Physiology in the News

Groundhogs, Other Hibernators, Could Aid Human Health. Source: Forbes.com, February 2, 2007.

March of the Penguin Researchers. Source: TierneyLab Blog, part of The New York Times, February 1, 2007.

Dr. Greg Florant discusses hibernation and global warming. Source: 9news.com Colorado, February 2007. (Video Clip)

Nicotine: The link between cigarette smoking and kidney disease progression? Source: Innovations Report, January 31, 2007.

Some people born with a fondness for a salty nibble. Source: The New Zealand Herald, January 31, 2007.

Researchers confirm link between smoking and kidney disease progression. Source: Yahoo News India, January 30, 2007.

Taste for salt can start at birth. Source: ABC Science Online, January 30, 2007.

Chinese Herb May Lower High Blood Pressure. Source: The Washington Post.com, January 30, 2007.

Born with a taste for salt? Source: MSNBC.com, January 29, 2007.

Love Salty Foods? You May Have Been Born With Low Blood Sodium. Source: CBC News, January 24, 2007.

Chinese herbs can reduce hypertension. Source: Yahoo News India, January 19, 2007.

Brain Wave Changes In Adolescence Signal Reorganization Of The Brain. Source: Medical News Today, December 11, 2006.

Study: stress hormone causes skin disorders. Source: People's Daily Online, December 10, 2006.

'Diabetes gene' may be linked to polycystic ovary syndrome. Source: Innovations Report, December 8, 2006.

Giving In To The Urge To Scratch: Researchers Find Not All Itches Created Equal. Source: Science Daily, December 8, 2006.

Skin Disorders Might Be Sparked by Stress. Source: FoxNews.com, December 7, 2006.

Itching affects different brain parts. Source: United Press International, December 6, 2006.

Sodium, Prostaglandin May Treat Children Who Suffer from Bedwetting. Source: Nutrition Hoizon, December 5, 2006.

Weight Training Helps Women's Bones. Source: ajc.com/health, December 4, 2006.

Weight Train To Look Younger, Study Says. Source: NBC5.com (Chicago), December 1, 2006.

Hormone Imbalance Could Spur Some Bed-Wetting. Source: Forbes.com, December 1, 2006.

Giant danio could prove key for fish farming. Source: Fishfarmer Magazine, November 29, 2006.

Lungs try to repair damaged elastic fibers. Source: The Hindu News Update Service, November 6, 2006.

Proteins May Predict Lung Transplant Rejection. Source: ScienceDaily, November 4, 2006.

Immune Proteins Give Clues to Cystic Fibrosis. Source: CBC News, November 3, 2006.

Flu's Misery May Lie in the Genes. Source: statesman.com, November 3, 2006.

Study: Alcoholism Can Lead To 'Alcoholic Lung'. Source: TheWBALchannel.com, November 3, 2006.

Genes may hold key to how sick you can get from the flu, studies show. Source: Kuna.com, November 3, 2006.

Researchers writing story of the 'alcoholic lung'. Source: SpiritIndia.com, November 2006.

High Tech Detectives Screen Thousands Of Genes, Proteins To Solve Puzzle Of Lung Disease. Source: HealthOrbit, Inc., October 18, 2006.

Pollution Plus Hot Water Leaves Oysters Gasping for Air. Source: LiveScience.com, October 12, 2006.

More Oxygen Could Make Giant Bugs. Source: LiveScience.com, October 11, 2006.

Mobility Key to Animals Surviving Human Sprawl. Source: LiveScience.com, October 11, 2006.

Seals Stop Shivering to Survive Extreme Dives. Source: FoxNews.com, October 10, 2006.

Seals Stop Shivering to Survive Extreme Dives. Source: LiveScience.com, October 10, 2006.

The Secret to Hummingbirds' Amazing Energy. Source: LiveScience.com, October 9, 2006.

'Rotten egg' gas puts mice in suspended animation. Source: NewScientist.com, October 9, 2006.

Gas induces 'suspended animation'. Source: BBC News, October 9, 2006.

Naked Mole-Rats Hold Clues to Human Aging. Source: FoxNews.com, October 9, 2006.

Drug Combo May Reduce Protease Inhibitor-Related Disease. Source: 365gay.com, September 11, 2006.

Drug combo may reduce protease inhibitor-related hardening of the arteries. Source: Innovations Report, September 6, 2006.

Disabling A Carbohydrate Trigger Reduces Obesity And Appetite. Source: ScienceDaily.com, September 5, 2006.

Cousin to goldfish can live months without oxygen. Source: Boca Raton News, August 31, 2006.

