New research has revealed a previously unknown mechanism in the body which regulates a hormone that is crucial for motivation, stress responses and control of blood pressure, pain and appetite. The ...

Many people are familiar with lactate primarily from sports, where it is produced in muscle cells during physical exertion. However, the molecule could also play an important role in other cell types.

In an episode of Power Athlete Radio, I sat down with Dr. Bryan Jasker, a leading sports scientist, to break down the real story behind lactic acid, or more accurately, lactate. And why it’s a ...

A research team led by Prof. Wang Yi and Wei Haiming from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in collaboration with Prof. Ding Chen's team from Human Phenome Institute at Fudan ...

For decades, lactate has been studied largely in the context of exercise, painted as a nagging metabolic byproduct that accumulates in the tissues and blood during workouts, stiffening muscles and ...

Acute amounts of lactate like those generated during exercise are probably required for healthy cells, but chronic exposure causes cellular disruption which can lead to cancer, heart failure and type ...

For most people, lactate lives in the same category as shin splints and side stitches: painful, annoying, and best avoided. But if you’re still blaming lactate for your post-leg-day soreness or ...

Conner Mantz crushed the 2025 Boston Marathon with a personal best time of 2:05.08—just off the podium in fourth place! Meanwhile Jess McClain, the top American woman, came in at 2:22:43 for seventh ...

Besides sore quads and chafe marks, most new runners have one thing in common: confusion over the term “lactate threshold pace.” It pops up in training plans next to “easy effort” (self-explanatory) ...