Biomedical, Biopharma and Clinical Research

Physiology

Physiology is that the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells and biomolecules perform the chemical and physical functions in a living system.

According to the classes of organisms in the field can be divided into medical physiology, animal physiology, plant physiology, cell physiology, and comparative physiology. Central to physiological functioning are biophysical and biochemical processes, homeostatic control mechanisms and communication between cells. Physiological condition is the condition of normal function, while condition refers to abnormal conditions including human diseases. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for exceptional scientific achievements in physiology related to the field of medicine.