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Listen to author interviews, commentaries from thought leaders, and insightful discussions about important topics in physiology and scientific publishing. Brought to you by the American Physiological Society (APS) Publications.

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73:07

Connecting Genes to Physiology: The First 25 Years of...

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2025/11/04

In this special episode of the APS Publications Podcast, the founding of Physiological Genomics is discussed in a series of interviews with Drs. Allen W. Cowley, Jr., Bina Joe, and Hilary Coller. These interviews were organized and conducted in September 2025 by Oluwatosin Mautin Akinola (PhD candidate in Molecular Medicine at the University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Oluwatosin-Akinola-2). Full videos of these interviews are available as Supplemental

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6:40

Enhancing auditory physiology: simulating unilateral...

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2025/10/31

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, Dr. Raju Suresh Kumar discusses a novel, hands-on simulation designed to teach auditory physiology. By experiencing unilateral conductive hearing loss, students gain deeper insight into auditory masking and sound lateralization. This simple, cost-effective method enhances conceptual understanding and clinical skills, offering strong potential for integration into medical education.Enhancing auditory

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6:21

Interorgan Insights: Alcohol-Induced...

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2025/10/30

In this podcast, coauthors Liz Simon, Flavia Souza-Smith, Megan Donovan, Eden Gallegos, Kaitlin Couvillon, and Patricia Molina summarize their recently published review article, "Physiological Mechanisms Vulnerable to Alcohol-Induced Alterations: Role in Chronic Comorbidities." The article describes alcohol's multi-systemic physiological effects on the gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and immune systems, as well as on energy metabolism that contribute to multiorgan injury and disease

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7:04

Interorgan Insights: Multi-Organ-On-Chip System to...

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2025/10/07

In this podcast, coauthors Simon D. Pouwels and Brady Rae discuss their recently published research article, "Interorgan Communication Between Lung and Colorectal Epithelial Cells Studied Using a Novel Multi-Organ-On-Chip System." The article describes development of a novel unidirectional millifluidic multi-organ-on-chip device to study the communication between human lung epithelial cells and colorectal cells following a toxic stimulus. Authors additionally discuss the versatility of the device to

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05:24

In Vivo Drosophila Model of CS-induced COPD Phenotypes

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2025/08/11

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, featuring an article from AJP–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, author Periklis Marnas discusses inhalation exposure of adult D. melanogaster to cigarette smoke and changes in physiological parameters and the expression of COPD-associated orthologous genes. The study found that transcriptomic responses were more profound in females, indicating sex-specific responses to inhaled toxicants. Furthermore, enrichment analyses of the

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04:39

Racial and Sex Differences in Cardiac Autonomic Function

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2025/08/11

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, featuring an article from AJP–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, authors Ziba Taherzadeh and Claire Kissell discuss the influence of race and sex and Cardiac autonomic function. Their study found that non-Hispanic Black adults living in the United States are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease compared with their non-Hispanic White adult counterparts. These results support that reduced cardiac autonomic function does not

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07:15

PVN Neurons in Estradiol Treated Middle-Aged Mice

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2025/08/11

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, featuring an article from AJP–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, authors Andrea Zsombok, Lucie Desmoulins, and Adrien Molinas discuss the role of estradiol treatment in regulating metabolism and glucose homeostasis. In their study with middle-aged, high-fat diet-fed, ovariectomized female mice, the authors found that liver-related neurons in the hypothalamus became more excitable. Estradiol treatment reduced this excitability,

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08:40

Gut Microbes, Risperidone, and a New Therapeutic Path

APS Publications Podcast ·

2025/07/30

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, coauthors Matthew A. Hadiono, Alexis B. Kazen, Fatima A. Aboulalazm, and John R. Kirby discuss their recent study, "Reutericyclin mitigates risperidone-induced suppression of anaerobic energy expenditure," published in AJP–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.The authors explore how the gut microbiome, a thermogenic biomass, plays a critical role in regulating energy expenditure. Their study shows that the composition of the microbial

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07:40

The Link Between Vitamin D and Sleep

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2025/07/30

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, coauthors John J. Durocher and Ezra Mutai discuss the Editorial Focus titled "Sleep tight with vitamin D’s might" published in AJP–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. The conversation centers on a recent study by Culver et al., which examines the relationship between vitamin D levels and reduced sleep variability. Tune in to hear how these findings shed light on the potential link between vitamin D status and consistent sleep

