Morgane Le Bourvellec et al. (@univpoitiers.bsky.social) explore the acute effect of two exercise modalities on neurocognitive responses in postmenopausal women in a randomized controlled trial 📖 buff.ly/GAVNIXk

Xinrui Li et al. (@pullman.wsu.edu, Oregon Health & Science University, Loma Linda University School of Medicine) examine how lipid emulsion modulates myogenic and collagen-related gene expression in skeletal muscle of preterm fetal sheep 📖 buff.ly/VFOsCLK

Giovanni Baldassarre et al. (University of Udine, University of Pavia, PIONIRS, Splošna Bolnišnica Izola, University of Padova) discuss how bed rest decreases resting skeletal muscle O2 uptake and resting energy expenditure in young and elderly subjects 📖 buff.ly/mDMynZt

Rubens Correa Junior et al. (São Paulo State University, @uspoficial.bsky.social) explore neuromuscular fatigue and loss of torque complexity during severe-intensity exercise: the role of muscle size 📖 buff.ly/vOP2bJp

Breanna Mueller et al. (Auburn University) examine skeletal muscle mitochondrial marker responses to a single bout and 6 weeks of high load versus high volume resistance training in previously trained men 📖 buff.ly/NSWgAXf

In this Editorial, Editor-in-Chief Damian Bailey (University of South Wales) discusses restoring Dr Florence Buchanan's missing image in physiology 📖 buff.ly/7u2mBW9

In this Physiology of Survival Editorial, Andrew H. Baker et al. (University of Edinburgh) discuss breath-hold shallow-water diving 📖 buff.ly/GaJVoY7

📣 New Connections article 📣 Stephanie Korad, Toby Mündel and Blake G. Perry (Massey University, Heat Lab, @brocku.ca) explore cerebral blood flow response to dynamic resistance exercise 📖 buff.ly/htiIGdy

Li Zhang, Hongfang Yao, Shuisheng Fu and Jung Hung Chien (The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Life University) examine harmonic and power spectrum analysis of vertical ground reaction force in patients who have a stroke within 3 months 📖 buff.ly/MXw8ywJ

Rebecca F. D'Cruz, Dominic Wilkins, Caroline J. Jolley (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social) explore exercise-induced dynamic hyperinflation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 📖 buff.ly/QtBOke5

In this Short Communication, Erik Hobein et al. (@ruhr-uni-bochum.de) discuss intra-set rest preserves barbell velocity during a free-weight back squat exercise by shifting energy system contribution 📖 buff.ly/qOdSn89

Samuli Nevanperä, Ritva S. Mikkonen, Simon Walker and Jarmo M. Piirainen (University of Jyvaskylä) explore menstrual cycle effects on sex differences in motor control during dynamic balance perturbations 📖 buff.ly/HUAmYP2

Katrina Hinde, Jennifer Wright and Ella Walker (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) discuss understanding stressors in combination: a continued challenge for human performance 📖 buff.ly/pfMIloP

📣 New EPick video 📣 Morten B. Thomsen and Kirstine Calloe (University of Copenhagen) discuss the cardiac conduction system and the electrocardiogram of the common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) 🦛 Watch the video 📺️ buff.ly/5rjNLIG Read the article 📖 buff.ly/fLzGvqX

In this Editorial, Mark I. M. Noble and Angela J. Drake-Holland (@roysocmed.bsky.social) discuss the mechanism of control of the pulse rate 📖 buff.ly/7bbScac

Charlotte Chen et al. (University of Auckland) examine the influence of low-dose dopamine on exercise in fibrosing interstitial lung disease 📖 buff.ly/MchMIgq

Giovanni Baldassarre et al. (University of Udine, University of Pavia) explore how bed rest decreases resting skeletal muscle O2 uptake and resting energy expenditure in young and elderly subjects 📖 buff.ly/gxvgzxJ

Elizabeth Cross, Esther Guiu Hernandez and Phoebe Macrae (Rose Centre for Stroke Recovery andResearch, University of Canterbury) discuss respiratory and non-respiratory airflow characteristics across ingestive and non-ingestive swallowing tasks 📖 buff.ly/IDdbdXh

In this Review Article, Amir Arsalan Ghahari et al. (Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University) examine psychobiotics and the microbiota–gut–brain axis: emerging paradigms in mental health modulation 📖 buff.ly/ZgwPuzQ

Alicia M. Kells, Alexandra N. Pauhl and Anita D. Christie (@westernu.ca) explore sex-based differences in corticospinal excitability and inhibition 📖 buff.ly/5itoMS7

In this Letter to the Editor, Saul Martin-Rodriguez (@ki.se) responds to the paper by Holsgrove-West et al. on the statistical interpretation of ultrasound-based models predicting skeletal muscle fat infiltration 📖 buff.ly/rCDxtrv

Miriam Martini et al. (University of Trieste, @unisouthampton.bsky.social) examine sex and age differences in mechanical, thermal and wetness perception across skin sites at risk of pressure ulcers in a quantitative sensory testing study 📖 buff.ly/NEGA1wE

Yingying Zhang et al. (Shanxi Medical University, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology) examine paternal sleep deprivation and cardiac dysfunction in offspring: A perspective of myocardial hypertrophy 📖 buff.ly/0uWhuon

In this Physiology of Lived Experience Editorial, Michael J. Shattock (BHF Centrof Research Excellence, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) tells the story of a radical nephrectomy 📖 buff.ly/tu7C9Mv

Hannah Blount et al. (Skin Sensing Research Group, @unisouthampton.bsky.social, Nike Sport Research Lab) examine the maturation of regional sweating patterns from childhood to young adulthood in females 📖 buff.ly/H4nXbB8

