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Oscar Horwath, PhD
@oscarhorwath.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher in the von Walden lab at Karolinska Institute
Our review on all things muscle in CP is now published in Dev Med Child Neurology. Massive effort by Sebastian Edman with great support from Eva Ponten, Sudarshan Dayanidhi and @ferdinandvw.bsky.social

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Microscopic and molecular aspects of skeletal muscle alterations in cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy, caused by non-progressive brain injury, is frequently accompanied by skeletal muscle alterations. This review synthesizes current evidence from muscle biopsy studies, revealing cellul...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Honored to get this award. I really appreciate initiatives like this that support young researchers. Grateful also to the colleagues and mentors who made this possible
Congratulations to Oscar Horwath (The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences), the winner of our 2024/25 Early Career Author prize!

Oscar's winning research article investigated how ageing impacts type I and type II myofibre properties in human muscle!
July 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Our latest study on muscle adaptation to high- and low-load resistance exercise training.

It is fascinating to me that the muscle adapts in nearly the exact same manner despite being subjected to widely different stimuli (20-25 vs 3-5 reps)

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Comparable Strength and Hypertrophic Adaptations to Low-Load and High-Load Resistance Exercise Training in Trained Individuals: Many Roads Lead to Rome
The muscular and myocellular adaptations to low-load resistance exercise training (LL-RET) remain incompletely understood, particularly in the trained state. The primary aim of this study was to exami...
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May 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Latest work from the Larsen group on the effects of a glucosinolate-rich drink on blood lactate during exercise 🥬 🏃‍♂️

@willapro.bsky.social

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A glucosinolate-rich beverage lowers blood lactate concentrations during submaximal exercise
Glucosinolate-rich broccoli sprouts combined with intense exercise training for 7 days have been shown to reduce blood lactate concentrations during exercise, attenuate hypoglycemic events, improve ph...
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April 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Our contribution to the special call Skeletal Muscle Fiber Heterogeneity now out in Skeletal Muscle
March 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Happy to see this one out!
New #Research by Oscar Horwath et al. observes increased muscle satellite cell content and preserved #telomere length in response to combined exercise training in patients with FSHD 🔎 🏃

📜 Read it here: buff.ly/fg9gmwL
March 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Reposted by Oscar Horwath, PhD
How does ageing impact type I and type II myofibre properties in human muscle? Oscar Horwath, Marcus Moberg, Sebastian Edman, @willapro.bsky.social (The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences) and Andrew Philp (@centenaryinstitute.bsky.social) investigate.
📜https://buff.ly/40tFBJG
February 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM