New preprint from us | mTORC1 activity occurs predominantly in the periphery of human skeletal muscle fibers, in close proximity to focal adhesion complexes, following anabolic stimuli | Happy to hear any thoughts/feedback! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Mycoprotein ingestion within or without its wholefood matrix results in equivalent stimulation of myofibrillar protein synthesis rates in resting and exercised muscle of young men. Available open access: doi.org/10.1017/S00071… UoE_NPG Benjamin T Wall

QUESTIONS REQUEST 🚨 Not much to talk about this week… What questions do you have for Rory Stewart + ALASTAIR CAMPBELL? Recording tomorrow, hit reply below 👇

Recent publication in American Society for Nutrition Journals led by Dr Alistair Monteyne of UoE_NPG examining muscle protein synthesis and muscle adaptive responses during prolonged resistance training while consuming vegan or omnivorous diets. @Journalofnutrition sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Really enjoyable couple of days at ECSS Paris 2023 presenting some of our recent data UoE_NPG. Very pleased to have been awarded the #GSSI sports nutrition award.

Delighted to share our latest work in Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle : Short-term disuse does not affect postabsorptive or postprandial muscle protein fractional breakdown rates. With @marloudirks Benjamin T Wall UoE_NPG onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jc…

Check out our latest publication led by George Pavis in Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle looking into muscle protein fractional breakdown rates after short -term disuse

Impaired proteostatic mechanisms other than decreased protein synthesis limit old skeletal muscle recovery after disuse atrophy From Jordan Fuqua Aging and Metabolism Research Program et al doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.1…

📢 Exciting news! Our very own Marianna Apicella will be presenting at the upcoming Women's Physiology and Nutrition Symposium LJMU Sport Science🎉She will be showcasing her recent work on the influence of the menstrual cycle on MPS after exercise and nutrition #femalephysiology #research

🏆🎉Congratulations to our brilliant colleague Marianna Apicella for winning the Early Career Investigator Award at the National Women's Physiology and Nutrition Symposium hosted by LJMU Sport Science Liverpool John Moores University. Your groundbreaking work is paving the way for future #femalephysiology research.

Publication alert! 🎉📜Congrats to our colleague Kiera Wilkinson for publishing a systematic review on leucine and muscle protein synthesis rates in the journal Phys Reports The Physiological Society Coauthors: Chris K Dr A Monteyne Benjamin T Wall Prof F Stephens 👇👇 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.14814/p…

New in AJP-Endocrinology and Metabolism: Sam West et al. showed that three non-animal derived #protein sources have utility in supporting post-exercise muscle reconditioning. ow.ly/sCG750PsNxT University of Exeter UTMB Health #mycoprotein #peaprotein #resistanceexercise

Ingestion of mycoprotein, pea protein and their blend support comparable post-exercise myofibrillar protein synthesis rates in resistance trained individuals From Sam West & Benjamin T Wall et al doi.org/10.1152/ajpend…

Association of postprandial postexercise MPS rates W dietary leucine: A sys rev Nice one from Kiera Wilkinson Chris K Benjamin T Wall et al "leucine dose provides predictive capacity over postprandial postexercise MPS responses in older adults" doi.org/10.14814/phy2.…

Publication alert! 🎉Congrats to our colleague Sam West for publishing a paper investigating the impact of mycoprotein vs pea protein vs their blend on MPS in AJP-Endocrinology and Metabolism APS Publications et al: G Whelehan @inovdheijden Benjamin T Wall journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.115…

Publication alert! 🎉Congrats to our colleague Ellen Williamson for publishing a review paper on microalgae as a potential novel protein for sustainable human nutrition in TrendsPlantSci et al: Benjamin T Wall Institute for Molecular Bioscience cell.com/trends/plant-s…

A multi-disciplinary resource here, led by Ellen Williamson from UoE_NPG and published in TrendsPlantSci, to provide an overview of the potential for, and likely challenges of, exploiting algae as a future protein source within human nutrition: cell.com/trends/plant-s…

Another Publication along the Algae theme!! 🎉This time our colleague @inovdheijden investigated the impact of algae on muscle protein synthesis. Published in American Society for Nutrition Journals et al: Benjamin T Wall Prof F. Stephens Sam West Dr A. Monteyne 👇👇 jn.nutrition.org/article/S0022-…

A single bout of prior resistance exercise attenuates muscle atrophy and declines in myofibrillar protein synthesis during bed‐rest in older men physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP… A single bout of RE attenuated the decline in iMyoPS rates and quadriceps atrophy with 5 days of bed-rest

Publication alert! 🎉Congrats to our colleague Tom Jameson for publishing a paper titled: Inflammation and altered metabolism impede efficacy of functional electrical stimulation in critically ill patients in the journal of Critical Care et al: F.B Stephens pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37932834/