Post-traumatic osteoarthritis develops rapidly after joint injury, yet current treatments largely address symptoms rather ...

As a student competing in track and field at his Parlier high school, Robert Leija was obsessed with how to improve his performance, and in particular, prevent the buildup of lactic acid in his ...

Blood lactate levels were associated with survival and weight changes in ALS, according to a study in Australia and Japan.

Higher levels of blood lactate may be the key to a longer life for people with the neurodegenerative condition ALS, new ...

If stem cells can do everything from growing skulls to generating new heart tissue, you'd think they'd also be able to help regrow hair on balding heads. In fact, they soon might be able to do just ...

When George Brooks first began investigating lactate, or lactic acid, sports physiologists saw it as a muscle poison that lowered performance. His research over decades has reversed that picture, ...

A solid metric to know, considering its influence on race performance. Many coaches argue that lactate threshold is one of, if not the, biggest performance predictor. It determines how fast you can ...

Broccoli juice gains favor with Olympic skiers as lactate-lowering aid amid doubts Skiers chase marginal gains with bitter ...

In clinical practice, lactate is a well-established tool for establishing diagnosis and prognosis in critically ill patients. 1 It can be used to diagnose sepsis and can also help in monitoring ...