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10:04

Exploring CYP450 Pathways in Functional Sympatholysis

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2025/07/30

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, coauthors Alexander A. Buelow and J. Mikhail Kellawan discuss their recent study, "Inhibition of CYP450 pathways reduces functional sympatholysis in healthy young adults," published in AJP–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. They explore how functional sympatholysis, which has traditionally been considered independent of nitric oxide and prostaglandins, may actually involve endothelial CYP450 pathways. Their findings show that

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04:03

Leukotrienes in asthma-IBD axis

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2025/07/28

In this podcast, coauthors Emma Elizabeth Sabu Kattuman, Lakshminarayan Reddy Teegala, Somayeh Darzi, Charles K Thodeti, and Sailaja Paruchuri talk about their recently published review, "Leukotrienes: bridging the inflammatory gap in asthma and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)." The review highlights how altered leukotriene biosynthesis and signaling contribute to the pathogenesis of both asthma and IBD, and considers the therapeutic implications of targeting leukotriene pathways for patients with

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07:14

Leveraging computer-based simulations and immersive...

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2025/07/21

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, join coauthors Maurizio Costabile and Layla Mahdi as they discuss their study, “Leveraging computer-based simulations and immersive software technologies for enhanced student learning in laboratory medicine.” They share how these digital tools were integrated across a 4-year laboratory medicine degree and how they significantly improved student engagement and understanding. Tune in to hear how this

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05:08

Introducing and validating DramaZoom as a teaching...

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2025/07/16

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, join coauthors Helena Carvalho and Patricia Halpin as they discuss DramaZoom is a teaching tool paired with a pretest to activate memory. It promotes learning for both medical students and undergraduate students with different majors in the study cohort. DramaZoom creates an opportunity for a fun learning experience that promotes knowledge gain in physiology regardless of whether the teaching setting is face

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10:08

Meeting report: an interdisciplinary approach to...

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2025/07/14

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, coauthor Katelyn Cooper highlights the meeting reports titled “Meeting report: an interdisciplinary approach to addressing anxiety in undergraduate active learning biology courses.” She explains that anxiety is a common emotional condition marked by feelings of tension, worry, and physical symptoms like restlessness and fatigue. Among college students, anxiety is the most reported mental health concern and

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06:51

Uncovering Heightened Cardiovascular Reflexes in...

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2025/07/11

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, corresponding author Han-Kyul Kim provides an overview of the study titled "Exercise pressor reflex function is augmented in rats with chronic kidney disease," recently published in AJP–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. Dr. Kim discusses how the research team uncovered exaggerated blood pressure responses triggered by the exercise pressor reflex (EPR) in a chronic kidney disease (CKD) animal model. The study highlights how both the

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07:55

Premed pressure: examining whether premed students...

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2025/07/01

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, coauthors Jynx Pigart, Tasneem Mohammed, and Katelyn Cooper discuss their study, “Premed pressure: examining whether premed students experience more academic stress compared to non-premeds.” Their research investigates the common perception that premedical students experience higher levels of academic stress than their non-premed peers. The findings revealed no statistically significant differences in

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04:39

How Oral Contraceptive Pill Phase Alters...

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2025/06/06

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, we hear from coauthor Casey G. Turner about the study, "Oral contraceptive pill phase alters mechanisms contributing to cutaneous microvascular function in response to local heating." Published in AJP–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, this study investigates the effect of OCP phase on in vivo microvascular endothelium-dependent vasodilation and explores underlying mechanisms. Present findings suggest OCP phase does not affect overall

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05:44

Preparation strategies for physiology competition:...

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2025/06/02

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education. The authors present their study on the Indonesian Medical Physiology Olympiad (IMPhO). This article outlines key strategies for building a successful team in a physiology competition, including effective use of resources, mentorship, teamwork, and faculty guidance. These approaches not only enhance performance in competitive settings but can also be adapted to strengthen study techniques for medical

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05:50

Evolving resource use for self-directed learning in...

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2025/05/20

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, we hear from Dr. Himel Mondal about his recently published paper entitled “Evolving resource use for self-directed learning in physiology among first-year medical students in a classroom setting.” This study reports a shift in educational resource use for self-directed learning (SDL) among medical students after introduction of large language model (LLM) chatbots. Students use multiple sources, with digital

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04:30

Differentially Expressed Adipose Genes with Obesity

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2025/05/14

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, featuring Physiological Genomics, join coauthors Ibra Fancher and Malak Alradi as they discuss, “A long-term high-fat diet induces differential gene expression changes in spatially distinct adipose tissue of male mice.” This study explores how a long-term high fat diet affects gene expression in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) in male mice.A long-term high fat diet induces differential gene expression changes in

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