Physiology is the science of function in living organisms. Integrative physiology integrates knowledge from anatomy, biochemistry, mathematics, physics, physiology and statistics to study how humans ...

Scientists have found that the f and m type plant thioredoxins previously thought to be localized only in chloroplasts are found in other, nonphotosynthetic, tissues, where they may have multiple ...

The University of Northern Iowa was one of the first schools in the nation to use syndavers. It's now the first higher-ed ...

UC San Diego graduate Fred Ramsdell has been chosen to share this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for co-discovering T cells that help prevent the immune system from attacking the body’s ...

The human biology major will provide students with a broad biological understanding of our species, from molecules, genes, and cells to tissues, organ systems and organism/environment interactions.

THE following paper summarizes recent work on the chemical structure of the body in as much as it is related to some of the problems of water and electrolyte balance. Some of the concepts are based on ...

The vasculature is a network of blood vessels connecting the heart with all other organs and tissues in the body. Arteries and arterioles bring oxygen-rich blood and nutrients from the heart to the ...