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  1. Effects of Post-Exercise Heat Exposure on Acute Recovery and Training-Induced Performance Adaptations: A Systematic Review

    Article • Sports Medicine - Open, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  2. The Making of a Biathlete: Insights From 2 Decades of Training Data From Junior, World, and Olympic Champions

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, August 2025, Human Kinetics

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  3. Effects of repeated use of post-exercise infrared sauna on neuromuscular performance and muscle hypertrophy

    Article • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, March 2025, Frontiers

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  4. The snow must go on: how German cross-country skiers maintained training and performance in the face of COVID-19 lockdowns

    Article • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, December 2024, Frontiers

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  5. Snow sports-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting epidemiological data on injury and illness in sports

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, November 2024, BMJ

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  6. Metabolic Phenotyping from Whole-Blood Responses to a Standardized Exercise Test May Discriminate for Physiological, Performance, and Illness Outcomes: A Pilot Study in Highly-Trained Cross-Country Skiers

    Article • Sports Medicine - Open, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  7. Prevalence of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in adolescent cross-country skiers using exercise challenge test in sub-zero air.

    Article • September 2024, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  8. Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction does not limit maximal exercise capacity in healthy volunteers breathing 12% oxygen at sea level

    Article • Physiological Reports, February 2024, Wiley

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  9. Elite skiers' experiences of heat‐ and moisture‐exchanging devices and training and competition in the cold: A qualitative survey

    Article • Health Science Reports, August 2023, Wiley

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  10. Nocturnal Heart Rate Variability in Women Discordant for Hormonal Contraceptive Use

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, February 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  11. A post-exercise infrared sauna session improves recovery of neuromuscular performance and muscle soreness after resistance exercise training

    Article • Biology of Sport, January 2023, Termedia Sp. z.o.o.

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  12. Highlights of the ERS Lung Science Conference 2022

    Article • Breathe, December 2022, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  13. Cold air exposure at − 15 °C induces more airway symptoms and epithelial stress during heavy exercise than rest without aggravated airway constriction

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  14. Influence of exercise duration on respiratory function and systemic immunity among healthy, endurance-trained participants exercising in sub-zero conditions

    Article • Respiratory Research, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  15. A breathing mask attenuates acute airway responses to exercise in sub-zero environment in healthy subjects

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  16. No differences in cytokine responses to moderate-intensity exercise in -10°C versus 10°C.

    Article • March 2022, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  17. Illness Incidence, Psychological Characteristics, and Sleep in Dogsled Drivers During the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

    Article • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  18. 390 Can a heat-and-moisture exchanger attenuate inflammatory responses to exercise in sub-zero conditions?

    Article • November 2021, BMJ

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  19. Acute Exposure to Normobaric Hypoxia Impairs Balance Performance in Sub-elite but Not Elite Basketball Players

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, October 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  20. A heat and moisture-exchanging mask impairs self-paced maximal running performance in a sub-zero environment

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  21. An experimental exposure study revealing composite airway effects of physical exercise in a subzero environment

    Article • International Journal of Circumpolar Health, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  22. Usage of and attitudes toward heat‐ and moisture‐exchanging breathing devices among adolescent skiers

    Article • Translational Sports Medicine, December 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  23. Breathing resistance in heat and moisture exchanging devices

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, December 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  24. A heat and moisture-exchanging mask impairs self-paced maximal running performance in a sub-zero environment

    Article • October 2020, Center for Open Science

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  25. Water immersion methods do not alter muscle damage and inflammation biomarkers after high-intensity sprinting and jumping exercise

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  26. Exercise in Sub-zero Temperatures and Airway Health: Implications for Athletes With Special Focus on Heat-and-Moisture-Exchanging Breathing Devices

    Article • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, April 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  27. Tear Lactoferrin and Lysozyme as Clinically Relevant Biomarkers of Mucosal Immune Competence

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, May 2019, Frontiers

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  28. Does interval training affect immune function?

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, April 2019, Human Kinetics

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  29. Qualitative identification and characterisation of self-reported symptoms arising in humans during experimental exposure to cold air

    Article • International Journal of Circumpolar Health, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Rita Sjöström, Mr Alexander MD Patrician, Dr Helen Hanstock

  30. Symptoms of moderate exercise in subzero temperatures - An experimental exposure study

    Article • September 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  31. High heart rate reactors display greater decreases in tear SIgA concentration following a novel acute stressor

    Article • Biological Psychology, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  32. Potential of tear fluid antimicrobial proteins to evaluate risk of upper respiratory illness

    Article • Annals of Research in Sport and Physical Activity, January 2018, Coimbra University Press

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  33. Tear Fluid SIgA as a Noninvasive Biomarker of Mucosal Immunity and Common Cold Risk

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, March 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  34. Exercise Intensity and Duration Effects on In Vivo Immunity

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, July 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Helen Hanstock

  35. Effect Of Exercise-induced Dehydration And Subsequent Overnight Fluid Restriction On Immunity At The Ocular Surface

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Helen Hanstock