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Integrative Human Nutrition & Exercise Physiology – Prof. David James

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| Conferences and videos, Exercise, Human Physiology

The health benefits of daily exercise seem to be very well defined. Yet it’s clear from current research that we still don’t have a complete understanding of how the human body positively adapts to exercise. This talk by Prof David James offers an insight into the complex nature of the interactions between exercise and human […]

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Nutrition and Exercise Interactions. What we currently know.

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Check out the whole video of the Conference “Nutrition and Exercise Interactions. What we currently know” held at the University of Roehampton on the 13th of December, 2019, and organised by Dr Richard Mackenzie, University of Roehampton and Dr Hannah Moir, Kingston University, London. Location: Whitelands College, University of Roehampton. List of Speakers: -Dr Lewis […]

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The multiple roles of the Extracellular Matrix

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| Human Physiology

Overview We all know that a cell is structured in three main essential components, that are the nucleus, the cytoplasm and the membrane.  However, what is there outside the cell membrane? Although the answer to this question may depend on the type of cell we are looking at, generally animal cells are surrounded by an […]

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Episode 6: Concurrent training, practical recommendations and the science to support these – Dr Jackson Fyfe

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In this fascinating podcast, Dr Jackson Fyfe tells us what is concurrent training and why it is important to understand the components of resistance and endurance exercise, how it is possible to manipulate these different components for optimal training, which signalling proteins are activated by the different type of exercises in skeletal muscles and much […]

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Episode 5: Type 2 diabetes and diet – Dr Nicola Guess

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Is there any specific food that plays a major role in the development of type 2 diabetes, or is diabetes the result of eating too much? Is sugar the only bad guy in obesity and diabetes? What does it happen in eating too many proteins?  Do low carb diets work? Discover this and more in […]

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Keep moving…doesn’t matter your age!

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Gradual (and not-so-gradual) weight gain over the years is not a function of age itself, but a result of the loss of muscle mass. People use age as an excuse to gradually stop moving, becoming more and more inert: they adopt a more sedentary lifestyle, so their muscles deteriorate, their metabolism decreases and they accumulate […]

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Upcoming Conference: Nutrition & Exercise Interactions – What we currently know

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One day exciting conference focused on the nutrition and exercise interactions in human performance and disease! The conference is open to all undergraduate, MSc and PhD students as well as members of the public and academics. Organised by Sport and Exercise Science teams at Roehampton University and Kingston University, London For more information and to […]

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Exciting ongoing projects from our lab

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There are interesting ongoing projects in our lab that we want to share with you – give a look at the attached files about the posters we presented at two big conferences: “Inhibition of Inositol hexakisphosphate Kinase 1 (IP6K1) Does Not Increase Akt and mTOR Activity in vitro“, at the Experimental Biology (EB) Conference in […]

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PhD Studentship available in the lab of Dr Richard Mackenzie – pancreatic beta cells, skeletal muscles and type 2 diabetes

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A new exciting PhD position is open now in the lab of Dr Richard Mackenzie at the University of Roehampton! Title of the Project: PhD Studentship: Cross-talk between Skeletal muscle and pancreatic b-cell – The contribution of b-cell dysfunction to the progression of type 2 diabetes Project Background We know that peripheral insulin resistance precedes […]

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Prediabetes and Protein Study – join now

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You are invited to take part in our study investigating if excessive protein intake contributes to obesity and type 2 diabetes. Pre-diabetes is a metabolic condition and currently effects around 7 million people in the UK. The increasing number of prediabetes requires effective lifestyle interventions, such as diet and exercise, to reduce the risk for […]

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