APS Publications Podcast

Description: In this podcast, coauthors Vinicio de Jesus Perez and Stuti Agarwal discuss their recently published review, ‘Lung Pericytes: Molecular Mechanisms, Signaling Pathways, and Roles in Pulmonary Diseases’. The article highlights the molecular mechanisms governing lung pericyte function, and the varied roles of pericytes in pulmonary diseases, including acute lung injury and acute respirat...

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, Prof. Wehrwein discusses their recently published article, “Who Will Teach Physiology? The Growing Shortage of Physiology Generalists.” As systems-level physiology training declines and specialization increases, institutions face a growing shortage of qualified physiology educators. Listen as Prof. Wehrwei...

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, coauthors discuss their recently published article, "Sources of Stress and Coping Strategies Employed by Undergraduate Students Over a Semester: Motivations and Implications for Academic Success." How do first-year university students cope with the pressures of academic life? Drawing on research with under...

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, Prof. Laura Machín-Galarza discusses her recently published article, “Making Immunology Memorable: Resilience-Inspired Pitch Stories to Launch Lectures.” Learn how creative, resilience-based storytelling can make complex immunology concepts more engaging, memorable, and effective for students. Making immun...

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, Dr. Emmanuel Dugrenot discusses his group’s Research Article, “Changes in liver and lung antioxidant and mitochondrial biogenesis gene expression in decompression sickness resistant rats.” This study analyzed genes related to antioxidant defense and mitochondrial biogenesis in the lungs and liver of rats bred for resistance to decompression sickness...

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, coauthors Derek Bass, Ayush Gupta, and Daniela Terson de Paleville explore their innovative study using guided virtual reality to bring complex anatomy to life. From engaging, immersive learning to real-world IT hurdles, they share what works—and what's next. Implementing a guided VR for neuroanatomy in ne...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, coauthors Michael Leung and Dasuni Alwis discuss their recently published article, “Enhancing Engagement and Confidence in Male Reproductive Physiology Through an Escape Room Activity.” They explore an innovative response to declining classroom engagement in higher education, highlighting a flipped learnin...

In this podcast, coauthors Mingdao Mu, Yunuo Jiang, Guo Han, and Zixu Zhang discuss their recently published review, ‘Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 Receptor: A Master Integrator of Gut-Brain-Liver Communication in Metabolic and Cognitive Health'. The review highlights GLP-2R as a systematic hub for metabolic and cognitive health, and a critical player in gut-brain-liver communication. Authors also discu...

In this podcast, author Kuihua Zhan discusses the recently published article, ‘Vascularization Is Driven by Sprouting and Subsequent Splitting: Mechanisms of Physiological Angiogenesis in a Porous Biomaterial Scaffold and Intervention Insights’. The article describes engineering interventions to support the physiological vascularization of large-scale tissue scaffolds.  Vascularization Is Driven b...

In this AI generated episode of The APS Publications Podcast featuring Function, we will dive into exciting new research that is shaping our understanding of how the body works at its most fundamental level. We spotlight the article “Short-term time-restricted feeding improves metabolic rhythms and liver mitochondrial bioenergetic function in high-fat diet-fed mice,” by Valcin et al. published rec...

In this podcast, author Arun Jose discusses the recently published article, ‘Lactobacillus Is Associated With Disease in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Prospective Cohort Study.' The prospective cohort study linked the gut microbiome, gut-derived metabolites, and disease severity in patents with pulmonary arterial hypertension undergoing right heart catheterization. Authors found that the pres...

In this podcast, coauthors Gaurab Bhaduri and Anchin Kalia discuss their recently published review, ‘The Mitochondrial–Autophagy Axis in MASLD: Mechanisms, Crosstalk, and Therapeutic Targets’. The review integrates contemporary evidence regarding mitochondrial dysfunction and autophagic regulation in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).  The Mitochondrial–Autophagy Axi...

