What can we learn about #HealthyAging from studying Olympic-level athletes? Quite a bit, actually.

Some timely reading for #HealthyAgingMonth: APS member Jonathan Hoch examines how the heart can adapt as you age in this #ISpyPhysiology blog: https://ow.ly/E25550ZOnhi #AgingWell #Physiology 🧪

Interesting!🤯

Researchers (including APS member Kevin Tracey) find that focusing on pain or an itch—without even touching it = better immune response than ignoring it.

Cool stuff from The Washington Post: https://ow.ly/zjwV50ZM2sN #ISpyPhysiology #FridayPhysiologyFact #Neuroimmunology 🧪
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Many parents know the signs & symptoms of #ADHD. But what happens as children age—or they exhibit similar traits themselves?

This piece from The New York Times explores the emerging research around the differences between ADHD in kids & adults: https://ow.ly/HhnJ50ZM5bX #ISpyPhysiology #AdultADHD 🧪

“I was stunned.”

That's how one researcher describes early findings suggesting a link between popular health supplements & cognitive decline in older adults.

Learn more from this piece from The Washington Post: https://ow.ly/WEfT50ZM4N0 #ISpyPhysiology #AgingWell #BrainHealth 🧪
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Why does climbing stairs feel easy one day and exhausting the next? Your blood vessels may have something to do with it. Megan Morand tells us why, and how beetroot juice plays a role, in this week's #ISpyPhysiology blog post: https://ow.ly/vcJT50ZOr3Z 🧪

#Comparative2026 is just days away!

A good time to revisit this vintage #ISpyPhysiology blog from APS member Jessica Whitaker-Fornek on the physiological impacts of light pollution—a great example of why #ComparativePhysiology is so important: https://ow.ly/aVG050ZLCZY #PhysiologyMatters 🧪

Can you take a joke?😂

New research suggests your ability (or inability) to laugh at yourself may say a lot about your personality and mental health.

Read more from the BBC: https://ow.ly/qfcL50ZIrcm #ISpyPhysiology #FridayPhysiologyFact #HumorScience #SelfAwareness 🧪

Today is #StandUpToCancerDay💪

#Science is making amazing strides in treating cancer. Check out this vintage #ISpyPhysiology blog about how new innovations in nanotechnology can help #FightCancer: https://ow.ly/Iv2F50ZImMh #SU2C #HealthScience #CancerResearch #Physiology 🧪

DYK natural and artificial sources of caffeine can affect you differently? Learn why, and how much you should be consuming in this week's #ISpyPhysiology blog post by APS member Kaylen Clark: https://ow.ly/CHua50ZLzof 🧪

Nature or nurture?🤔

Your personality is a combo of the two—and a new study opens the door to better understanding the intersection of personality and biology.

More in Time: https://ow.ly/hqsj50ZIqH3 #ISpyPhysiology #BehavioralBiology #Physiology 🧪