Science from the Source

In this episode, we discuss HIV and the impact that the disease and drug therapy may have on cognition as I speak with Sarah Seddon, a Doctor of Psychology Candidate in the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education at Murdoch University. Sarah discusses her thesis; MATCH Study: Memory, Ageing, and Cognition in HIV.

In this episode, we discuss HIV and the impact that the disease and drug therapy may have on cognition as I speak with Sarah Seddon, a Doctor of Psychology Candidate in the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education at Murdoch University. Sarah discusses her thesis; MATCH Study: Memory, Ageing, and Cognition in HIV.

In this episode, I speak with Tessa Maroni who is a PhD candidate in the School of Human Sciences at the University of Western Australia. Tessa discusses the impact of the heat on athletic performance and whether hand cooling could be a viable method to help athletes perform in hot conditions. She then outlines her article: Hand and torso pre-cooling does not enhance subsequent high-intensity cycling or cognitive performance in heat, which was published in 2019 in the journal Temperature.

In this episode, I speak with Tessa Maroni who is a PhD candidate in the School of Human Sciences at the University of Western Australia. Tessa discusses the impact of the heat on athletic performance and whether hand cooling could be a viable method to help athletes perform in hot conditions. She then outlines her article: Hand and torso pre-cooling does not enhance subsequent high-intensity cycling or cognitive performance in heat, which was published in 2019 in the journal Temperature.

In today’s episode we discuss how to make your weight lifting session more effective as I speak with Liam Hughes, a PhD candidate in the Discipline of Exercise Science in the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education at Murdoch University. Liam discusses the need to monitor fatigue in resistance training and then he outlines his most recent paper; Using Load-Velocity Relationships to Quantify Training Induced Fatigue. Published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research in 2019. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002550

In today’s episode we discuss how to make your weight lifting session more effective as I speak with Liam Hughes, a PhD candidate in the Discipline of Exercise Science in the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education at Murdoch University. Liam discusses the need to monitor fatigue in resistance training and then he outlines his most recent paper; Using Load-Velocity Relationships to Quantify Training Induced Fatigue. Published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research in 2019. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002550

In today's episode, I speak with Dr. Daniel Wundersitz who is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at Latrobe University in Bendigo Australia. Daniel discusses wearable technologies, machine learning and then outlines his 2019 article; The impact of a 21-day ultra-endurance ride on the heart in young, adult and older adult recreational cyclists, published in the International Journal of Cardiology.

In today's episode, I speak with Dr. Daniel Wundersitz who is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at Latrobe University in Bendigo Australia. Daniel discusses wearable technologies, machine learning and then outlines his 2019 article; The impact of a 21-day ultra-endurance ride on the heart in young, adult and older adult recreational cyclists, published in the International Journal of Cardiology.

In today's episode, we discuss the role that exercise can play for men after androgen deprivation therapy treatment for prostate cancer as I speak with Dr. Brad Wall who is a Lecturer in Exercise Science in the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education at Murdoch University. Brad talks about the beneficial effects that aerobic and resistance exercise can have before, during and after treatment and then outlines his 2017 paper: Exercise improves VO2max and Body composition in androgen deprivation therapy-treated prostate cancer patients, published in Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001277.

In today's episode, we discuss the role that exercise can play for men after androgen deprivation therapy treatment for prostate cancer as I speak with Dr. Brad Wall who is a Lecturer in Exercise Science in the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education at Murdoch University. Brad talks about the beneficial effects that aerobic and resistance exercise can have before, during and after treatment and then outlines his 2017 paper: Exercise improves VO2max and Body composition in androgen deprivation therapy-treated prostate cancer patients, published in Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001277.

In today's episode, we discuss the role that blood flow restriction has within resistances training as I speak with Dr. Brendan Scott who is a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Science in the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education at Murdoch University. Brendan talks about how blood flow restriction is used in research and clinical practice and then outlines finding from his 2018 Frontiers Physiology paper: "Hemodynamic Responses to Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction and Unrestricted High-Load Resistance Exercise in Older Women."

In today's episode, we discuss the role that blood flow restriction has within resistances training as I speak with Dr. Brendan Scott who is a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Science in the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education at Murdoch University. Brendan talks about how blood flow restriction is used in research and clinical practice and then outlines finding from his 2018 Frontiers Physiology paper: "Hemodynamic Responses to Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction and Unrestricted High-Load Resistance Exercise in Older Women."

In the episode, we discuss why high-intensity exercise may be an important factor in maintaining brain health and combating dementia as I speak with Dr. Belinda Brown who holds a NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship and is an academic at Murdoch University. Belinda discusses her research into the influence of high-intensity exercise on brain health, and then give some insight into where she believes this field of research will be in the next few years.

In this episode, I speak with Dr Nattai Borges of Newcastle University and Dr Tom Doering of Bond University about the influence of training in Masters Athletes and why recovery is so important. Nattai outlines findings from his paper: Age-related changes in physical and perceptual markers of recovery following high-intensity interval cycle exercise which was published in Experimental Ageing and Research (2017; 10.1080/0361073X.2018.1477361), while Tom discusses his paper: Lower Integrated Muscle Protein Synthesis in Masters Compared with Younger Athletes, which was published in 2016 in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000935).

