Monaco CMF, Hughes MC, Ramos SV, Varah NE, Lamberz C, Rahman FA, McGlory C, Tarnopolsky MA, Krause MP, Laham R, Hawke TJ, Perry CGR. Altered mitochondrial bioenergetics and ultrastructure in the skeletal muscle of young adults with type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia. 2018 Apr 18. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4602-6 From the authors: Skeletal muscle, by virtue of its mass and its high capacity to burn sugar as […]
MHRC Student Committee chair Meghan Hughes from Dr. Perry's lab and Cynthia Monaco from Dr. Hawke's lab at McMaster University co-author new paper on mitochondrial bioenergetics in Type 1 diabetes. Please follow the link below or the PDF version of the paper. Springer Link York U News has also tweeted an interview with the authors […]
YFile News Three Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC) researchers received funding through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. Congratulations to Dr. Abdul-Sater from the Faculty of Health, and to Dr. McDermott and Dr. Sweeney from the Faculty of Science. We look forward to your continued research contributions in the field.
Dunford EC, Leclair E, Aiken J, Mandel ER, Haas TL, Birot O, Riddell MC. The effects of voluntary exercise and prazosin on capillary rarefaction and metabolism in streptozotocin-induced diabetic male rats. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017 Mar 1;122(3):492-502. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00762.2016. Epub 2016 Dec 8. From the authors: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is a chronic […]
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Laksman Z, Wauchop M, Lin E, Protze S, Lee J, Yang W, Izaddoustdar F, Shafaattalab S, Gepstein L, Tibbits GF, Keller G, Backx PH. Modeling Atrial Fibrillation using Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Atrial Tissue. Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 13;7(1):5268. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05652-y. Significance of the research: Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia that […]
Abidi S, Nili M, Serna S, Kim S, Hazlett C, Edgell H. Influence of sex, menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on cerebrovascular resistance and cardiorespiratory function during Valsalva or standing. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017 May 18:jap.00035.2017. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00035.2017. From the authors: This paper investigates the role of sex, menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive use on […]