#physiology

The 2026 American Physiology Summit took place in Minneapolis April 23−27, where thousands of physiology researchers, educators and students from around the world convened. I’ve had the pleasure of attending the Summit, the annual meeting of the Amer

Physiology is a broad branch of science that studies how we function from the smallest cells to entire organisms. Because the field of physiology is so wide-ranging, so are the topics that our bloggers cover for our readers to learn from and enjoy. B

Physiology is built on organ systems and basic concepts that explore how different areas of the body work together. You may be familiar with some of these terms, such as “hypertension” or “metabolism,” but may not know what “autophagy” or “homeostasi