Scott Powers

Interested in exercise-induced changes in antioxidant defenses in skeletal muscles? Check out this recent review published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine (2024) doi.org/10.1016/j.free…

Interested in the mechanisms responsible for exercise-induced health benefits? See "Health benefits of physical activity: What role does skeletal muscle-organ crosstalk play? published in Sports Medicine and Health Science (2025) doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs…

Congratulations to Drs. Gungor-Orhan, Akin, Olgaz-Bingol, and Demirel for their outstanding study on the effects of a sedentary lifestyle on skeletal muscle atrophy published in Experimental Physiology (2025) doi.org/10.1113/EP0923…

Interested in learning about a unique form of inactivity-induced skeletal muscle wasting? Check out this review published in the Journal of Physiology (2024) doi.org/10.1113/JP2838…

Congratulations to Dr. Zsolt Radak and colleagues at the Hungarian University of Sport Sciences on the completion of a very successful summer school course entitled "Frontiers in Exercise Physiology" The course was attended by outstanding graduate students from 8 countries!

Check out this summer school opportunity "Frontiers in Exercise Physiology" June 21-25, 2025 at the Hungarian University of Sports Science-Budapest Renown international faculty providing state-of-the-art lectures on numerous exercise physiology topics tf.hu/en/news/news/1…

Check out this new paper demonstrating that transitioning from an active to a sedentary lifestyle leads to the rapid onset of oxidative stress and atrophy in locomotor muscles- Experimental Physiology (2025) doi.org/10.1113/EP0923…

Check out the latest edition of Sports Medicine and Health Science sciencedirect.com/journal/sports…

Heads up-early bird price for registration for "Frontiers in Exercise Physiology" ends on May 7-register early to take advantage of lower registration price Outstanding five-day course hosted by Hungarian University of Sport Science (Budapest) For details international.tf.hu/summer-school/

Check out the latest edition of the Journal of Sports Medicine and Health Science sciencedirect.com/journal/sports…

Check out this new evidence demonstrating that transitioning from an active to sedentary lifestyle leads to the rapid loss of muscle antioxidant defenses leading to the development of oxidative stress and muscle atrophy Gungor-Orhan et al. Experimental Physiology (2025)

Check out our recent review "Health benefits of physical activity: What role does skeletal muscle-organ crosstalk play"? published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Health Science sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🆕Health benefits of physical activity: What role does skeletal muscle-organ crosstalk play? by Dr. Scott K. Powers @skppowers #SMHS sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Check out the outstanding program at this year's International Symposium on Physical Activities in Rio de Janeiro (November 8-9, 2024) siafisrj.eb.mil.br

Mark your calendars for the 22nd International Symposium on Physical Activities in Rio de Janeiro (November 8-9, 2024) Outstanding meeting featuring many internationally recognized scholars in exercise physiology and nutrition For program details see: siafisrj.eb.mil.br

Check out this recent "review" published in the Journal of Physiology "Ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction: phenomenology and mechanism(s) of pathogenesis" doi.org/10.1113/JP2838…

Strength training fans-check out this interesting report published in the journal of Physiology "Circulating exosome-like vesicle and skeletal muscle microRNAs are altered with age and resistance training physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP…

Check out the recent review by Olek, Kujach, and Radak on the impact of pyruvate supplementation on muscle metabolism during exercise published in Sports Medicine and Health Science keaipublishing.com/en/journals/sp…