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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 4h

📢 Final call - submit your abstracts by 10 October to showcase your research at our #HumanMovement2025 meeting.

Inviting researchers of all career stages to share your work as either an oral or poster communication.

📝 Submit now ⬇️

Neurophysiological Bases of Human Movement 2025

Neurophysiological Bases of Human Movement will take place on 16 – 17 December 2025 at King’s College London, UK. Join us

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Andrew Mackenzie @awmackenzie.bsky.social · 1d

Great to see @physoc.bsky.social President @annieneuro.bsky.social in the BBC News article about this week's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.

"A striking example of how fundamental physiological research can have far-reaching implications for human health."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scientists win Nobel Prize for groundbreaking immune system work

The prize-winning discovery explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 1d

Calling all researchers working in nutritional physiology. Submit your abstracts to showcase your research at our 2026 Dietary Manipulations meeting!

📆 8 – 9 April 2026
📍 Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Abstract submission closes on 30 November. Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/9wkQjVG

The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 3d

Hear from global leaders setting the agenda for #climate and #health.

🎥 The session recordings from our 2025 Global Climate and Health Summit are available on our website. Watch now ➡️ buff.ly/fHItP4p

The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 4d

This online event is part of the GL Brown Prize Lecture series, taking place on Wednesday 26 November at 15:00 – 16:00 GMT.

It is free to register. To discover more about #SpacePhysiology, book your spot by 24 November ➡️ buff.ly/f5AGNIV 2/2 🧵

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 4d

🚀 What happens to the human brain when we send it 400 million kilometres from home?

To learn more about the physiological challenges posed by deep space exploration, join Professor Damian Bailey for 'Surviving Space: Pushing the Brain’s Limits' ⬇️ buff.ly/f5AGNIV 1/2🧵

Surviving Space: Pushing the Brain's Limits - GL Brown Prize Lecture by Professor Damian Bailey

Surviving Space: Pushing the Brain's Limits - Professor Damian Bailey will discuss the physiological challenges posed by deep space exploration. Register now to join us for Professor Bailey's GL…

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The Journal of Physiology @jphysiol.bsky.social · 6d

Our latest issue is now live!🎉

Featuring cover art from Thomasi et al. that shows calcium activity over time among cholinergic enteric #neurons in neurocircuits that control #gut motor function.

📖 🔗 Access the issue here: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14697793...

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 6d

💡 Get support to attend the upcoming #HumanMovement2025 meeting.

Our Conference Attendance Awards are intended primarily for the support of member engagement at our own meetings.

📆 The next round of applications closes 31 October.

Find out more ⬇️

Conference Attendance Award

Take advantage of The Physiological Society’s travel grants to help physiologists attend conferences and workshops – an invaluable networking opportunity.

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 7d

For #PhysiologyNews, we interviewed member Kevin John to talk about sport science, hot pants, and exercise mimetics. The latter two were the focus of his award-winning review on the translational importance of heated garments and the health benefits.

Read the feature article ⬇️

Keep shooting for your goals

Keep shooting for your goals, says Kevin John, a winner of Physiological Reports Early Career Researchers Short Review competition.

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Annette Dolphin @annieneuro.bsky.social · 14d

In case you missed this article, it will definitely put you off drinking these! And it links to the authors' full paper in Journal of Nutritional Physiology, one of the new journals at @physoc.bsky.social

theconversation.com/we-fed-peopl...

We fed people a milkshake with 130g of fat to see what it did to their brains – here’s what we learned

We fed people milkshakes containing 130g of fat to see what it did to their brains.

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 9d

⌛ Calling all researchers working on motor behaviour and #Neurophysiology. There’s still time to submit your abstracts for our #HumanMovement2025 meeting, taking place @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social this December.

Showcase your research, submit your abstract now ⬇️

Neurophysiological Bases of Human Movement 2025

Neurophysiological Bases of Human Movement will take place on 16 – 17 December 2025 at King’s College London, UK. Join us

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 10d

⌛ Last chance to apply for this round of our Unlocking Futures Fund. Don't miss out on the opportunity to receive up to £2,500 to help you achieve your goals.

⏰ Deadline for applications is 30 September! Find out more and apply ⬇️ buff.ly/SHbbNz8

Unlocking Futures Fund

Our Unlocking Futures Fund is open to postdoctoral researchers who require an additional support to help them achieve their full potential.

