In this spring issue, we consider how the human body can respond, adapt and thrive in different environments and conditions. From studying elite athletes to working on aerospace medicine and physiology, this issue explores how understanding physiological mechanisms and functions can optimise health and performance for all.

Spring 2026 - Issue 138

Extreme physiology special issue

Feeding the limits: Nutrition at the edge of human performance

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Nutritional physiology insights at our meeting on dietary interventions in health and disease

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Be part of our ‘Celebrating Physiology in’ series

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Shaping medical education: A student-led approach to physiology teaching

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Addressing unmet needs in healthcare for neuromotor degenerative diseases

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Notes from Reviewer 2: On the illusion of scrutiny

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Securing an internship at a top neuroscience department

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Considering physiological boundaries to build resilience within climate change and health policy

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Editorial: When the going gets tough…

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Introduction

Introduction

Editorial: When the going gets tough…

Issue Highlights

Colleen Clancy, EiC of The Journal of Precision Medicine: Health & Disease, explains what precision medicine reveals about diving physiology. Read the article in Physiology News magazine.
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Same dive, different outcome: Precision medicine in an extreme environment

Last week Louise presented her Prize Lecture ‘Sports Nutrition: Is it even a science? And how does it help us all?’ at our meeting, ‘Dietary Manipulations for Health and in the Prevention and Management of Disease 2026’. We invited Louise to take part in a Q&A to hear more about her work developing strategies to boost athletes’ health and performance, and the issues and themes she raised in her lecture.
Features

Nutrition strategies and athletic triumphs: Interview with Professor Louise Burke

Could the best candidate for a space mission be someone whose physiology responds differently to microgravity? Dr Irene Di Giulio is exploring this, investigating whether physical disabilities could be advantageous in spaceflight. We interviewed Irene to learn more about her career and aerospace research.
Features

Pushing the boundaries of space exploration for all

Events

Be part of our ‘Celebrating Physiology in’ series

Brain stimulation, motor function and the impact of translational research - read our Q&A with Grace Kimber, the Society's 2025 Rob Clarke Award Winner.
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Meet our 2025 Rob Clarke Award Winner: Grace Kimber

News & Views

Birthday bunting and party hats

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Brain stimulation, motor function and the impact of translational research - read our Q&A with Grace Kimber, the Society's 2025 Rob Clarke Award Winner.
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Meet our 2025 Rob Clarke Award Winner: Grace Kimber

In this Q&A, Alexander Lambert tells us about his Rob Clarke Award project to shape medical education via a student-led approach.
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Shaping medical education: A student-led approach to physiology teaching

In this Q&A, Sanya Dalal tells us about her Rob Clarke Award research project on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
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Addressing unmet needs in healthcare for neuromotor degenerative diseases

Member Joern Steinert was a 2025 Institutional Engagement Award recipient. We followed up with Joern to find out more about the event he led together with colleagues to gather neuroscientists across Nottingham with support of the Physiological Society’s grant.
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Neuroscience@Nottingham Day 2025: Building networks, encouraging collaborations and knowledge exchange

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In Memoriam: Annette Dolphin FRS (1951 – 2026)

Features

Last week Louise presented her Prize Lecture ‘Sports Nutrition: Is it even a science? And how does it help us all?’ at our meeting, ‘Dietary Manipulations for Health and in the Prevention and Management of Disease 2026’. We invited Louise to take part in a Q&A to hear more about her work developing strategies to boost athletes’ health and performance, and the issues and themes she raised in her lecture.
Features

Nutrition strategies and athletic triumphs: Interview with Professor Louise Burke

Could the best candidate for a space mission be someone whose physiology responds differently to microgravity? Dr Irene Di Giulio is exploring this, investigating whether physical disabilities could be advantageous in spaceflight. We interviewed Irene to learn more about her career and aerospace research.
Features

Pushing the boundaries of space exploration for all

News & Views

News & Views

Birthday bunting and party hats

News & Views

Notes from Reviewer 2: On the illusion of scrutiny

Medical student Ahmed Abdelkarim Romana reflects on his internship at a top neuroscience department and shares his hopes for science research skills he'll share back home in Palestine.
News & Views

Securing an internship at a top neuroscience department

News & Views

Considering physiological boundaries to build resilience within climate change and health policy

Journals

Journals

World on fire: The vicious cycle of extremes and physiology

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Extreme physiology: Life at the limits

Colleen Clancy, EiC of The Journal of Precision Medicine: Health & Disease, explains what precision medicine reveals about diving physiology. Read the article in Physiology News magazine.
Journals

Same dive, different outcome: Precision medicine in an extreme environment

Professor Craig Sale explains how extreme environments provide a unique and powerful lens through which to examine human physiology. Read his article on physiology and function at the edge of human performance.
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Feeding the limits: Nutrition at the edge of human performance

Read about the virtual collection, 'Physiological Effects of Atmospheric Pollution'. Josephine Adams (Editor-in-Chief, Physiological Reports) discusses extreme physiology research and the studies published in Physiological Reports with Physiology News magazine.
Journals

Extreme physiology at Physiological Reports

Events

An interdisciplinary community of internationally leading and early career researchers showcased the latest advances in nutritional physiology at Manchester Metropolitan University on 8-9 April 2026. All the news and prizes announced at the event.
Events

Nutritional physiology insights at our meeting on dietary interventions in health and disease

Events

Shaping the future of physiology education

Events

How do vascular risk factors and microvascular dysfunction affect systemic and brain health?

Events

Be part of our ‘Celebrating Physiology in’ series

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