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 ...

Calcium lactate is a food additive that’s typically added to a wide variety of foods to enhance their texture and flavor or help extend their shelf life. This compound can also be used as an ...

The Warburg effect describes how cancer cells switch from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis even in oxygen-rich ...

Earlier this month, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a sex discrimination case from an Iowa woman who wanted to pump milk at work. The Court’s reasoning? It’s not sexist to tell women ...

F or many would-be marathoners, January seems as good a time as any to dust off their trainers and begin the journey to ...

Lactic acid was once believed to be the cause of sore muscles after exercise. It’s not. Another substance, lactate, contributes. However, what causes muscle burn and pain is more complex. Staying ...

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) ...

For years, scientists worked to determine the top physiological factor in distance running success. As they dug deeper and deeper, the answer became clear: the pace at your lactate threshold. Media ...