Could Processes to Regrow Hair & Feathers Lead to Clues to Restore Fingers & Toes?
Could the mechanisms by which animals regenerate hair and feathers someday lead to clues that will help restore human fingers and toes? Our latest edition of Physiology has a review article that looks at possible routes that unlock cellular regeneration and the principles by which hair and feathers regenerate themselves. The article examines what’s known about regenerative biology and applies it to regenerative medicine, which is being transformed from fantasy to reality.
New Mouthpiece Found to Reduce Stress Levels After Strenuous Exercise
Researchers have found that a customized device which rests on the lower jaw can decrease levels of serum cortisol following exercise. The reduction of this hormone indicates less stress following strenuous activity.
Regular Exercise Could Reduce Complications of Sickle Cell Trait
Regular exercise could help reduce the complications of sickle cell trait (SCT).
Mental Stress May Be Harder on Women’s Hearts
Is mental stress harder on women’s hearts? New findings could help explain why women are more likely than men to have coronary symptoms after emotional upsets.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Don’t Improve Heart’s Ability to Relax, Efficiently Refill With Blood
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements have well-established healthy effects on the heart. But new results suggest these heart-healthy effects don’t include improving diastolic function, the ability of the heart to relax and efficiently fill with blood.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea’s Damage Evident After One Month
Texas researchers have developed a unique model that mimics obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in humans. This approach has found that after just 30 days of OSA exposure, cerebral vessel function is altered, which could lead to stroke.
Changes in Brain’s Blood Flow Could Cause ‘Brain Freeze’
Using ‘brain freeze’ as a proxy for headaches, researchers find a specific artery of particular interest.
Medical College of Wisconsin Professor Earns APS’s Henry Pickering Bowditch Award
Dr. Mingyu Liang of the Medical College of Wisconsin is awarded the APS’ Henry Pickering Bowditch Award. This honor recognizes Dr. Liang’s novel and exceptional work on the mechanisms behind hypertension and kidney disease.
Tulane University Professor to Receive APS's Top Honor
Tulane University Professor L. Gabriel Navar receives the American Physiological Society’s top honor, the Walter B. Cannon Award, at ASP’ 125th anniversary meeting.
Premature Infants’ Heartbeats, Breathing Gives Cues About Readiness to Leave NICU
Released March 26, 2012 - A new study takes advantage of a novel method to link measures of premature infants’ breathing and heartbeats to determine whether they’re ready to leave the NICU.
Exercise Has Benefits, Even When It’s Done in Space
Released March 22, 2012 - Astronauts living on the International Space Station show small effect on cardiovascular health when accompanied by an exercise regimen.
APS' 125th Anniversary Puts Additional Symposia in the Spotlight at EB 2012
Released March 19, 2012 - The APS 125th anniversary meeting includes more than 2600 programmed abstracts and a variety of symposia. This release highlights eight symposia presentations.
New Policy Requiring ID of Sex, Gender in Reporting Research in APS Journals
Released March 1, 2012 - APS announces new policy requiring identification of sex or gender in reporting of scientific research in our 13 peer-reviewed journals.
Serotonin Could Play a Large Role in Bone Loss
Released February 21, 2012 - A new study suggests that serotonin, a neurotransmitter best known for its role regulating happiness and well being in the brain, could also play a pivotal role in bone loss during both lactation and in certain types of cancers.
Select Symposia Highlights from the APS’s 125th Anniversary Meeting
Released February 21, 2012 - This year’s APS meeting at EB will host more than 2,600 abstracts and a variety of symposia. A few of the symposia presentations are highlighted here.
Oxygen-Deprived Baby Rats Fare Worse If Kept Warm
Released February 13, 2012 - A new study suggests that baby rats deprived of oxygen, but kept warm, had bigger swings in glucose and insulin, metabolic and physiologic effects that could increase the chances of brain damage. The findings could have implications for premature infants, who often suffer from hypoxia.
Kim Barrett, Professor at UCSD, Selected APS President-Elect
Released February 8, 2012 - APS members have selected Kim Barrett, University of California, San Diego, as President-Elect effective April 2012. In addition to Barrett, members elected Pamela Carmines, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Marilyn Merker, Medical College of Wisconsin – VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, and William Talman, University of Iowa, as members of the APS Council.
Press Passes Available for Experimental Biology 2012 in San Diego
Released February 7, 2012 - The APS is one of six scientific societies who will hold their joint scientific sessions and annual meetings, known as Experimental Biology (EB), from April 21-25, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center. Press passes for the meeting are available for qualifying members of the press. See the application at http://bit.ly/vZ2dEh or send an inquiry to Media@FASEB.org.
Working Memory and the Brain
Released February 6, 2012 - Work published in the Journal of Neurophysiology may explain why people can hold visual information in high detail in their working memory. Using functional neuroimaging, investigators found that visual working memory follows a more general pattern of brain activity than visual perception and relies on concerted action of specialized areas in the rear of the brain and control areas in the front of the brain, which were activated regardless of what the participants viewed.
Sleep Deprivation Tied to Increased Nighttime Urination in Preteens
Released February 1, 2012 - A new study published in AJP-Renal finds that sleep deprivation causes healthy children, between the ages of eight and twelve, to urinate significantly more frequently, excrete more sodium in their urine, have altered regulation of the hormones important for excretion, and have higher blood pressure and heart rates.
Multiple Births Lead to Weight Gain, Other Issues for Mouse Moms
Released January 30, 2012 - Study in model that mimics human effects of multiparity (giving birth more than once) finds mouse moms who gave birth four times accrued significantly more fat vs. primiparous females (those giving birth once) of similar age. Multiparous moms also had more liver inflammation.