The American Physiological Society (APS) was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland USA. It is a member and housed on the campus of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. APS publishes Life Lines, a podcast on human health, science news, physiology info and Physiology in the News. Various member levels are offered including student, senior and professional memberships. Media inquiries and assistance is welcomed.
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Neurochemical mechanisms that enable breathing memory—a form of neuroplasticity (the ability of the nervous system to change its activity in response to injuries) known as phrenic long-term facilitation—are very dependent ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Under conditions designed to better mirror real-world conditions, a new study finds that adults 65 and older are affected more by heat wave–like temperatures than previously reported. The study, "Age alters the thermoregulatory ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Researchers will need fewer mice to study lung infections thanks to improvements in dosing methods, according to a new study from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Changing how animals are anesthetized and ...
Sep 21, 2023
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New and unique shear stress patterns can occur in angiogenic capillary (new blood vessel growth) networks, according to a new study titled "Angiogenic microvascular wall shear stress patterns revealed through three-dimensional ...
Sep 18, 2023
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New research points to a novel potential connection between eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy and the development of asthma in the offspring. This correlation has been previously documented, but the cause was unclear. ...
Aug 30, 2023
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There is new evidence that bolsters a possible link between e-cigarette use and increased risk of stroke, according to researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder. Their study, conducted in humans, showed that circulating ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Some parts of the metabolic pathway (the process of turning food into energy) slow in response to a high-salt diet, even as the kidneys produce and use more energy when exposed to high salt intake. The surprising finding ...
Jul 31, 2023
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High blood pressure (hypertension) that occurs during pregnancy is associated with dangerous health outcomes for both the pregnant person and fetus. New research on changes in mitochondrial gene expression sheds light on ...
Jul 28, 2023
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A key protein known as claudin-2, which lines the intestinal epithelial cells of infant mice, helps them absorb more calcium from breast milk, according to a new study published in the journal Function titled "Maternal epidermal ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Long-term circadian disruption in a rat model of high blood pressure accelerated stroke onset and shortened lifespan, according to researchers from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. Researchers also discovered the ...
Jul 20, 2023
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