Physiological Reviews Podcast

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Each episode of the Physiological Reviews podcast features commentary and discussion of newly published articles in the journal, which provides state-of-the-art, comprehensive, and high-impact coverage of timely issues in the physiological and biomedical sciences. Physiological Reviews articles appeal to physiologists, neuroscientists, cell biologists, biophysicists, and clinicians with special interest in pathophysiology. The journal is very useful in teaching and research because it provides non-biased and clearly written updates on important developments.

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Community-Acquired Bacterial Coinfections and COVID-19

Apr 25 2024 47 mins  
In our latest episode, Dr. Farrah Kheradmand (Baylor College of Medicine) interviews Dr. Kevin Harrod (University of Alabama at Birmingham) about his article by Patton et al. on community-acquired bacterial coinfections and COVID-19. In the early days of the pandemic when physicians were treating critically ill COVID patients, there was no standard definition for bacterial coinfect

Sex Differences in Blood Pressure Regulation and Hypertension

Apr 11 2024 30 mins  
The topic of hypertension is of paramount clinical importance as a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, and kidney disease. Sex differences in blood pressure regulation play a major role in the pathophysiology of hypertension. In the episode, Dr. Carol Ann Remme (University of Amsterdam) interviews Dr. Thu Le (University of Rochester) a

Amyloid beta-Peptide and Oxidative Stress in Alzheimer Disease Pathogenesis

Jan 30 2024 66 mins  
In this episode of The Physiological Reviews Podcast, Professor Giovanni Mann (King’s College London) interviews authors Prof. Marzia Perluigi (Sapienza University of Rome) and Prof. D. Allan Butterfield (University of Kentucky) about their recently published Review on the oxidative stress hypothesis of Alzheimer Disease. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of amyloid be

AI in Physiology and Healthcare

Sep 20 2023 36 mins  
As Sir Winston Churchill once said, “Where there is great power, there is great responsibility.” This is the overarching context of our latest episode about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in physiology and healthcare. Listen as host Dr. Ryan Melvin (University of Alabama at Birmingham) interviews author Dr. James Zou (Stanford University) about the Review by Zhang e

The Molecular Athlete: Exercise Physiology from Mechanisms to Medals

Aug 29 2023 28 mins  
What are the key physiological adaptations attained in exercise regimens used by elite athletes to achieve peak performance? In our latest episode of The Physiological Reviews Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sadis Matalon (University of Alabama at Birmingham) interviews author and Physiological Reviews Associate Editor Dr. Christoph Handschin (University of Basel, Switzerland) about t

Genome-wide Association Studies of Cardiovascular Disease

Jun 01 2023 23 mins  
Genetics studies, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS), play an increasingly important role in physiology and pathophysiology studies of cardiovascular disease. Listen as Deputy Editor Dr. Carol Ann Remme interviews authors Prof. Jeanette Erdmann (University of Lübeck, Germany) and Prof. Connie Bezzina (Amsterdam University Medical Center, Netherlands) about their late

Effects of Climate Change on Ozone and UV-B

Apr 25 2023 33 mins  
How do changes in concentration of stratospheric ozone impact human health and the global ecosystem? In our latest episode Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sadis Matalon interviews lead author Professor Christos Zerefos about the recent Review titled, “The long-term variability of human health related solar ultraviolet-B radiation doses from the 1980s to the end of 21st century.” Because st

Human Frailty and Its Modulation by Physical Activity

Feb 02 2023 28 mins  
Physiological Reviews Associate Editor Prof. Christoph Handschin speaks with Prof. Paul L. Greenhaff and Prof. Janet M. Lord about their article “Multisystem Physiological Perspective of Human Frailty and Its Modulation by Physical Activity,” published in the April 2023 issue of Physiological Reviews. Prof. Greenhaff is Professor at the School of Life Sciences at the University

A Systematic Review of the Biological Mediators of Fat Taste and Smell

Jan 04 2023 29 mins  
Physiological Reviews Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sadis Matalon speaks with Dr. Paule V. Joseph about her article “A Systematic Review of the Biological Mediators of Fat Taste and Smell,” the first systematic review to be published in Physiological Reviews. Dr. Joseph is Lasker Clinical Research Scholar, Tenure Track Clinical Investigator, and Chief of the Section of Sensory Science an

Systematic Reviews for Basic Scientists: A Different Beast

Dec 02 2022 28 mins  
Physiological Reviews Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sadis Matalon speaks with Prof. John P.A. Ioannidis about his editorial “Systematic Reviews for Basic Scientists: A Different Beast,” which focuses on the importance of systematic reviews in scientific research. Prof. Ioannidis is Professor of Medicine, of Epidemiology and Population Health, and, by courtesy, of Statistics and Biomedica