Engy › Who's who in longevity › Louise Deldicque
At a glance
- Professor of exercise physiology at the Institute of Neuroscience, UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve).
- Studies how muscle responds to training, nutrition and stressors such as low oxygen (altitude) and heat, down to the level of muscle stem cells and protein synthesis.
- Has published reviews on protein intake and muscle growth, and on the potential harms of supplements in athletes — a sober voice in a market full of promises.
- Recent studies compare repeated-sprint training in hypoxia with training in the heat, in both men and women, and measure the effect on performance in normal conditions.
- Also works on muscle wasting: 2026 lab work showed that the mitochondrial peptides MOTS-c and humanin attenuated steroid-induced atrophy in human muscle cells.
- Relevant to longevity because muscle mass and muscle quality are among the strongest buffers against frailty later in life; this research shows which stimuli genuinely help.
Recent
- Study Enhanced memory function and reduced perceived stress in older adults with self-reported memory complaints following strawberry leaf extract supplementation: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
- Study Regulation of Satellite Cells and Myogenesis in Response to Eccentric Resistance Exercise in Hypoxic Conditions in Healthy Young Men
- Study Comparing the effects of a 7-week repeated sprint training in hypoxia vs. heat in males and females
- Study Repeated Sprint Training in Heat Improves Repeated Sprint Ability Under Temperate Conditions Similarly in Active Males and Females
- Study Mitochondrial-derived peptides MOTS-c and humanin attenuate dexamethasone-induced atrophy in human skeletal muscle cells