#physiology

A very small study (10 individuals) found that 7 days of 1-hour ice baths was associated with lower programmed cell death (apoptosis) and greater cleanup of cellular waste (autophagy).

Summary: https://www.uottawa.ca/about-us/news-all/cold-plunges-actually-change-your-cells-uottawa-study-finds

Original paper: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adbi.202400111

#Science #Health #Cold #Physiology

Brain scans of infants reveal the moment we start making memories - A team from Columbia and Yale University scanned the brains of 26 infants and toddlers aged 4 to 25 months as they completed a memory task. They found that at roughly a year old, a part of the brain crucial to memory formation spun into action and began generating neural signals related to things the kids remembered from the tests. #memory #brain #physiology #BrainDevelopment #thinking #ChildGrowthAndDevelopment #consciousness
https://singularityhub.com/2025/03/20/new-baby-brain-scans-reveal-the-moment-we-start-making-memories/

'MicroRNA profiling in umbilical cord plasma: links to maternal metabolism and neonatal metabolic and inflammatory traits' - an article in The Journal of #Physiology on #ScienceOpen:
https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=822f0dae-fe6c-4317-a654-28d45f26e644

'The Journal of Physiology' by The Physiological Society publishes #Research in all areas of #Physiology and #Pathophysiology that illustrates new physiological principles, mechanisms or premises:
https://www.scienceopen.com/collection/3628e630-fcd4-4183-a989-414326c60127

Hyaluronic acid deposition & a soft ECM promote digit regeneration in mice.

@JontyTownson covers the first #preprint from the Storer lab.

Jonathan: "I really appreciated the combination of many different techniques to build a compelling narrative about the role of different cell types regulating HA networks in regenerative wounds and the influence stiffness has on this process."

#preLight

https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/hyaluronic-acid-and-emergent-tissue-mechanics-orchestrate-digit-tip-regeneration/

#biology #biophysics #DevBio #physiology #ECM #regeneration

Associate Research Scientist

CUIMC: Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/cuimc-department-of-physiology-and-cellular-biophysics-27778-associate-research-scientist/?feed_id=93321

#cellular_biophysics #physiology #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/cuimc-department-of-physiology-and-cellular-biophysics-27778-associate-research-scientist/?feed_id=93321

Associate Research Scientist

CUIMC: Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/cuimc-department-of-physiology-and-cellular-biophysics-27778-associate-research-scientist/?feed_id=93300

#cellular_biophysics #physiology #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/cuimc-department-of-physiology-and-cellular-biophysics-27778-associate-research-scientist/?feed_id=93300

Learning the #skeleton is challenging for #anatomy & #physiology students. Here are nine strategies that you can provide them to overcome obstacles and find success. Maybe ten. Or so.
This is one of our most popular episodes ever. And it's short!
https://theAPprofessor.org/128

If you #vape, l assume that you're not aware that vaping is #unhealthy?

Unhealthy for #physiology in general (colloquially, unhealthy for the "body & mind")

But, it depends on what chemicals are being vaporised. For example, inhaling water vapour is OK. But the vape "juice" sold on the market (e.g., in shops), is unhealthy to vape. E.g., it reduces respiratory function \ efficiency of the lungs. Plus, has negative psychological 'hang over' effects

Don't simply trust advertising!

#health

The Dance of Mind and Body: Exploring the Symphony of Sensory Experience

#MindBodyConnection #SensoryExperience #Neuroscience #EmotionalHealth #MultisensoryStimulation #Neuroplasticity #Psychology #Physiology #CognitiveScience #Wellbeing #BrainFunction #EmotionalIntelligence #LearningAndGrowth #MentalHealthMatters

https://youtube.com/shorts/fPaPeYZtVbg?feature=share

Australian company Cortical Labs has launched the CL1, the world's first #commercial "biological computer" that merges #human #brain cells with #silicon #hardware to form adaptable, energy-efficient neural networks.

https://newatlas.com/brain/cortical-bioengineered-intelligence/

#Melbourne #Australia #Barcelona #Spain #biology #intelligence #ArtificialIntelligence #science #medical #research #physiology #computers #semiconductors #neurology #neuroscience #consciousness #sentience #biotechnology #robotics #neurons

Two gut #parasites accelerate #honeybee #aging, threatening colony stability

#Nosema #Lotmaria #trypanosomatid #foraging #physiology

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-gut-parasites-honeybee-aging-threatening.html

What’s that on your tail?

Sidney Leedham, Roger Kissane & James Charles review an exciting #preprint from Andrew K. Schulz & team exploring how the development of a scaly-organ at the base of the tail of flying squirrels helps them stick to trees.

#preLight: https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/scaly-tail-organ-enhances-static-stability-during-pels-scaly-tailed-flying-squirrels-arboreal-locomotion/

#evolution #biology #physiology #zoology

Check out Science & Education Updates 341! We explore B12 and brain health, new hearing research, innovative STEM teaching, how milk and cheese boost your microbiome, and a new pancreatic cancer blood test! Learn more here: https://AandP.info/sci-341 #anatomy #physiology

The megakaryocyte: trapped in a cage of its own making 𐂺

In this #preprint, Claire Masson & colleagues report the discovery of novel structures controlling megakaryocyte protrusion events.

Excellent #preLight from Simon Cleary

https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/megakaryocyte_cages/

#biology #physiology #megakaryocytes #platelets

https://www.europesays.com/1871979/ What can bears, tardigrades, and worms teach us about surviving deep space? #Anxiety #ArtificialIntelligence #Bone #CaenorhabditisElegans #DNA #eye #Genetic #MachineLearning #Muscle #MuscleAtrophy #NextGeneration #physiology #RadiationExposure #research #sleep #space #Stress

A new episode 152 arrives tomorrow. It's about everyone's favorite system. You'll never guess which one!
Do you have the TAPPapp (to get the episode early)? Or do you follow The A&P Professor #podcast on your device?
https://theAPprofessor.org/followpodcast
#anatomy #physiology

The podcast series The Inclusive #Anatomy & #Physiology Course ended with this tip: practicing love—compassion, empathy, and kindness—for all our students. It's the foundational strategy that underlies all the other #inclusion tips discussed.
https://theAPprofessor.org/109

Happy Valentine's Day: Research gives new meaning to the word "sweetheart". https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1073543
#physiology #heart #sweetness

Scaling In Branch Thickness And The Fractal Aesthetic Of Trees [In Art From Da Vinci To Mondrian]
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https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/4/2/pgaf003/7996468 <-- shared paper
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[not my usual fare, but love the spatial mathematical components, although the maths is way over my head!]
#spatial #maths #mathematics #art #painting #representation #daVinci #LeonardodaVinci #MurraysLaw #tree #vegetation #fractal #fractals #α #biology #artwork #radiusscalingexponent #branches #branching #nature #naturalpatterns #proportions #physiology #Mondrian #aesthetic #aesthetics #scale #scaling