In this podcast, author Daniela Negrini discusses the recently published review, ‘The Thoracic Lymphatic Vasculature: Inter-Organ Strategies to Achieve an Optimal Tissue Function’. The article highlights the important but often overlooked role of vascular lymphatic system and the contribution of lymphatic vasculature to the control of extracellular fluid volume and composition as it applies to the...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring AJP-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Medicine, author Laura Oller discusses her recent article, "Molecular shifts induced by pseudohypoxia in gray seal blubber: an ex vivo approach." This study explored how blubber regulates responses to chemically induced pseudohypoxia. This study showed a faster, but sustained, increase in molecul...

In this podcast, Nguyen Duc Huy Hoang discusses his recently published article, ‘Mechanosensory Silence During Cardiac Stress’. He asks the question, "Why does mechanosensory stress in the heart so often remain perceptually silent?" and hopes his group's new conceptual gating framework, Cardiac Mechanoafferent Silencing Model, will shed some light on the topic and support the prioritization of fut...

In this podcast, coauthors Yuan Li and Mingming Liu discuss their recently published article, ‘Functional segregation of pancreatic microcirculation reveals sex-dependent microhemodynamic signatures’. The article used a multi-scale approach to investigate pancreatic microhemodynamics in healthy male and female mice. Authors identified sexual dimorphism in pancreatic microhemodynamics that was rest...

In this podcast, coauthors Yifeng Bu and Imanuel Lerman discuss their recently published review, ‘A Review of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Disease: Comprehensive Theory and Evidence for Mechanisms of Action’. The review overviews VNS mechanisms and their translational relevance, and thus serves as a foundational resource for advancing the science and clinical deployment of precision neuromodulation...

In this podcast, coauthors Yujie Xu, Han Wu, Ru Mu, Lu Yang, Yixuan Li, and Xian Ma discuss their recently published review, 'Kisspeptin Neurons as Integrative Hub: Cross-Talk of HPO–HPT–HPA Axes in Perimenopausal Reproductive Health’. The findings highlight the multi-axis pathophysiology of perimenopausal endocrine disorders and suggest therapeutic potential for treatments targeting kisspeptin ne...

In this podcast, coauthors Chrysi Keskinidou and Nikolaos S. Lotsio discuss their recently published research article, ‘Disrupting BMP/TGF-β Signaling: Modulation of AQP1 and TGFB1 in Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells’. The article describes the authors' deep dive into the interactions between AQP1 and TGFB1 in human pulmonary vascular endothelial cells, and and provide a novel persp...

In this podcast, corresponding author Yuan-Yuan Zhang discusses the recently published review, ‘Insulin as an Accelerator and Brake of Aging: From Molecular Landscape to Clinical Interventions’. Here, Dr. Zhang describes key findings, key takeaways, and key gaps that relate to our understanding of the role of insulin in aging and how it can be leveraged for anti-aging therapies. Listen here to lea...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, coauthors Suzanne Estaphan, David Kramer, and Harry Witchel discuss their recently published article, “Navigating the frontier of AI-assisted student assignments: challenges, skills, and solutions.” This paper presents a framework to effectively design take-home assessments in the generative artificial int...

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, featuring an article from Advances in Physiology Education, authors Declan McLaughlin, Aisling Keane, and Joe Quinn discuss their recently published article, “The chick embryo model as an educational tool to explore the effect of alcohol on cardiovascular development.” This study explores the use of the chick embryo model as a teaching aid to illust...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, coauthors Madyson Hintz and Aisya Ahmad Zamri discuss their recent article, “Associations between heart size and anthropometric and cardiovascular indicators: an undergraduate physiology teaching laboratory.” They share how a hands-on undergraduate lab lets students observe heart measurements with ultrasou...

In this podcast, Dr. Rashmi Chandel discusses the recently published article, "Jigsaw technique: Will it help Gen Z nursing students?" This study examines the effectiveness of the jigsaw technique (JST) as a student-centered learning strategy for engaging Generation Z undergraduate nursing students. Recognizing Gen Z learners’ distinct cognitive styles and preferences, the research compares JST wi...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, featuring Advances in Physiology Education, Stephen Fitzjohn and Frances MacMillan discuss their recently published article, “Active learning to improve numeracy skills and confidence using quizzes in first-year biomedical science undergraduates.” They share how thoughtfully designed, gamified quizzes in Blackboard helped students practice numeracy...