Episode 4: Severe Asthma, Video Games, 'One Physiology'

22/01/2008 33 min
Episode 4: Severe Asthma, Video Games, 'One Physiology'

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Episode Synopsis

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.