Lucas Ugliara, Lucas B. R. Orssatto, Amilton Vieira and Gabriel S. Trajano (University of Brasilia, University of Queensland, QUT) examine how isometric handgrip contraction increases tibialis anterior intrinsic motoneuron excitability in a dose-dependent manner
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Lixue Yin et al. (University of Electronic Science and Technology) explore strain-based characterization of atrioventricular and left atrial remodelling in rat models of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
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📣 Registered Reports Results 📣
Monique E. Francois et al. (University of Wollongong) examine the impact of whole-body resistance exercise timing on mitigating hyperglycaemia-induced vascular dysfunction in healthy adults
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Mahboobeh Borjian Fard, Siroos Choobineh, Rahman Soori and Zohreh Mazaheri (University of Tehran) consider how exercise intensity-dependent cardiac telocyte expansion is associated with physiological growth despite JAK/STAT pathway inactivity in male Wistar rats
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📣 Call for Papers 📣
Modelling human physiological responses to environmental stressors
🗓 Deadline: 31 October 2026
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@edwardashworth.bsky.social #CallForPapers
A timely read with the Boston Marathon coming up on Monday
Davide Filingeri and Nuno Koch Esteves (@unisouthampton.bsky.social, Brunel University of London) explore how hot is too hot for people in a review of empirical models of perceptual, physiological and functional limits of human heat tolerance
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📣 April's EPick 📣
Danilo Bondi et al. (University ‘G. d’Annunzio’Chieti-Pescara, @ucl.ac.uk, University of Urbino) consider how physiological networks respond to normobaric hypoxia and isometric exercise 🏃
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Simone Villanova, Simone Porcelli, Lena Ekström and Daniele A. Cardinale (@ki.se) discuss the effect of live-high, train-low strategy induced by chronic low-dose carbon monoxide exposure on haematological parameters and performance in trained individuals
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In this Physiology of lived experience Editorial, Daniel Craighead (University of Minnesota) examines a series of physiological calamities at the Boston Marathon
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R. Chris Skinner et al. (@uvmvermont.bsky.social) explore the impact of a Western diet and binge drinking on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in male and female mice
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Sarah M. Greising and Jarrod A. Call (University of Minnesota, @universityofga.bsky.social) consider how when rehabilitation is not enough, targeting metabolism can overcome the limited plasticity of skeletal muscle after traumatic injury
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In this 'Physiology of Survival' Editorial, Mike Tipton and Hugh Montgomery (@ucl.ac.uk, University of Portsmouth) discuss surviving stabbing: the physiology of knife crime ✍️
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Ewan Dean et al. (@lancasteruni.bsky.social, BRIDGES Research Group) compare the effects of a glucose–fructose bar, glucose–fructose hydrogel and maltodextrin gel on carbohydrate oxidation and sprint performance in Tier 2 athletes 🏃
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Steven K. Malin et al. (Rutgers University) explore the effect of a single exercise bout on fasting cerebral blood flow and brain insulin sensitivity in middle-aged to older adults 🧠
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Jacky Soo et al. (@murdoch.edu.au) examine the influence of prior alkalosis or acidosis on physiological responses during passive hyperthermia
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Roland H. Wenger et al. (University of Zurich) discuss cellular microenvironment of erythropoietin-producing cells in hypoxic and injured mouse kidneys 🔬
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Timothy P. Gavin et al. (Purdue University) explore the impact of obesity and an obesogenic environment on cardiotoxin-induced damage and recovery of human myotubes 🧬
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Grégoire P. Millet et al. (@unil.bsky.social, National Ski Nordic Center, French Ski Federation, French Institute of Sport) explore agreement between muscle saturation breakpoints and lactate thresholds: Muscles comparison and sex difference in world-class Nordic skiers ⛷️
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Engin Korkmaz, Yavuz Erden, Çiğdem Tekin and Suat Tekin (Inönü University, Bartın University) examine the role of agomelatine in appetite regulation and body weight in rats 🔍️
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New @expphysiol.bsky.social from @thermosenselab.bsky.social:
The maturation of regional sweating patterns from childhood to young adulthood in females
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Jorge Velázquez Saornil et al. (Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca) compare blood pressure measurements between the Huawei Watch D smartwatch application and the validated Omron M3 Intellisense device in an observational study ⌚️
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Nathalie Boisseau et al. (AME2P Laboratory, @ucauvergne.bsky.social) question acute metabolic responses to high-intensity interval training in men with overweight or obesity: does the exercise modality matter?
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Justin S. Lawley et al. (@uniinnsbruck.bsky.social) discuss validation of muscle oxygenation kinetics to predict aerobic fitness and exercise transition thresholds.
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Mary McGahon, Sarah Geraghty, Clare Foy and Sean Roe (@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social) discuss how authentic assessment meets sustainable development: bringing meaning to undergraduate Physiology education.
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Miroslav Baláž and Barbara Ukropcová (Slovak Academy of Sciences) explore how downregulation of microRNA-494 drives mitochondrial biogenesis and function in trained muscle.
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Axel Kleinsasser et al. (@i-med.ac.at) respond to ‘Time-course of acid–base regulation at high altitude: A century of insight’ by Andrew R. Steele, Jordan D. Bird and Michael M. Tymko.
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Igor B. Mekjavic et al. (Jožef Stefan Institute) examine the effect of artificial gravity on the outcome of a two-week resistance vibration exercise programme: BRAVE study.
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Jin-Moo Lee and Keith R. Lohse et al. (@washumedicine.bsky.social) consider how stroke and motor outcomes are associated with regional and age-specific changes in periodic and aperiodic cortical activity.
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New @expphysiol.bsky.social paper using #NIRSBOX (TD-NIRS) in a bed-rest model to quantify muscle O₂ handling and links to resting energy expenditure. Timely as Artemis II extends human spaceflight farther than ever 🌕
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