Disabling carbohydrate trigger reduces obesity and appetite. Source: News-Medical.net, August 30, 2006.

How carp 'hold their breath' through winter. Source: NewScientist.com, August 25, 2006.

Fidgeting May Be Key To Weight Loss. Source: CBSNews.com, August 14, 2006.

A Biological Basis for Being a Couch Potato? Source: Forbes.com, August 14, 2006.

An End of Gluten Free Diet? Source: WTOP Radio, 103.5 FM, 820 AM, July 24, 2006. Also available, MP3 audio file and PDF format.

Heart Has Enough Oxygen to Survive Hypothermia; CPR Crucial. Source: Medindia.com, July 22, 2006

Oxygen Supply Sufficient To Sustain Heart During Hypothermia. Source: WebWire.com, July 18, 2006.

One Dose of Radiation Causes 30% Spongy Bone Loss in Mice. Source: RadiologyToday.com, July 13, 2006.

One therapeutic dose of radiation causes 30 percent spongy bone loss in mice. Source: AstroBiology.com, July 12, 2006.

Radiation Therapy Might Harm Bone. Source: KOMO TV-4 Seattle (ABC affiliate), July 12, 2006.

Research News: Sciatic chronic constriction injury produces cell-type specific changes in the electrophysiological properties of rat substantia gelatinosa neurons. Source: Christopher Reeve Foundation, July 2006.

Viagra helps performance in more ways than one. Source: Canada.com, June 23, 2006.

Novel research points to promising relief target pathway. Source: Express News, University of Alberta, June 6, 2006.

Ritalin May Keep Mental Distraction at Bay. Source: Forbes.com, May 30, 2006.

Study confirms safety of acetaminophen after heart attack. Source: WISTV.com, May 16, 2006.

Just like us, social stress prompts hamsters to overeat, gain weight. Source: Innovations Report, May 10, 2006.

Laughter May Indeed Be the Best Medicine. Source: ABCNews.com, May 10, 2006.

Just Like Us, Social Stress Prompts Hamsters To Overeat, Gain Weight. Source: ScienceDaily.com, May 8, 2006.

Kentucky Derby: Race Horse Physiology Is Model For Speed. Source: ScienceDaily.com, May 2, 2006.

Looking for Love. Source: KCBS-TV, Los Angeles, April 12, 2006. (Video Clip)

Mars challenge is protecting humans from long space travel and heavy metal ion bombardment. Source: Astrobiology.com, April 4, 2006.

Is Laughter the Best Medicine After All? Source: TIME Online Edition (time.com), April 3, 2006.

For an out-of-this-world experience, just lie down. Source: New Scientist Online, March 29, 2006. (PDF file)

Triathlon recovery faster than expected. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (www.jsonline.com), March 12, 2006. (PDF file)

This thing called love. Source: Yeshiva University Review. Winter 2006. (PDF file)

Triathlon: Ironman study redefines fine-tuned - Balance training time with blood pressure variability. Exhaustive look at competitive physiology finds complete recovery. Source: RunnersWeb.com, March 6, 2006.

Tomato juice prevents from developing emphysema induced by chronic exposure to tobacco smoke in senescence-accelerated mouse P1 strain. Source: Medzone.ru, March 2006.

Isolated female rats subjected to a 30-minute stressor heal faster than males. Source: Medzone.ru, March 2006.

Contagious obesity? Identifying the human adenoviruses that may make us fat. Source: Welltopia.com, February 14, 2006. (MP3 file)

Love is the drug. Source: CNN.com, February 14, 2006.

Hungry for Love. Source: Sciencentral.com, February 10, 2006.

Dem Altern ein Schnippchen schlagen. Source: Frankfurter Allgemeine, February 8, 2006. (PDF file)

Hibernation mechanism is energy-saving tactic that may slumber in people. Source: post-gazette.com, February 1, 2006. (PDF file)

Study Strengthens Link between Virus and Weight Gain. Souce: ScientificAmerican.com, January 30, 2006.

Weight Problems Contagious? Study Suggests Viruses May Cause Obesity. Source: FoxNews.com, January 30, 2006.

Warming up to the science of being out cold. Source: DallasNews.com, January 29, 2006. (PDF file)

Hibernation could help humans, too. Source: USAToday, January 24, 2006. (PDF file)

Tomato juice prevents from developing emphysema induced by chronic exposure to
tobacco smoke. Source: MedPortal.RU (Novosti), January 22, 2006.

Tomato Juice Might Protect Lungs. Source: Forbes.com, January 9, 2006.