🖼️ May's cover image 🖼️ Drummer et al. (U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine) consider how metabolomic responses are more sensitive in muscle than serum following 28 days of arduous exercise with erythropoietin administration 📖 buff.ly/qZkkzMe

In this Review article, Denis Noble and Reine Bourret (@oxforddpag.bsky.social) explore the principles of systems biology 📖 buff.ly/MLgJymZ

Ilkka Heinonen et al. (@utu.fi, Mid Sweden University) examine estimated exercise-induced maximal myocardial blood flow in untrained and endurance-trained men 📖 buff.ly/5atPtAC

Norah M. Nyangau et al. (@colorado.edu) examine adaptive mediolateral control during split-belt walking: energetics of interlimb coordination and enhanced savings following acute intermittent hypoxia 📖 buff.ly/J1VuU3n

🚨 Call for Papers 🚨 The neurobiology of Placebo effects Deadline for submission: 30 June 2026 Find out more 🔗 buff.ly/fBwfCWK

📣 May's EPick 📣 Chad Andersen et al. (Adelaide University, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide) explore oxygen diffusion kinetics, buffering capacity and phenotype in a narrative review of oxygen physiology and later phenotype in very preterm infants 📖 buff.ly/gV5YFf6

Mitchell C. Lock et al. (Adelaide University, @texasbiomed.bsky.social, University of Wyoming) examine moderate maternal nutrient restriction alters type II alveolar epithelial cell density in the non-human primate fetal lung 📖 buff.ly/JAltm8u

Malika Felton, Vikram Mohan and Vanora A. Hundley (@bournemouthuni.bsky.social) examine acute cardiovascular responses to slow and deep breathing in normotensive men and women 📖 buff.ly/kf0Pw8p

In this Editorial, Josh Foster, Robert D. Meade and Tom Matthews (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @harvardcchange.bsky.social, @harvardsalata.bsky.social) explore the physiology of survival: Heat 📖 buff.ly/WZEXOPQ

James P. Charles et al. (@liverpooluni.bsky.social, Cica Biomedical Ltd, @universityofleeds.bsky.social) examine the impact of type 2 diabetes on tendon material properties and locomotor function in the db/db mouse 📖 buff.ly/TqWNFGf

Forrest Schorderet et al. (@unil.bsky.social) examine sex and performance-level differences in aerobic and haematological parameters among elite ski mountaineering athletes 📖 buff.ly/JCr1UJZ

Oliver Hayman et al. (@northumbriauni.bsky.social) consider corticospinal, reticulospinal and motoneuronal contributions to fatigability during a sustained contraction of the elbow flexors 📖 buff.ly/LB6sdLK

Ruqayya Thawer, Stuart N. Baker and Boubker Zaaimi (Aston University, @newcastleuni.bsky.social) explore breathing-driven modulation of reticulospinal tract activity 📖 buff.ly/Eq0r60Z

Toan Pham et al. (Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland) explore mitochondrial respiration and hydrogen peroxide production rate in right atrial tissues from obese diabetic patients 📖 buff.ly/cDa8yXn

RK Holsgrove-West et al. (@exeter.ac.uk) examine how ultrasound predicts skeletal muscle fat infiltration in healthy middle-aged and young adults: validation against MRI 📖 buff.ly/PuZIxlG

Qing Zhang et al. (Beihang University, China University of Mining and Technology) examine cortical dynamics of cold exposure and thermal recovery: evidence from EEG-based spatiotemporal analysis 📖 buff.ly/zv80OlW

Camilla R. Illidi and Lee M. Romer (Brunel University of London) explore combined multi-metric assessment of diaphragm contractile function in healthy humans: feasibility, validity and reliability 📖 buff.ly/QxmNy72

Helen E. Nuttall, Daren Subar and Christopher J. Gaffney (@lancasteruni.bsky.social, East Lancashire Hospitals Trusts) examine exercise prehabilitation for brain health and sensory–cognitive function: mechanistic insights into brain–body interactions 📖 buff.ly/THs5oRS

Imma Ceriello et al. (University of Rome ‘Foro Italico’, @ucddublin.bsky.social) consider task-dependent intermuscular coherence between postural muscles during voluntary upright reaching 📖 buff.ly/owjnAUr

Mariana Brizuela et al. (@sahmri.bsky.social ) explore GABAB receptor-mediated modulation of sensory neuron excitability: Roles of CaV2.2, G-protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels, and HCN channels in human and mouse nociception 📖 buff.ly/SFSuUIB

Mehrdad Nourizadeh et al. (Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) examine immunomodulatory effects of cathelicidin in the gut–brain axis: a novel link between mucosal immunity and neuroinflammation 📖 buff.ly/a7rWdVF

Natalia Shamantseva et al. (Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University ‘LETI’, Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design) explore postural control in humans in a study using transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation 📖 buff.ly/UNJZQvp

Kiaya Johnston, Stephen Selinsky, Benjamin Langworthy and Daniel Craighead (University of Minnesota) explore lipid profiles and nutritional dynamics of long-distance hiking in a longitudinal study on the Colorado Trail 📖 buff.ly/olx3YCx

In this Short Communication, Giuliano Taccola et al. (SISSA, Istituto di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione (IMFR), Towson University) explore immediate cortical glial alterations following spinal cord injury: Evidence from a novel in vitro model 📖 buff.ly/9RZnXBL

In this Viewpoint article, Alexander C. Berry and L. Bruce Gladden (Auburn University School of Kinesiology) discuss how skinny (lower) legs run fast marathons 🏃 📖 buff.ly/iQEkRVW