How humans learnt to dance; from the Chimpanzee Conga
Credit: University of Warwick The evolution of human dance has been studied by psychologists in chimpanzees Researchers from the University ...
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New tool to assess digital addiction in children
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 9, 2019--A new study developed and validated a tool for ...
Finnish children’s motor skills at the top in Europe
Data gathered in Finland, Belgium and Portugal reveal that Finnish children are ahead of their European peers in motor skills ...
Carpentry Compiler helps woodworkers design objects that they can actually make
Credit: Liang He/University of Washington As the holidays approach, people might be thinking of neat do-it-yourself woodworking projects to give ...
Material for safer football helmets may reduce head injuries
Credit: HRL Laboratories, LLC. Scientists at the University of California Santa Barbara, HRL Laboratories LLC, and the U.S. Army Research ...
New pads absorb shock better than foam with air flow and easy manufacture
HRL Laboratories' microlattice impact attenuator pads outperform current helmet pads in single or multiple hits and are made with light-casting ...
Mental practice may improve golfers’ putting performance
Science backs-up Arnold Palmer's golf theoryCredit: Photo by Alan Place Researchers from Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for ...
Kessler team studies new treatment for meniscal tears in active-duty military personnel
With $590,000 in funding from The Geneva Foundation, Kessler Foundation joins the Musculoskeletal Injury and Rehabilitation Research for Operational Readiness ...
Esports gamers face same level of psychological pressure as pro-athletes, study finds
Elite videogamers under as much stress as top-flight footballers and rugby playersCredit: ESL/University of Chichester Esports athletes playing in top-level ...
World’s most comprehensive study of a deadly heart condition yields 1st results
Registry will help doctors predict patients' risk, determine best treatmentsCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Researchers have revealed the initial ...
Quality over quantity! Interval walking training improves fitness and health in elderly individuals
Credit: Shizue Masuki Ph,D., Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University In Japan, health-conscious folks have been known to carry around ...
A stretchable stopwatch lights up human skin
Credit: Adapted from ACS Materials Letters 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.9b00376. Imagine a runner who doesn't need to carry a stopwatch or ...
Potato as effective as carbohydrate gels for boosting athletic performance, study finds
Credit: Graphic by Michael B. Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Consuming potato puree during prolonged exercise works just as well as ...
How bike sharing in Seattle rose from the ashes of Pronto’s failure
Credit: Peters and MacKenzie/Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice In October 2014, Seattle launched Pronto, a docked bike-share program. ...
Icaros: Flight simulator home trainer
The German Sport University carried out research to see whether full-body exergaming in virtual reality can be appropriately applied for ...
Walking slower and pausing for rest may enable older adults to maintain outdoor mobility
When functional ability declines, changing the way of walking can facilitate older adults' outdoor mobilityCredit: Petteri Kivimäki / University of ...
Hit your head, lose your sense of smell
It's long been known that people who suffer a major concussion can lose their sense of smell temporarily and also ...
Study: Rugby-style tackling may have lower force of impact than football-style tackling
The style of tackling used in rugby may be associated with a lower force of impact than the style used ...
Athletes at a higher risk for ACL injury after return to sport
Young athletes who do not achieve a 90 percent score on a battery of tests that measure fitness to return ...
Does use of headgear reduce the rate injuries in high school women’s lacrosse?
Headgear worn during women's lacrosse practice and games can reduce the rate of head and face injuries as well as ...