Discovery of performance-enhancing bacteria in the human microbiome
A single microbe accumulating in the microbiome of elite athletes can enhance exercise performance in mice, paving the way to ...
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Largest study of CTE finds it in 6% of subjects
Interestingly, the traumatic brain disease is identified in both athletes and non-athletes.Credit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO -- Nearly ...
UBC research shows upbeat music can sweeten tough exercise
Insufficiently-active people might benefit from choosing the right tunes New research coming out of UBC's Okanagan campus demonstrates that upbeat ...
Major league baseball grant funds study of pitch counts, throwing injuries
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - For youth baseball players, especially those who play competitively and often, throwing arm injuries are becoming ...
Vest helps athletes keep their cool
A new cooling vest for sports athletes may ensure everyone can compete safely in sweltering summer conditions such as the ...
American football: The first quarter is crucial
Can the month you are born in increase your chances of playing American pro football? Apparently so. Researchers from Dartmouth ...
Can we still have fun if the UK goes carbon neutral?
Mainstream strategies generally address the challenge of reducing carbon by reviewing consumption, but a complementary approach looks at how people ...
Two hours a week is key dose of nature for health and wellbeing
Spending at least two hours a week in nature may be a crucial threshold for promoting health and wellbeing, according ...
Sweating for science: A sauna session is just as exhausting as moderate exercise
Your blood pressure does not drop during a sauna visit - it rises, as well as your heart rate. This ...
Why fears over smartphone ‘addiction’ are based on flawed evidence
Credit: Lancaster University Most studies into the impact of technology use on psychological wellbeing rely on flawed measures say researchers. ...
SwRI hosting 2019 International Human Performance Summit in San Antonio
Event unites elite sports, military specialists to discuss sports science research SAN ANTONIO -- June 11, 2019 -- The 2019 ...
Concussion is a leading cause of injury for children in recreational sports
Tampa, Fla. (June 3, 2019)- Elementary school-aged children who participate in recreational sports are at greater risk of concussion than ...
The magic behind the medals
How the most successful winter Olympian ever used high intensity training sessions to win goldCredit: Photo: Nancy Bazilchuk/NTNU When the ...
Concussions in elite soccer not assessed according to expert recommendations: study
Review published in BMJ Open finds an average of at least 1 potential concussive event occurred per game during the ...
NIH awards Cleveland Clinic $3 million grant to determine effects of exercise in Parkinson’s
The study is designed to measure the impact of long-term, high-intensity aerobic exerciseCredit: Cleveland Clinic Cleveland: The National Institutes of ...
Does being seen really make cyclists safer on the road?
UBC researcher says high-visibility clothing only part of the solutionCredit: UBCO Researchers from UBC Okanagan have determined motorists tended to ...
Children from disadvantaged backgrounds do less vigorous physical activity
Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minority backgrounds, including from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds, have lower levels of vigorous ...
Mobile phone app designed to boost physical activity in women shows promise in trial
Novel evidence-based approach led to short- and long-term fitness benefitsCredit: University of California, San Francisco. Activity trackers and mobile phone ...
High-intensity exercise may restore heart function in people with type 2 diabetes
Credit: Genevieve Wilson University of Otago researchers have discovered that high-intensity exercise can reduce or reverse the loss in heart ...
Young athletes may need one-year break after knee surgery
Credit: Photo by Magnus Beischer After surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament, young athletes are now recommended to undergo ...