I talk with Kieran Abbotts, a Ph.D. student and recent author of the research paper “Caffeine Augments the Lactate and Interleukin-6 Response to Moderate-Intensity Exercise.”

mTOR, or mammalian target of rapamycin, is a protein kinase that regulates a wide range of cellular processes, including protein synthesis, cell growth, and metabolism. It is a master regulator of aging and disease, and dysregulation of mTOR signaling has been linked to a variety of age-related diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and neurodegenerative disorders.

Dietary collagen peptides alleviate exercise-induced muscle soreness in healthy middle-aged males: a randomized double-blinded crossover clinical trial