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Spring (April) 2024 - Issue 133
Spring (April) 2024 - Issue 133
Introduction
Editorial
New eras: The excitement, trepidation and fortunes of change
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President’s view: My second year of presidency
Reviewing our activities and looking ahead at things to come
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Building on strong foundations and celebrating our future
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Physiology News is changing
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RED ALERT: Why the UK needs a National Heat Resilience Strategy
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Experimental Physiology: Reflections on the transition to Gold Open Access
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The Physiological Society Prize winner announced at STEM for Britain 2024
The Physiological Society Prize was awarded to Grace Meaker (University of Oxford, UK) at STEM for BRITAIN
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Where are the women in cardiac rehabilitation?
Why we need more female scientists dedicated to improving the lives of women at risk of and with cardiovascular disease
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Physiology research in the era of preprints
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Invisible killers: Toxic particles and the heart
A comparative approach to understand how air pollution could harm the heart
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Searching for why and how the body adapts to exercise training
Physiological Report’s Paper of the Year Award 2023
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A new hope for overcoming addiction
Could popular weight-loss drugs be a promising new treatment for alcohol and substance use disorders?
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15 – 16 May 2024, University of Salford, UK
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12 – 13 December 2023, King’s College London, UK
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25 – 26 June 2024, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland
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23 – 27 July 2024, University of Oxford and University of Birmingham, UK
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