissue. Now scientists from the University of Freiburg's Faculty of Medicine have succeeded in collaboration with American researchers in generating tiny quantities of lung tissue, so-called organoids, from just a few body cells in the lab.

18 Mar 2022

Study suggests single nucleotide polymorphism in interferon receptor impacts COVID-19 outcomes

Researchers reported the association of a single nucleotide polymorphism rs9984273 in the interferon-alpha/beta receptor gene with outcomes of acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19.

17 Mar 2022

SLU physician-scientist receives NIH funding for Short Bowel Syndrome research

A Saint Louis University School of Medicine scientist and SLUCare physician has received funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS).

16 Mar 2022

Yale researchers uncover how to control the blood-brain barrier with a molecule

The brain is composed of billions of neurons - vulnerable cells that require a protective environment to function properly.

16 Mar 2022

Discovery of key brain pathway offers potential new drug target for treating anxiety

A new target in the brain which underpins the eliciting of anxiety and fear behaviors such as 'freezing' has been identified by neuroscientists.

15 Mar 2022

First genetic rat model of Down syndrome offers better understanding of the condition

In pursuit of better ways to test new therapies and further explore the impacts of the unique genetics associated with Down syndrome, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Tottori University in Japan have genetically engineered and characterized what is believed to be the first rat model of Down syndrome.

14 Mar 2022

Exposure to room lighting during sleep can impair glucose and cardiovascular regulation

Close the blinds, draw the curtains and turn off all the lights before bed: Exposure to even moderate ambient lighting during nighttime sleep, compared to sleeping in a dimly lit room, harms your cardiovascular function during sleep and increases your insulin resistance the following morning, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published in PNAS.

14 Mar 2022

Insight into oligodendrocytes in the brain could shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative diseases

New research may help scientists locate immature cells in the central nervous system that could shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis - and autoimmune disease that affects the brain and nervous system - and allow for the development of better therapeutic treatments.

12 Mar 2022

Imaging reveals molecular process used by corals to control algal symbionts' subcellular environment

Researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered a novel molecular process that corals use to control the subcellular environment of the algae that live inside them.

11 Mar 2022

Researchers solve the structure of large signaling protein involved in emergence of blood cancers

Researchers led by Christopher Garcia of the Ludwig Center at Stanford University have solved the long-sought structure of a large signaling protein involved in responses to infection, inflammation, the generation of immune cells and when dysregulated by mutation - the emergence of blood cancers known as myeloproliferative neoplasms.

11 Mar 2022

Multi-institutional teams awarded grant support from the Starr Cancer Consortium

Two multi-institutional teams led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists have been awarded grant support from the Starr Cancer Consortium. Both grants will fund work applying new technologies to develop more detailed knowledge of tumor biology, with one team focusing on Hodgkin lymphoma and the other on the purity of tumor samples on pathology slides.

10 Mar 2022

Active compound in Chinese herbs prevents colon cancer in mice

The active compound in Chinese herbs called emodin can prevent colon cancer in mice, according to researchers at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

9 Mar 2022

Intersectional, anterograde transsynaptic targeting system used to reveal two different brain circuits

Osaka Metropolitan University uses new “intersectional, anterograde transsynaptic targeting system” to reveal two different mouse brain circuits: the retina/primary visual cortex to the superior colliculus and the bilateral motor cortex to the dorsal striatum.

8 Mar 2022

Physiology News and Research

Higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate infection in a polymicrobial environment

Scientists generate an atlas of human and mouse white adipocytes

New method for generating lung tissue from just a few body cells in the lab

Study suggests single nucleotide polymorphism in interferon receptor impacts COVID-19 outcomes

SLU physician-scientist receives NIH funding for Short Bowel Syndrome research

Yale researchers uncover how to control the blood-brain barrier with a molecule

Discovery of key brain pathway offers potential new drug target for treating anxiety

First genetic rat model of Down syndrome offers better understanding of the condition

Exposure to room lighting during sleep can impair glucose and cardiovascular regulation

Insight into oligodendrocytes in the brain could shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative diseases

Imaging reveals molecular process used by corals to control algal symbionts' subcellular environment

Researchers solve the structure of large signaling protein involved in emergence of blood cancers

Multi-institutional teams awarded grant support from the Starr Cancer Consortium

Active compound in Chinese herbs prevents colon cancer in mice

Intersectional, anterograde transsynaptic targeting system used to reveal two different brain circuits

Stress appears to have a negative effect on the learning of movements in mice

Touch-sensing protein in the gut likely plays a key role in constipation

Manipulating carotenoids can improve plant growth, stress tolerance and increase yield

Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythm can increase the chances of contracting a virus

Study may pave the way for better multiple sclerosis drugs

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 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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