POSTS TAGGED AS physiology

The Length of the Giraffes’ Neck, Again

 
Giraffes
“One Health” is the term that refers to the health commonalities of humans and other animals.  This piece, while it’s [MORE]

Return of the Forearm’s Median Artery

Return of the forearm median artery
This piece isn’t a matter of medical automation, but it’s too interesting to pass up.  [MORE]

Growing Nephrons from Stem Cells

Kidney Structure
The idea of being able to grow functional kidneys from pluripotent stem cells is one step closer to reality, [MORE]

A “Virtual” Lab Rat

Daniel Beard, PhD
Like humans, rats can present hypertension, and the causes are highly complex in both species.  To begin [MORE]

Liver’s Role in Hypertension

For over a half century, physiologists have known that blood pressure is controlled by some mechanism outside the brain.  [MORE]