Physiology articles from across Nature Portfolio Physiology is the branch of the biological sciences that deals with the life-supporting functions and processes of living organisms or their parts.

Verona Pharma has blockbuster hopes for its recently approved drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and preliminary sales figures for the drug suggest it is heading in the right ...

Ecophysiology articles from across Nature Portfolio Ecophysiology is the study of how the environment, both physical and biological, interacts with the physiology of an organism. It includes the ...

Novo Nordisk gets CHMP backing for oral GLP-1 agonist Rybelsus in its marketing battle with Eli Lilly, plus positive opinions for Bayer’s diabetes drug Nubeqa, Emergent’s cholera vaccine, and more ...

This review addresses open questions about the role of β-adrenergic receptors in cardiac function and failure. Cardiomyocytes express all three β-adrenergic receptor subtypes—β1, β2, and, at least in ...

Not long ago the right ventricle (RV) was considered an “unnecessary” part of the normal circulation. While factually correct—ablation or replacement of the RV free wall can be well tolerated by ...

The structure–activity relationships and hit-to-lead optimization of dual Top1–TDP1 inhibitors in the indenoisoquinoline drug class were investigated. A series of nitrated 7-, 8-, 9-, and ...

Mayo Clinic's Dept. of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering studies body functions at organ, tissue, cellular and molecular levels in health and disease.