Journal of Physiology

In this recent study of comparable motor unit responses to #strength training in young and older adults, Andrea Casolo (@DiBio_UniPD @UniPadova) and colleagues observed that #ageing does not impair motor #neuron adaptations 🧠 🏋️ Read the #Research 🔗 buff.ly/EqTfg5E

'Low-dose lithium, oestrogen deficiency and the sarcoplasmic reticulum: Are they connected?' Joachim Nielsen (@UniSouthDenmark) offers this #Perspective on the recent work of Marcella et al. (2026) 💭 🔗 buff.ly/YfKhm8m

Yoshiaki Furusawa and colleagues observed that 6-Methylsulfinylhexyl isothiocyanate activates carbonic anhydrase-dependent HCO3−/H+/Na+/Ca2+ transport via SLC4As–NHE–NCX–PMCA axis in #odontoblasts 🦷 🔬 Read the study: 🔗 buff.ly/iI8slJe

#Research by Jackson Derby (@BoysTown_IHN) and colleagues found that #testosterone modulates multispectral oscillatory activity serving performance of #motor sequences in typically developing youth 🧠 ⚙️ 🔗 📜 buff.ly/lGcVvni

This recent study by Peter McDonald (@UC_RISE) and colleagues observed that dry and humid #heat acclimation induces similar #adaptations and cross-acclimation benefits in trained male cyclists ☀️🌡️ Read the article 👇️ 🔗 buff.ly/ZFw1o8R

'Conflicting adaptations in an inhibitory feedback circuit' 🧠🔃 Gregor A. Bergmann (@sheffielduni) and colleagues observed that #neurons sometimes adapt their activity locally in a way that counteracts broader adaptations in the network 👇️ 🔗 buff.ly/egvds0t

'Vasoactive signalling or vascular remodelling? Sex variances in mechanisms of #cerebrovascular ageing' Read this recent #JournalClub by Harrison T. Levine & Ian W. Appelbe (@RCSI_Irl) examining the study by Snow and colleagues ✍️ 🔗 buff.ly/vSLuTJS

'History #bias and its perturbation of the stimulus representation in the macaque #prefrontal cortex' 🧠 💻️ Read the #research by Danilo Benozzo (@DBBS_UNIPV) and colleagues 👇️ 📜 buff.ly/mMcWNoh

Yanping Xu (@OhioStateMed) and colleagues conducted this study into #gait analysis for functional evaluation in a surgical hindlimb suspension model of muscle #atrophy 💻️ ✍️ Read the #research: 📜 buff.ly/0qkIqcG

'Metabolic adaptation without #microbiome remodelling: Rethinking early host–microbiome dynamics' Ika N. Kadariswantiningsih, Ruthvika Jayanthi (@Unair_Official) & Ekram Arima present this #JournalClub on the work of Davies et al. (2025)✍️ 🔗 buff.ly/fUmAJ7q

'Crossing the tipping point: Probing the significance and biological drivers of the #mechanobiological shift from #tendon adaptation to #pathology' Nataša Pollak and co-authors (@ULMF_pr) discuss the work of Lin et al. (2025) ✍️ 🔗 buff.ly/GZ3p2wI

This recent study by Weijian Chen & Makoto Kanzaki (@tu_bme) observes that #intramuscular neutrophil-derived immunometabolic niches locally boost #insulin-responsive GLUT4 translocation after muscle contraction 🔬 🔍️ Read the #research 👇️ buff.ly/hui6fok

Michele Nigro, Andrea Montanino & Eduardo Soudah (@cimne) present a #computational model for #retinal haemodynamics under gravitational and postural variations👁️ 💻️ Read the #Research: 👇️ 📜 buff.ly/WHmVnQ6

'A therapeutic trade-off: The paradoxical effects of #melatonin treatment on vascular #endothelial function in fetal growth-restricted offspring' Charlie Ambrose, Greta Trogen & Sanna Darvish (@CUBoulderIPHY) examine the work of Rock et al. ✍️ 🔗 buff.ly/6ULFdcP

Edward C. T. Waters (@KingsImaging) & colleagues conducted this recent study where sarcolemmal & mitochondrial #membrane potentials were measured ex vivo and in vivo in the #heart by #pharmacokinetic modelling of [99mTc]sestamibi 🫀 🔎 Read it here: 📜 buff.ly/wTVQBEI

Low-dose #lithium supplementation promotes #musculoskeletal and #metabolic health in ovariectomized female mice 🔬 💉 Read the study by Bianca M. Marcella (@BrockFAHS) and colleagues: 👇️ 📜 buff.ly/fTqKJDM

📢 Call for Papers! 📢 This special issue will collate the latest findings in the field of #chemoreception as it relates to cardiorespiratory, autonomic and metabolic physiology and pathophysiology. For the full list of topics and how to submit 👇️ 🔗 buff.ly/kuoVyEV

'Synthetic nanomachine reveals mechanics of a non-muscle actinopathy mutation in γ-actin' Alfred C. Chin (@RockefellerUniv) examines the work of Pertici et al. (2025) in this recent #JournalClub ✍️ 🔗 buff.ly/DI3AaVX

Daiana Fornes and colleagues (@StanfordMed) observed that in the gravid human #uterus, #oxytocin induces smooth #muscle cell contraction via transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 channel activation 🔬 🔎 📜 Read the study: buff.ly/XMeCWw3

#Research by Fabrizio Londei (@NeuroAlc) and co-investigators observes that #neurons embedded in loop-like motifs act as #central hubs for brain-wide integration 🧠 📍 Read the study: 👇️ 📜 buff.ly/l2ptgzG