• Fish Oil May Help the Heart Beat Mental Stress:  Why is fish oil good for the heart? A new study suggests that this omega 3 fatty acid-rich nutrient could blunt some cardiovascular effects of mental stress.
  • Inaugural Outstanding Junior Investigator Award:  AJP-Lung delighted to announce that we received nineteen nominations for papers on all aspects of lung biology. The Editor In Chief and Associate Editors ranked the papers according to their originality and potential contributions to the field. Based on our combined scores, the following three papers were selected for first, second and third price respectively:
  • Odd Experiments by “America’s First Physiologist” Shed Light on Digestion:  A fur trader who suffered an accidental gunshot wound in 1822 and the physician who saw this unfortunate incident as an opportunity for research are keys to much of our early knowledge about the workings of the digestive system. Symposium, “William Beaumont: America’s First Physiologist and Pioneer of Gastrointestinal Research,” sponsored by American Physiological Society.
  • Drug Reduces Fat by Blocking Blood Vessels:  Researchers have long known that cancerous tumors grow collections of abnormal blood cells, the fuel that feeds this disease and keeps it growing. Now, new evidence in an animal model suggests that blood vessels in the fat tissue of obese individuals could provide the same purpose—and could provide the key to a new way for people to lose weight.
  • Nearly Half of Veterans Found with Blast Concussions Might Have Hormone Deficiencies:  Up to 20 percent of veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq have experienced at least one blast concussion. A new study finds about 42% of screened veterans with blast injuries have irregular hormone levels indicative of hypopituitarism, the decreased (hypo) secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. Many conditions associated with hypopituitarism mimic other common problems that veterans can suffer, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.
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