Commentary and discussion on featured articles in Physiological Reviews
To follow up on our recently published AIP manuscript “Physiology and Pathophysiology of Human Airway Mucus” (https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.00004.2021), we were able to connect with senior author Dr. Richard Boucher.
In this podcast, Physiological Reviews Editorial Ken Adler and Dr. Boucher have an interesting conversation on pathogenesis and future therapies in lung and airway diseases. They discuss everything from mucin genes to Cystic Fibrosis.
Advances in our understanding of brain function, along with the development of neural interfaces that allow for the monitoring and activation of neurons, have paved the way for brain machine interfaces (BMI), which harness neural signals to reanimate the limbs via electrical activation of the muscles, or to control extra-corporeal devices, thereby bypassing the muscles and senses altogether. BMIs consist of reading out motor intent from the neuronal responses monitored in motor regions of the brain and executing intended movements using bionic limbs, reanimated limbs, or exoskeletons. BMIs also allow for the restoration of the sense of touch by electrically activating neurons in somatosensory regions of the brain, thereby evoking vivid tactile sensations and conveying feedback about object interactions. In this podcast associate editor Jeff Diamond is joined by authors Chethan Pandarinath and Sliman Bensmaia as they discuss " The Science and Engineering behind sensitized brain-controlled bionic hands."
The review of this fascinating topic can be found on our PRV website: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/physrev.00034.2020
Deputy Editor Dr. Willis Samson takes a deep dive into the complex universe that control the behavior and mechanisms of eating. He is joined by the authors of our recent published review "The Physiological Control of Eating: Signals, Neurons, and Networks" by Alan G. Watts, Scott E Kanoski, Graciela Sanchez-Watts and Wolfgang Langhans. Learn about the advances of this complicated process and the possible therapeutics for the future.
Watts AG, Kanoski SE, Sanchez-Watts G, Langhans W. The Physiological Control of Eating: Signals, Neurons, and Networks. Physiol Rev. 2021 Sep 6. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00028.2020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34486393.
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/physrev.00028.2020
Dr. Sadis Matalon, editor in Chief and Dr. Sally Wenzel discuss Asthma and her PRV review
Editor in Chief, Dr. Sadis Matalon and Dr. MIchael Matthay discuss the lung research and how it moves from the bench to the beside. Dr. Matthay has had two very well cited reviews published in Physiological Reviews:
Michael A. Matthay, Hans G. Folkesson, and Christine Clerici Physiological Reviews Volume 82, Issue 3 2002 Jan 07
Hong-Long Ji, Runzhen Zhao, Sadis Matalon, and Michael A. Matthay
Physiological Reviews Volume 100, Issue 3 2020 Apr 03
Editor in Chief, Dr. Sadis Matalon and corresponding author
Colette Bean, Chief Publishing Officer of the American Physiological Society, discusses the past, present, and future of Physiological Reviews with Editor-in-Chief, Sadis Matalon, PhD.