Three-week diet curbs diabetes. Source: NewScientist.com. January 2006

Not So Spineless. Source: Science, Vol. 310, pg. 1871. December 23, 2005. (PDF file).

Low-intensity exercise may help prevent HF. Source: InCirculation.net, December 12, 2005.

Mounting Evidence That IL-6 Contributes to Lung Cancer. Source: Pulmonary Reviews, November 2005. (PDF file).

Eight glasses a day theory is leaky. Source: ABC Alice Springs Online, October 19, 2005. (audio clip availabe)

Can Acupuncture-Like Technique Ease Heartburn? Source: KCAL 9, Los Angeles. October 5, 2005.

Same Protein That Attracts Nutrient Iron Protects Lung From Particles. Source: Bio.com, October 3, 2005.

Nocturnal Dialysis Improves Heart Disease In Patients With End-Stage Kidney Failure. Source: MedCompare.com, September 30, 2005

Acupoint stimulation shows promise for heartburn. Source: UCSF Medical Center (Reuters Health), September 12, 2005. (PDF file)

Vitamin E gives mice a longer, more acrobatic life. Source: NewScientist.com, September 15, 2005. (PDF file)

APS Katrina Relief Fund Drive Launched. Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 9, 2005.

Olestra's Second Wind. Source: Environmental Health Perspectives, volume 113, number 8, August 2005. (PDF file)

Stem Cells Can Stop Severe Kidney Failure in Rats, Study Finds. Source: Bloomberg, 2005-08-15 12:01 (New York) (PDF file)

Putting Teachers in the Lab. Source: Gazette.net, August 3, 2005.

Talk of the Nation Science Friday. Source: ScienceFriday.com, July 22, 2005. (MP3 file). Dr. Ed Coyle discusses The Physiology of Lance Armstrong with Joe Palca, running time 34 minutes.

In the Heat, No Need to Skip Your Morning 'Joe'. Source: July 18, 2005 - WTOP News Radio 1500, Washington, D.C. Interviewer is Evan Haning, WTOP science and medicine reporter. Interviewee is Dr. Michael Sawka, chief of the Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division, U.S. Army Reserve Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts. (MP3 file)

Exercising in a Heat Wave. Source: July 13, 2005 - WTOP News Radio 1500, Washington, D.C. Interviewer is Evan Haning, WTOP science and medicine reporter. Interviewee is Dr. Michael Sawka, chief of the Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division, U.S. Army Reserve Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts. (MP3 file)

The Secret Of His Success. Source: Bicycling, August 2005 Issue. (PDF file)

The Science Behind Armstrong's Alpine Success. Source: NPR Online, July 12, 2005. Windows Media File or RealPlayer file.

Breaking Away. Lance Armstrong. Source: Outside, July Issue. (PDF file)

AAAS Science Update radio. Source: Science Update, June 21, 2005. (MP3 file)

How Lance Armstrong Gets His Unusual Energy. Source: New York Times, June 14, 2005

Love Is All In Your Head. Source: WBUR, NPR Boston 90.0FM, June 2, 2005

Watching New Love as It Sears the Brain. Source: The New York Times, May 31, 2005 (PDF file)

Serpine2 identified as novel candidate gene for COPD. Source: DrugResearcher.com, April 4, 2005

Asthma - inflammation increases cardiovascular risk, damage - not drugs. Source: Medical News Today, April 4, 2005

Asthma - inflammation increases cardiovascular risk, damage - not drugs. Source: China Emergency Medical Service System, April 4, 2005

IUPS: Hints that Viagra May Help in Preeclampsia. Source: medpagetoday.com, April 4, 2005

Cranberries May Help Keep Arteries Clear. Source: ajc.com/health, April 3, 2005

Hannah Carey, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, demonstrates how ground squirrel hibernators are helping improve human organ transplantation. ABC-TV Live at 5, Courtesy of channel3000.com & WISC-TV, News 3, Madison, Wisconsin (video clip)

Exercise Improves Three Measures of Heart Protection - ProHealthNetwork.com, January 31, 2005

Green tea extract boosts exercise endurance in animals - drinksforgreathealth.blogspot.com, January 28, 2005

From the Vineyard to the Lungs - A New Benefit of Red Wine - Pulmonary Reviews (January 2005) (PDF file)

Heliox Helps COPD Patients Breathe Easier - Pulmonary Reviews (January 2005) (PDF file)

Why you don't feel hot when it's hot outside - AAAS Science Update Radio - MP3 file, January 25, 2005

Olestra seen as antidote to toxins - Cincinnati Post, January 4, 2005

Do Women Have a Bigger Sweet Tooth? - WebMD

Exercise Boosts Immunity in Elderly Men - WebMD