Blood flow restriction (BFR) alone or in combination with exercise has been shown to result
in favorable effects on skeletal muscle form and function. The pressure applied should be …

An increased understanding of cancer cachexia, both mechanistically and its impact on
cancer patients' struggle with their disease, has resulted in diverse therapeutic concepts …

Though we may still sing today, as did Pindar in his eighth Olympian Victory Ode,“… of no
contest greater than Olympia, Mother of Games, gold-wreathed Olympia…”, we must sadly …

Case: A 33-year-old male presented to the emergency department with complaints of
polydipsia, polyuria, nausea, headaches, blurry vision and malaise. Lab work revealed a …

Appearance-and-performance enhancing drug (APED) use is a form of drug use that
includes use of a wide range of substances such as anabolic–androgenic steroids (AASs) …

This article examines how the lay press and the expert literature have contributed to
spreading the bad image of human Growth Hormone as a doping drug despite the lack of a …

The timely update of the list of prohibited substances and methods of doping (as issued by
the World Anti‐Doping Agency) is an essential aspect of international anti‐doping efforts …

Defects in the growth hormone (GH)-insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I axis may cause GH
resistance characterized by IGF-I deficiency and growth failure. The range of defects causing …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether recombinant human growth hormone
(rhGH) would show any significant effects on the expression of apoptosis regulating proteins …

Physical activity and diet are the factors that influence the body's structure. The purpose of
this study was to compare the effects of four weeks of resistance training, and L-arginine …