Episode 4: Severe Asthma, Video Games, 'One Physiology'
Life Lines - The Podcast of The American Physiological Society
English - January 22, 2008 20:11 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education Courses physiology aps lifelines life lines american physiological society molecules education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we'll talk to Ronald Sorkness (1:29) about his study on severe asthma that appears in the Journal of Applied Physiology. We'll also ask David Spierer (13:23) whether there might be physiological benefits in playing an interactive video game. And APS President Hannah Carey (21:13) will explain how physiological research can help preserve the health of the planet.
You can find a summary of the asthma study here.