Lactate is a byproduct of exercise and metabolism, fueling our brain when oxygen is limited. More recently, scientists have become aware of the many roles it plays in developing our nervous system.

Serum lactate is a useful biomarker in risk stratification, according to investigators. Hyperlactatemia at initiation of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and reduced lactate clearance may ...

Scientists at Tohoku University have discovered the critical role that lactate plays in helping neural stem cells develop into specialized neurons, a process dubbed neuronal differentiation. They also ...

The Warburg effect describes how cancer cells switch from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis even in oxygen-rich ...

A 60-year-old asymptomatic woman has shown progressive elevation in her lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels (230-350 units/L) over the past year. She takes hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension. Until ...