A Day of Physiology and Medicine for Undergraduate Students – 20. 2. 2025

Are you a university student studying science or medicine? We have prepared a special open day for you with a range of interesting topics for your bachelor’s or master’s thesis and topics for PhD studies. Scientists from IPHYS will introduce you to them in the morning session (both in person and online) and in the afternoon you […]
Institute of Physiology participates in the Spa Research Centre project

From 1 January 2025, the Institute of Physiology joined the realization of the Spa Research Centre project. The main objective of the project is to build an environment and infrastructure for the implementation of scientific research activities in the field of spa and balneology with high application potential and the prospect of a significant contribution […]
Ivana Vaněčková spoke on Czech television news

Ivana Vaněčková appeared on Friday (22.11.) on the main news programme of Czech Television and explained the new findings on the effectiveness of medicines for diabetes. Gliflozins have not a positive effect only in the treatment of diabetes, but also have a number of beneficial side effects on heart, lung and liver diseases. She and […]
Series “NEZkreslená věda” – DIABETES

The popularization and educational series of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, accompanied by the unmistakable commentary of Pavel Liška, Bára Hrzánová and Radek Holub, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Short animated videos thematically focused on science and knowledge present interesting phenomena from various scientific fields in an educational and entertaining way. […]
Alzheimer’s disease as the topic of the lecture in the series Human Body in Health and Disease
Alzheimer’s disease was the topic of another lecture from the series Human Body in Health and Disease, which took place on Wednesday 20 November in the building of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic on Národní třída. Jan Svoboda from the Institute of Physiology and Jan Laczó from the Neurological Clinic of the 2nd […]
Burn Your Fat – Metabolic Processes by Play!
We would like to introduce a unique board game “Burn your fat”, which introduces the biochemical processes of lipid and glucose metabolism in a fun way. This strategic game allows players to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of molecules and energy processes of the human body. The game helps develop teamwork, lateral thinking, and […]