Experimental Physiology

We are celebrating our first Registered Report! Check out this conversation with @DamianMBaileyEP, @ProfMikeTipton and Peter Rasmussen, as they chat more about advancing physiology through transparency and the benefits in publishing a Registered Report. 📽️buff.ly/3QtRM2I

Khurram Jahangir Toor et al. (University of Auckland) explore independent and synergistic effects of maternal and paternal obesogenic diets on offspring early-life outcomes in the rat 📖 buff.ly/ijKQa9F

🚀 The first BRAVE study paper is out! We developed & validated exercise protocols during 60 days of hypoxic head-down tilt bed rest — combining artificial gravity + resistive vibration exercise. 📄 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/EP… #SpaceMedicine #SpacePhysiology #ArtificialGravity

Out now @ExpPhysiol from @E_J_Jenkins @MikeStembridge @CardiffMetCSSHS : Far-infrared sauna exposure at 65°C elevates core temperature 👇 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/EP…

In this Editorial, Danny Walmsley and @DamianMBaileyEP (@UniSouthWales ) explore artificial intelligence in contact sports research: promise and peril for predicting and preventing brain injury 📖 buff.ly/eRcP69y

C. D. Goldsmith et al. (Western Sydney University, Murdoch University, University of Canberra, @latrobe) examine acute capillary blood DNA methylation responses to swimming exercise in high-performance male and female swimmers 📖 buff.ly/dD26eGW

Caroline V. Robertson et al. (University of Queensland, The Australian National University, Charles Sturt University) discuss cerebral oxygenation and skeletal muscle responses to time trial, maximal oxygen uptake and time to exhaustion exercise 📖 buff.ly/Hki258Q

In this Viewpoint article, Riley A. Dienna et al. (@EmbryRiddle, @BlueMarbleSpace) consider the development of artificial gravity and resistive vibration exercise protocol: a step towards novel countermeasures for prolonged spaceflight 📖 buff.ly/LVRM6wK

📣 Last chance to apply! Nominations for our Trailblazer Review Prize close tomorrow 📆 The winner will receive £1000, and publish a Review Article in the journal. 🔗 Learn more and apply now: buff.ly/0WQpizw

In this Myths and Methodologies article, Danilo Bondi (University ‘G. d’Annunzio’ Chieti–Pescara) explores exposure and measurements under normobaric hypoxia 📖 buff.ly/jC7MsQN

In this Methods and Techniques article, Jack Fortune et al. (Jožef Stefan Institute) discuss the development of and adherence to artificial gravity and resistive vibration exercises during 60 days of hypoxic 6° head-down tilt bed rest: BRAVE study 📖 buff.ly/nGlCNKr

Gyumin Kang et al. (Korea University, Gyeongsang National University, University of Delaware) discuss how VO2max-based all-out aerobic exercise attenuates hexosamine biosynthetic pathway activity: metabolomic insights in mice model 📖 buff.ly/a48lJzC

Congratulations to our 2026 Early Career Author Prize runner up, Ayechew Getu! 🎉 Read the paper 'Human adaptation to high-altitude: A contemporary comparison of the oxygen cascade in Andean, Tibetan and Ethiopian highlanders' 👇️ buff.ly/KeEytJP

In this Reply to the Letter to the Editor, Peter Rasmussen, @DamianMBaileyEP and Alex Stewart (@Genmab, @UniSouthWales, @PhySoc) discuss transparency as the foundation of discovery 📖 buff.ly/uW7xcqA

Katrina M. Mirabito Colafella et al. (Monash University, @latrobe) examine the impact of recurrent dehydration with mild periodic water restriction on blood pressure and renal function in male spontaneously hypertensive rats 📖 buff.ly/HMFA7wk

Martina Gregorovicova et al. (Charles University, University of Amsterdam, Aarhus University) explore the regeneration of the lizard heart after cryoinjury 📖 buff.ly/eCYlLiZ

🚨 One week left to apply 🚨 We are seeking nominations for our Trailblazer Review Prize by 31 July 2026 📆 The winner will receive £1000, and publish a Review Article in the journal. Learn more and apply: buff.ly/0WQpizw

Leading scientific evidence was recently showcased in the June 2026 special issue of @ExpPhysiol dedicated to Exercise as Medicine, which explores how exercise influences health across a broad range of conditions while highlighting emerging opportunities for research and patient care. "Exercise Medicine is no longer a concept of the future. It is becoming an evidence-based discipline that will change how we prevent and treat disease," says Investigator @harrybrossiter, who co-edited the special issue. In Part 3 of our Exercise Medicine series, learn how researchers at The Lundquist Institute are helping define this emerging medical discipline: bit.ly/4ywRWLL #ExerciseMedicine #PrecisionMedicine #ExerciseScience #TranslationalResearch #BiomedicalResearch #HealthcareInnovation #PreventiveMedicine #ChronicDisease #MedicalResearch #Exercise

We are pleased to announce the winner of our 2026 Early Career Author Prize, @PatrickRod_PhD (@waikato)! 🎉 Read 'Heat to hypoxia cross-adaptation: Effects of 6-week post-exercise hot-water immersion on exercise performance in acute hypoxia' 👇️ buff.ly/lKL15Ux

As part of our Blue Plaque review series, Ronald L. Calabrese and Eve Marder (@EmoryUniversity, Brandeis University) discuss the legacy of Thomas Graham Brown 📖 buff.ly/NAUECQb

In this Editorial, Peter D. Wagner and Tatum S. Simonson (@UCSanDiego) question whether altitude-induced polycythaemia is an unintended evolutionary mistake 📖 buff.ly/0FNxyS1