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Turning on a specific cell receptor called TGR5 with a special compound makes mouse muscle cells grow bigger by switching on growth-related genes and signals — which might one day help treat muscle...
Giving BCAA supplements to rats with liver disease might help them keep more muscle, and it’s linked to changes in certain bile acids in their blood.
In lab-grown mouse muscle cells, a substance called lithocholic acid makes the muscle cells grow bigger, especially at a specific dose, and this happens through a particular chain reaction in the...
Higher levels of a substance called lithocholic acid in the blood might mean better survival for people with chronic liver disease — one study found that patients with levels above 0.32 had better...
In people with long-term liver disease, having more of a certain gut-related acid in the blood might be linked to having more leg muscle strength — and this acid could help doctors spot muscle loss...
Eating protein before bed after a long workout can boost your body's muscle repair process overnight by 30%.
If young, healthy guys drink a casein protein shake before bed after a long workout, their muscles build more overnight — both in the energy parts of cells and the actual muscle fibers.
If young, healthy guys drink a whey protein shake before bed after a long workout, their muscles build more overnight — both the tiny energy factories and the actual muscle fibers get a boost.
If young, healthy guys drink a protein shake before bed after working out, it doesn’t matter if it’s whey or casein—both help their muscles recover just the same overnight.
If young, healthy guys eat 45 grams of protein before bed after a workout, their muscles build more repair and energy-related proteins overnight compared to not eating protein.
If you eat the same amount of protein and lift weights the same way, it doesn’t matter whether your protein is fast- or slow-digesting—even if it’s from plants like soy—your muscle gains will be...
If older guys work out in the evening and then eat protein before bed, their muscles use that protein better overnight to repair and grow.
It's not just how fast amino acids show up in your blood after eating — it's how much your body gets over time that might matter more for building muscle.
If you're getting the same amount of protein every day, it doesn't matter whether you drink a shake before bed or at another time — you'll gain the same amount of muscle and strength.
If you're eating more protein overall, it might be that—not your bedtime snack—that's helping your muscles grow. So taking protein before bed might not be the real reason for better results.
Whey protein gives you a quick spike in amino acids in your blood, while casein keeps levels up longer — but overall, they give your body about the same amount of fuel, and neither one boosts muscle...
Drinking a protein shake with casein before bed helps your muscles grow and get stronger while you sleep, especially if you're working out.
If young, healthy guys eat 30 grams of casein protein — with or without an extra 2 grams of leucine — before bed after working out, it doesn’t actually help their muscles grow more overnight.
If young, healthy guys drink a protein shake with 30 grams of casein before bed after working out, their muscles may recover better overnight because their bodies are building more protein while they...
If young guys lift weights and then drink a protein shake with 30 grams of casein before bed, that protein actually gets used to repair and build their muscles while they sleep.
For older guys, working out in the evening and then having protein before bed helps their muscles use that protein better overnight than just having protein alone.
When older guys drink a protein shake with 40 grams of casein right before bed, about half of that protein shows up in their blood overnight — meaning their bodies are good at digesting and using it...
If older guys do some exercise in the evening and then eat 40 grams of protein before bed, their muscles rebuild better overnight than if they just ate the protein alone.
If young guys who don’t have enough vitamin D do strength training without taking extra protein or vitamin D, they can get stronger legs—but their muscles won’t grow much, and their muscle hormones...