Newswise — Bethesda, Md. (October 18, 2016)—Get more exercise. The often-repeated health recommendation is usually prescribed to lose weight or build muscle, but the many health effects of exercise reach far beyond weight and body composition. Leading experts will convene at the Integrative Biology of Exercise 7 meeting (Nov. 2–4 in Phoenix) to discuss current research and new findings on how exercise affects us at all stages of life, from preconception to old age.
APS hosts the Integrative Biology of Exercise meeting every four years in conjunction with the American College of Sports Medicine to help connect peers with an interest in exercise physiology. “This meeting brings together researchers who might not normally be in the same place to discuss the many ways that exercise affects the body,” said Darrell Neufer, PhD, of East Carolina University and chair of the conference organizing committee. “We’re building on the effort that’s going on with the National Institutes of Health Common Fund to try to identify the molecular mechanisms by which exercise exerts its effects—how cells sense what the metabolic demand is and how the response is coordinated amongst different cells and organs to meet and adapt to those demands.
“The organizing committee has really done a fantastic job to attract leading scientists from around the world to present cutting-edge research, not only in exercise science, but in neuroscience, adipose tissue biology, metabolism and muscle biology,” Neufer said.
The series of symposia presented at the meeting will address the gamut of the short- and long-term effects of exercise and showcase hundreds of poster presentations on new research findings. Symposia topics will cover brain cell stress responses, metabolic diseases, mitochondrial signaling, sedentary behavior, exercise and pregnancy, cardiovascular disease, aging, stem cells and more.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTSWednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 Symposia I Toward Deciphering the Exercise Responsome Chair: Darrell Neufer, East Carolina University Thursday, November 3, 2016 Concurrent Symposia II Exercise Triggers Adaptive Brain Cell Stress Responses Chairs: Mark Mattson, National Institute on Aging at National Institutes of Health, and Monika Fleshner, University of Colorado, Boulder Concurrent Symposia III Substrate Control during Exercise: Novel Insights for Halting the Pathogenesis of Metabolic DiseasesChair: Matt Watt, Monash University, Australia Plenary Lecture Mitochondria as Signaling Organelles: Fueling a Renaissance in Metabolism Speaker: Johan Auwerx, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland Concurrent Symposia IV The Physiology of Sedentary Behavior, How Is It Distinguished from Physical InactivityChair: Roger Fielding, Tufts University Concurrent Symposia V Mitochondrial Signaling and Inter-Organelle Crosstalk Chair: Deborah Muoio, Duke University School of Medicine Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 Concurrent Symposia VI Activity/Exercise during Pregnancy and Early Development: Implications for Long-Term HealthChair: John Thyfault, Kansas University Medical Center Concurrent Symposia VII Impact of Exercise on Adipose Tissue Metabolism—Beyond Browning Chair: Matthijs Hesselink, Maastricht University, The Netherlands Plenary Lecture Adaptive Responses of Neuronal Mitochondria to Exercise Speaker: Mark Mattson, National Institute on Aging at National Institutes of Health Concurrent Symposia VIII Brains, Blood Vessels and Hearts: Can Exercise Treat the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Cardiovascular Disease?Chair: Craig Emter, University of Missouri, Columbia Concurrent Symposia IX Exercise and Aging: Responsiveness of Skeletal Muscle to Exercise Training as a Function of AgeChair: Sue Bodine, University of California, Davis Closing Plenary Lecture Sensorimotor Training of Spinal Networks to Restore Function in Spinal Cord Injured PatientsSpeaker: Reggie Edgerton, University of California, Los Angeles
NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: The Integrative Biology of Exercise 7 meeting will be held in Phoenix, Nov. 2–4, 2016. To schedule an interview with the conference organizers or presenters, contact the APS Communications Office or call 301-634-7209. Find more research highlights in the APS Press Room.
Physiology is the study of how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function in health and disease. Established in 1887, the American Physiological Society (APS) was the first U.S. society in the biomedical sciences field. The Society represents more than 11,000 members and publishes 14 peer-reviewed journals with a worldwide readership.
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