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, 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, 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 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."