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  1. Accelerometry daily steps count is associated with overall survival in malignant pleural effusion patients

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, August 2026, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  2. A systematic review and meta-analysis on the benefits of resistance exercise in patients with fibromyalgia

    Article • Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, July 2026, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  3. Optimising exercise prescription for cancer-related fatigue, lean mass, physical function and muscle strength in women with breast cancer: a systematic review with dose–response network meta-analysis

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, June 2026, BMJ

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  4. Comparative effectiveness of physical therapy interventions in adults with rotator cuff tendinopathy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, May 2026, BMJ

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  5. Do Combined Resistance and Aerobic Exercise Programs Cause an Interference Effect in Women with Breast Cancer? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

    Article • Sports Medicine, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  6. Socioeconomic Disadvantage, All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Patients Treated With Maintenance Dialysis: A Mediation Analysis of Geographical Inequity and Multimorbidity

    Article • Kidney Medicine, September 2025, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez, Ryan Gately

  7. Resistance exercise dose effects on muscle morphology, muscle function and quality of life in advanced-stage ovarian cancer survivors

    Article • Supportive Care in Cancer, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  8. Effects of exercise on inflammation in female survivors of nonmetastatic breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, March 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  9. Sex disparity and the uptake of home dialysis following kidney transplant failure

    Article • American Journal of Nephrology, February 2025, Karger Publishers

    Prof Pedro Lopez, Ryan Gately

  10. Creatine supplementation does not add to resistance training effects in prostate cancer patients under androgen deprivation therapy: A double-blind randomized trial

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, February 2025, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  11. Exercise in cancer care for people with lung cancer: A narrative synthesis

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, January 2025, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  12. Clinical Applicability of 2‐Field High‐Resolution and Extended HLA‐Allele Typing in Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation

    Article • HLA, December 2024, Wiley

    Prof Pedro Lopez, Ryan Gately

  13. Exercise training mode effects on myokine expression in healthy adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Sport and Health Science, November 2024, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  14. Effects of Resistance Training Volume on Physical Function, Lean Body Mass and Lower-Body Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of 151 Randomised Trials

    Article • Sports Medicine, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  15. Antecedent Cardiac Arrest Status of Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death (DCDD) Kidney Donors and the Risk of Delayed Graft Function After Kidney Transplantation: A Cohort Study

    Article • Transplantation, September 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Pedro Lopez, Ryan Gately

  16. Moderators of Resistance Training Effects in Healthy Young Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, December 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  17. Effects of resistance training on heat shock response (HSR), HSP70 expression, oxidative stress, inflammation, and metabolism in middle-aged people

    Article • Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  18. What are the most effective exercise, physical activity and dietary interventions to improve body composition in women diagnosed with or at high‐risk of breast cancer? A systematic review and network meta‐analysis

    Article • Cancer, October 2023, Wiley

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  19. Skeletal muscle morphology in patients receiving primary versus interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer

    Article • International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, October 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  20. Prehabilitative versus rehabilitative exercise in prostate cancer patients undergoing prostatectomy

    Article • Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dickon Hayne, Prof Pedro Lopez

  21. Dose-response effect of lower limb resistance training volume on pain and function of women with patellofemoral pain: A systematic review and meta-regression

    Article • Physical Therapy in Sport, September 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  22. Associations of physical activity and quality of life in parapneumonic effusion patients

    Article • ERJ Open Research, August 2023, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  23. Effects of eccentric-emphasized leg curl intervention on muscle strength imbalance markers in professional soccer players during pre-season

    Article • Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, July 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  24. Effects of Exercise Training on Muscle Quality in Older Individuals: A Systematic Scoping Review with Meta-Analyses

    Article • Sports Medicine - Open, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  25. Effects and moderators of exercise medicine on cardiometabolic outcomes in men with prostate cancer previously or currently undergoing androgen deprivation therapy: An individual patient data meta-analysis

    Article • Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, June 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  26. Moderators of resistance-based exercise programs' effect on sarcopenia-related measures in men with prostate cancer previously or currently undergoing androgen deprivation therapy: An individual patient data meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Geriatric Oncology, June 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  27. Feasibility of supervised telehealth exercise for patients with advanced melanoma receiving checkpoint inhibitor therapy

    Article • Cancer Medicine, May 2023, Wiley

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  28. Association of Computed Tomography Measures of Muscle and Adipose Tissue and Progressive Changes throughout Treatment with Clinical Endpoints in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

    Article • Cancers, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  29. Efficacy and Feasibility of Presurgical Exercise in Bladder Cancer Patients Scheduled for Open Radical Cystectomy

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

    Professor Dickon Hayne, Prof Pedro Lopez

  30. Does High-Velocity Resistance Exercise Elicit Greater Physical Function Benefits Than Traditional Resistance Exercise in Older Adults? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of 79 Trials

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, November 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  31. Association between Energy Balance-Related Factors and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Ovarian Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Cancers, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  32. Moderators of Resistance Training Effects in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, August 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  33. Arousal/Stress Effects of “Overwatch” eSports Game Competition in Collegiate Gamers

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, July 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Jennifer Swingle Fogt, Prof Pedro Lopez

  34. The effects of resistance exercise on obstructive sleep apnea severity and body water content in older adults: A randomized controlled trial

    Article • Sleep Medicine, July 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  35. Weight loss for overweight and obese patients with prostate cancer: a study protocol of a randomised trial comparing clinic-based versus Telehealth delivered EXercise and nutrition intervention (the TelEX trial)

