Tag: Hypertrophy

Genome Study Identifies Predictors of Individual Responsiveness to Muscle-building Exercise

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Article title: Genome-wide association study of exercise-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy and the construction of predictive model Authors: Xiaolin Yang, Yanchun Li, Tao Mei, Jiayan Duan, Xu Yan, Lars McNaughton, Zihong He From the authors: “We identified genetic variants that underlie [resistance training]…

For Bigger Muscles Push Close to Failure, For Strength, Maybe Not

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When lifting weights, do you wonder how pushing yourself to the point of failure—where you can’t do another rep—impacts your results? New research finds that if you’re aiming for muscle growth, training closer to failure might be more effective.

Lack of DUSP5 Protein Leads to Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Enlargement in Mice

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Article title: DUSP5-mediated inhibition of smooth muscle cell proliferation suppresses pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular hypertrophy Authors: Bradley S. Ferguson, Sara A. Wennersten, Kimberly M. Demos-Davies, Marcello Rubino, Emma L. Robinson, Maria A. Cavasin, Matthew S. Stratton, Andrew M. Kidger, Tianjing…