Each winter, Scandinavian brown bears retreat into hidden dens and enter one of nature’s most extraordinary physiological states: hibernation. For up to six months, they do not eat, drink, or exercise. Their heart rate slows, […]
Tag: Muscle
Publication: Dietary protein considerations in a sustainable and ageing world: a narrative review with a focus on greenhouse gas emissions and skeletal muscle remodelling and maintenance
Impact Summary: This review by Prof Brian Carson and colleagues addresses the dual challenges of ensuring adequate dietary protein intake for an aging population while promoting environmental sustainability. Protein is crucial for maintaining skeletal muscle […]
Sprinting on empty: fasted training for better adaptation? dr. brian carson.
Why train fasted? Training in the fasted state has been practised by athletes for various reasons for centuries. Most early adopters likely pursued fasted training based on the fact that they trained early in the […]
The Molecular basis of muscle adaptation to exercise – dr brian carson.
Whether you are new to exercise, out of shape, recreationally active or an elite athlete looking to maximise your performance, the way our muscles respond to exercise are similar. Should you partake in some exercise […]
Marine to muscle – marine industry sustainability and human health – Dr Brian Carson
The processing of material from the fishing industry generates substantial unexploited waste products, many of which possess high biological value. As the world looks to more sustainable food sources, we recently undertook a study investigating […]
The muscle biopsy as a tool in muscle physiology research: development, value and considerations. Dr Brian Carson
This blog post gives a brief overview of the infamous sampling technique in sport science and exercise physiology circles known as the muscle biopsy. Many (under)graduate students will have “earned their stripes” by taking part […]
Case-study of elite level Powerlifter Ray Williams – Arthur Lynch
Introduction I’m a bit of an oddball within this department. You won’t see me going out watching a GAA match or entering the great Limerick run anytime soon. Those pursuits do not interest me. Granted […]
Plant derived proteins in performance nutrition. Dr Catherine Norton
Nutrition has an irrefutable role in support of athletic training. Dependent on many factors Figure 1 below, sports and exercise nutritionists (SENs) can determine optimal nutrient strategies to support a specific training stimulus or competitive […]
The power of blood… Dr Brian Carson
Blood as the elusive ‘fountain of youth’? The existence of a mythical ‘fountain of youth’ and the quest to locate this is a centuries old tale. Recent scientific discoveries have suggested that “young blood” may […]
FHI HAPN Team Win “Best Cross-Institutional Initiative” Award – Brian Carson & Phil Jakeman
FHI2 identified skeletal muscle metabolism as common to Healthy Ageing and Performance Nutrition (HAPN) and Glycaemic Management (GM) and coordinated action to validate a ‘translational’ muscle cell model was a key objective. Innovative and productive […]
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