In today’s episode, we discuss cycling, elite athletes and magic as I speak with Paolo Menaspà who is an early career researcher and currently the Head of Performance Solutions with Cycling Australia. Paolo discusses his thesis titled: analysis of road sprint cycling performance. And then we talk about the role that magic has within professional sport and how elite sport and the performing arts should look to one another for ways to improve performance.

In today's episode, we discuss how an easily implemented exercise program could be used to avoid injury in adolescent pace bowlers as I speak with Mitch Forrest who is a Ph.D. candidate in the Murdoch Applied Sports Science Laboratory group within the School of Psychology and Exercise Science at Murdoch University. In this interview, Mitch outlines his Ph.D.: Exercise-based injury prevention for adolescent cricket pace bowlers and then talks about his article: Injury prevention strategies for adolescent cricket pace bowlers, that has just been published in Sports Medicine.https://goo.gl/B1CnHZ

In today’s episode, we talk neuroscience, Parkinson’s Disease, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as I speak with Brittany Rurak who is a Ph.D. candidate in the Action and Cognition Group within the School of Psychology and Exercise Science at Murdoch University. In this interview, Brittany discusses her Ph.D. “Characterising associations between cortico-cortical connectivity and tremor in Parkinson’s disease.” And then she outlines her recent findings from her paper Test-Retest Reliability of Cortico-Cortical Connectivity in Younger and Older Adults which she will be presenting at the Western Australia Neuroscience conference in November.

In this episode, we discuss the impact of timing, duration, temperature and body size for the most effective cold water immersion strategies following exercise, as I speak with Dr. Jessica Stephens who is an Early Career Researcher and Sports Scientist at the ACT Academy of Sport. Jessica walks us through her paper titled: Core Temperature Responses to Cold-Water Immersion Recovery: A Pooled-Data Analysis which has been published in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. Volume:13 Issue: 7 Pages:917-925 doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2017-0661

In today’s episode, we talk carbohydrates. Specifically we discuss the concept of train-high sleep-low as I speak with Early Career Researcher Dr. Laurie-Anne Marquet who is a Research Fellow at Marseille University. Laurie-Anne outlines her finding from her study; "Enhanced Endurance Performance by Periodization of CHO Intake: “Sleep Low” Strategy", which was published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 Apr;48(4):663-72. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000823.

In today's episode, we discuss how changing your position in a sprint finish could give you three kilometers an hour more speed as I speak with Paul Merkes, a Ph.D. candidate at Edith Cowan University about his recent paper titled: Aerodynamic drag of a novel sprint position adopted to improve cycling velocity.

In today's episode, we talk about chronic pain and the role that inflammation may play in this process as I speak with Linda Wijaya who is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Psychology and Exercise Science and the School of Veterinary and Life Sciences at Murdoch University. Linda outlines her pathway to a Ph.D. and her abstract titled: Inflammation and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: The Role of Alpha1-Andrenoceptors.

In today's episode, we explore the use of wearable technology on adherence to physical activity as I speak with Katie-Jane Brickwood who is a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Health and Medicine at the University of Tasmania. Katie-Jane discusses her recent paper; "The effect of ongoing feedback on physical activity levels following an exercise intervention in older adults: a randomised controlled trial protocol".

In today's episode, I speak with Shaun Teo who is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Psychology and Exercise Science at Murdoch University. Shaun walks us through his Ph.D. and most recent study which examined the impact of morning versus night exercise on blood glucose control.

In this episode, I speak with Michael Barham who is a PhD candidate in the Cognitive Neuroscience Unit within the School of Psychology at Deakin University. We explore the impact of sleep on the storage of memories and how transcranial electrical stimulation may impact the consolidation of memories.

In this episode, I speak with Sasha Davies who is a Ph.D. candidate in the Cognitive Neuroscience Unit at the School of Psychology at Deakin University about her recent article “Cognitive impairment during pregnancy: a meta-analysis” published in The Medical Journal of Australia.

In this episode, I speak with Joanna Nicholas who is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Human Sciences at the University of Western Australia about preliminary data from her study titled: The physiological and metabolic demand of a standardized 60 minute pole dancing class, which she will be presenting at the European College of Sports Sciences in July.

In this episode, I speak with Arthur Bossi who is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Kent about his recent publication in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance titled: Pacing strategy and tactical positioning during cyclo-cross races.

In this episode, I speak with PhD candidate Liam Hobbins from London South Bank University about his most recent work examining the psychological and physiological impact of intermittent hypoxic exposure in an obese population.

In this episode, I speak with Emma Zadow who has just completed her PhD at the University of Tasmania, Launceston. Emma will discuss what impact time of day and exercise intensity has on the risk of blood clots.

In the episode, I speak with Nicole Gordon who is a PhD candidate at Murdoch University, Western Australia. Nicole will discuss how using single-leg cycling may help against the development of cardiovascular disease.

In this episode, we speak with Mr. Kieran Marston who is a PhD candidate at Murdoch University, Western Australia. We discuss Kieran's most recent study title "12 weeks of intensive resistance training may improve cognitive performance in older adults".