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 12d

📢 Calling all post-doctoral researchers! There's still time to apply for our Unlocking Futures Fund. Don't miss out on the opportunity to receive up to £2,500 to help you achieve your goals.

⏰ Deadline for applications is 30 September! Apply now ⬇️

Unlocking Futures Fund

Our Unlocking Futures Fund is open to postdoctoral researchers who require an additional support to help them achieve their full potential.

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 13d

🔎 Unravelling codes - We interviewed Josh Thorley (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social, UK) to find out more about redox reactions. He explains how working on the redox code could lead to more targeted health therapies.

Read the #PhysiologyNews feature article ⬇️

Unravelling codes: A matter for better health and disease prevention

Unravelling codes is the focus of our interview with researcher Josh Thorley, winner of Physiological Reports ECRs Short Review competition.

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Annette Dolphin @annieneuro.bsky.social · 17d

Just attended a wonderful symposium on information processing in thalamus and cortex at Cardiff Uni supported by @physoc.bsky.social which celebrated Vincenzo Crunelli and Frank Sengpiel. Vincenzo highlighted the generous mentorship of Professor John Kelly at St George's HMS Pharmacology Dept.

Vincenzo Crunelli describing the role of John Kelly at the start of his career.

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 15d

Encouraging to see Delphi-2M tackling both disease risk and data bias in UK Biobank:
bbc.co.uk/news/article... 👏

In our From ‘Black Box’ to Trusted Healthcare Tools report, we called for:
- Physiology & AI Framework
- Funding for plausible AI tools
- Physiology in AI regulation

Artificial Intelligence and Health

The Physiological Society's new report looks at using physiological insight to maximise the opportunities and minimise the risks of AI tools in health to improve patient outcomes, increase healthy lif...

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 16d

❓ Are you curious about the brain & how it can adapt to different behaviours & internal states?

Learn more about motor behaviour & visual processing with Dr @sylviaschroeder.bsky.social, who delivered the Society R Jean Banister Prize Lecture.

🎥 Watch the video ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE5W...

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 18d

📢 Calling all post-doctoral researchers! Don't miss out on the opportunity to receive up to £2,500 to help you achieve your goals through our Unlocking Futures Fund. The deadline for applications is 30 September!

⏰ Apply now ⬇️

Unlocking Futures Fund

Our Unlocking Futures Fund is open to postdoctoral researchers who require an additional support to help them achieve their full potential.

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 19d

Join us for our President’s Lecture and Awards Ceremony 2025, taking place on 4 December. This year we are honoured to welcome Dame Sally Davies, who will present ‘Antimicrobial Resistance: The Challenge of Leadership.’

Find out more and register ⬇️ www.physoc.org/events/presi...

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 19d

Congratulations to Professor Lucilla Poston who was awarded the Physiological Society Annual Review Prize Lecture at #IUPS2025 🎉

She is researching #obesity and its longer term consequences for the health of mother and the child. Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/0DBh6SH

The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 20d

Submit your abstract to showcase your research at our #HumanMovement2025 meeting @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social this December.

We are calling for abstracts from researchers of all career stages for submission as either oral or poster communications. Find out more ⬇️ www.physoc.org/events/neuro...

Neurophysiological Bases of Human Movement 2025

Neurophysiological Bases of Human Movement will take place on 16 – 17 December 2025 at King’s College London, UK. Join us

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The Journal of Physiology @jphysiol.bsky.social · 29d

🎓 EDITOR'S CHOICE 🎓
Schoonejans and colleagues now show that when female mice are given metformin in addition to an obesogenic diet during #pregnancy, their offspring display various adverse impacts on #cardiovascular health in a sex-specific manner.
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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations to Dr Mootaz Salman who was awarded the Physiological Society Bayliss-Starling Prize Lecture at #IUPS2025 🎉 He presented on his work on blood-brain barrier dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases.

Find out more about his research ➡️ buff.ly/lLGVHvy

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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 23d

🎓EDITOR'S PICK🎓
As part of our Blue Plaque Review Series, Brian C. Clark (@ouhcom.bsky.social) details the life and achievements of Dr. Florence Buchanan, a "trailblazing physiologist in an era of barriers and breakthroughs"

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The Journal of Physiology @jphysiol.bsky.social · 22d

Nathan Serrano et al. present this #Opinion piece providing a critical evaluation of muscle memory theory 💭 💪

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