Evidence adds to growing body of research showing protein food sources are key to building and maintaining musclePeer-Reviewed Publication MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Long-standing research has shown that consuming dietary protein stimulates muscle protein synthesis, which is a critical factor for building and maintaining skeletal muscle mass. Growing evidence has illustrated that animal- and plant-based...
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A muscle protein promotes nerve healing
Injuries or diseases of nerves in the central nervous system result in lifelong disabilities, such as paraplegia caused by a damage to the spinal cord or blindness following the injury of the optic nerve. “Nerve regeneration therapies for clinical applications are not available yet,” points out Dietmar Fischer. This is because nerve fibres – so-called...
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Muscle-building proteins hold clues to ALS, muscle degeneration
Toxic protein assemblies, or “amyloids,” long considered to be key drivers in many neuromuscular diseases, also play a beneficial role in the development of healthy muscle tissue, University of Colorado Boulder researchers have found. Physician-scientists and competitive runners Josh Wheeler left, and Thomas Vogler on the summit of Long’s Peak in Colorado. Credit: CU Boulder...
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Muscle protein helps to control sleep
When it comes to sleep disorders, researchers have spent years analyzing the human brain in the search for possible treatment targets. A new study, however, suggests that one such target may actually lie in skeletal muscles. Researchers found that high levels of a protein called BMAL1 in the muscles of mice helped them to recover...