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2022, BMJ

    Professor Dickon Hayne, Prof Pedro Lopez

  36. Resistance training effectiveness on body composition and body weight outcomes in individuals with overweight and obesity across the lifespan: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Article • Obesity Reviews, February 2022, Wiley

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  37. Dissociation between fatigued power output and traditional peak torque for isokinetic hamstring:quadriceps ratios in professional soccer players

    Article • Sport Sciences for Health, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  38. Interventions for Improving Body Composition in Men with Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, December 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Dickon Hayne, Prof Pedro Lopez

  39. Exercise effects on muscle quality in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  40. Exercício físico como terapia adjuvante para o câncer de mama: uma revisão sobre as evidências atuais e perspectivas do exercício em oncologia

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Fisiologia do Exercício, September 2021, Atlantica Editora

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  41. Associations of fat and muscle mass with overall survival in men with prostate cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis

    Article • Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  42. The time course of recovery of indirect markers of exercise-induced muscle damage induced by multi- and single-joint exercises

    Article • Sport Sciences for Health, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  43. Exercise Medicine in the Management of Pancreatic Cancer

    Article • Pancreas, March 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Hao Luo, Prof Pedro Lopez

  44. Associations of Physical Activity and Exercise with Health-related Outcomes in Patients with Melanoma During and After Treatment: A Systematic Review

    Article • Integrative Cancer Therapies, January 2021, SAGE Publications

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  45. Resistance Training Load Effects on Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength Gain: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, December 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  46. What is the minimal dose for resistance exercise effectiveness in prostate cancer patients? Systematic review and meta-analysis on patient-reported outcomes

    Article • Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  47. Effects of Moderate-to-Heavy Sled Training Using Different Magnitudes of Velocity Loss in Professional Soccer Players

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, October 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  48. Can Exercise Adaptations Be Maintained in Men with Prostate Cancer Following Supervised Programmes? Implications to the COVID-19 Landscape of Urology and Clinical Exercise

    Article • European Urology Open Science, October 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  49. Effects of long-term concurrent training to failure or not in muscle power output, muscle quality and cardiometabolic risk factors in older men: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, October 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  50. Resistance Exercise Dosage in Men with Prostate Cancer: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, September 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  51. Effects of an 8-week resistance training intervention on plantar flexor muscle quality and functional capacity in older women: A randomised controlled trial

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, September 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  52. Resistance training in breast cancer patients undergoing primary treatment: a systematic review and meta-regression of exercise dosage

    Article • Breast Cancer, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  53. Moderate volume of sprint bouts does not induce muscle damage in well-trained athletes

    Article • Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, January 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  54. Is it Valuable for Top Elite Footballers to Adopt a Personal Strength and Conditioning Coach? A Brief Report

    Article • International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine, December 2019, ClinMed International Library

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  55. Echo Intensity Reliability for the Analysis of Different Muscle Areas in Athletes

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, December 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Marco Vaz, Prof Pedro Lopez

  56. Muscle quality and functionality in older women improve similarly with muscle power training using one or three sets

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, December 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  57. Effects of a Single Session of High- and Moderate-Intensity Resistance Exercise on Endothelial Function of Middle-Aged Sedentary Men

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, June 2019, Frontiers

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  58. Hamstring rate of torque development is more affected than maximal voluntary contraction after a professional soccer match

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Pedro Lopez, Professor Ronei Silveira Pinto

  59. Concurrent training performed with and without repetitions to failure in older men: A randomized clinical trial

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, May 2019, Wiley

    Juliana Teodoro, Prof Pedro Lopez

  60. Effects of short-term resistance training on endothelial function and inflammation markers in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, April 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  61. Does Rest Time before Ultrasonography Imaging Affect Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness, Cross-Sectional Area and Echo Intensity Measurements?

    Article • Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, February 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  62. Effects of dancing compared to walking on cardiovascular risk and functional capacity of older women: A randomized controlled trial

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, December 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  63. Heat-induced extracellular HSP72 release is blunted in elderly diabetic people compared with healthy middle-aged and older adults, but it is partially restored by resistance training

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, October 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  64. Higher muscle power training volume is not determinant for the magnitude of neuromuscular improvements in elderly women

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, September 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  65. Alternative assessment of knee joint muscle balance of soccer players through total work-based hamstring: quadriceps ratios

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  66. Effectiveness of Multimodal Training on Functional Capacity in Frail Older People: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Article • Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, July 2018, Human Kinetics

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  67. Repetitions to failure versus not to failure during concurrent training in healthy elderly men: A randomized clinical trial

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, July 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  68. Diuretic or sodium-restricted diet for obstructive sleep apnea—a randomized trial

    Article • SLEEP, January 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  69. Benefits of resistance training in physically frail elderly: a systematic review

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  70. Effect of strength training on sleep apnea severity in the elderly: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Trials, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  71. Effect of exercise intensity on postprandial lipemia, markers of oxidative stress, and endothelial function after a high-fat meal

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, December 2016, Canadian Science Publishing

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  72. Echo intensity independently predicts functionality in sedentary older men

    Article • Muscle & Nerve, October 2016, Wiley

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  73. Qualidade muscular, mas não espessura, é reduzida em diferentes grupos etários em idosas ativas

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, May 2015, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof Pedro Lopez

  74. Hypoxia predicts high blood pressure in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea

    Article • Sleep Medicine, December 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Pedro Lopez