Life Lines - The Podcast of The American Physiological Society
Life Lines is a general interest monthly science podcast of The American Physiological Society. Visit us online at www.lifelines.tv.
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Episode 7: Nanoparticles and Disease
Nanoparticles, which are 1,000 times smaller than a bacterium, are being manufactured and incorporated into some commercial products such as cosmetics and clothing. While nanotechnology holds promise, there is little understanding of how these super small particles might affect us if they get inside …
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Episode 6: The Mystery of Serotonin & Hypertension
We continue our coverage of Experimental Biology 2008 with an interview with Michigan State University Professor Stephanie W. Watts, who has been investigating whether serotonin plays a role in high blood pressure.The APS has awarded Dr. Watts the Henry Pickering Bowditch Memorial Award for early-ca …
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Episode 5: Research on Heart Hormones and Cancer
In this episode of Life Lines, we talk to David Vesely, a professor at the University of South Florida and chief of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa. Dr. Vesely talks about his research investigating the use of heart hormones as a treatment for …
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Episode 4: Severe Asthma, Video Games, 'One Physiology'
In this episode, we'll talk to Ronald Sorkness (1:29) about his study on severe asthma that appears in the Journal of Applied Physiology. We'll also ask David Spierer (13:23) whether there might be physiological benefits in playing an interactive video game. And APS President Hannah Carey (21:13) wi …
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Special Edition: Hillary's Contribution to Physiology
In this special episode of Life Lines, we talk to John West, a professor of medicine at the University of California, who shares his memories of the late Sir Edmund Hillary. West accompanied Hillary to Mount Everest in 1960, helping to uncover how the body acclimatizes to the extremes of altitude.Th …
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Episode 3: Physiology of the Season
In this special holiday edition of the podcast, we??ll talk to Perry Barboza of the institute of arctic biology at the university of Alaska in Fairbanks and Lisa Leon of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick Massachusetts.Dr. Barboza explains how a reindeer??s physiolo …
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Episode 1: Snorkeling Elephants
Photo by Stella Bogdanic, courtesy of stock.xchng In this episode, APS Executive Director Martin Frank talks with University of California physiologist John West about snorkeling elephants, galloping race horses and flying pigeons. Marshall Montrose tells us why the stomach doesn't dig …
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Episode 2: Prosthetic Arms, Frozen Frogs and Alligator Hearts
In this episode of Life Lines, we speak with Todd Kuiken, a doctor at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and a professor at Northwestern University, about his efforts to develop a prosthetic arm that responds directly to signals from the brain. He will describe his latest research, which appear …
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Episode One: Snorkeling Elephants
Photo by Stella Bogdanic, courtesy of stock.xchng In this episode, APS Executive Director Martin Frank talks with University of California physiologist John West about snorkeling elephants, galloping race horse and flying pigeons. Marshall Montrose tells us why the stomach doesn't digest itself …
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