Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: sports science http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Professor debunks one of sport's biggest myths One of the most enduring myths that has slipped into public consciousness has been debunked by a sports science professor at the University of Abertay Dundee. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-professor-debunks-sport-biggest-myths.html Health Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:22:58 EST news279368551 Smartphones as mini medical labs is a smart idea (Medical Xpress)—Imagine your smartphone becoming a mobile medical laboratory that records and sends data for a range of research. That will soon be a reality thanks to the expertise and impatience of a University of Sydney PhD candidate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-smartphones-mini-medical-labs-smart.html Medical research Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:20:01 EST news273913265 Breastfeeding study finds need for iodine (Medical Xpress)—A study involving researchers from Murdoch University, Curtin and Flinders universities has examined the use of nutritional supplements by pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and found potential deficiencies for babies – most notably in iodine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-breastfeeding-iodine.html Pediatrics Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:20:03 EST news272533080 When do German children gain weight? Scientists working with Professor Dr. Dr. Perikles Simon, head of the Sports Medicine division of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany, suggest in the light of recent analyses that German children gain weight soon after entering elementary school. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-german-children-gain-weight.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:02:27 EST news264175311 Football-related catastrophic brain injuries on the rise Catastrophic brain injuries associated with full-contact football appear to be rising, especially among high school students, according to a new report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-football-related-catastrophic-brain-injuries.html Health Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:22:07 EST news253797711 Scientists study effects of caffeine on exercise performance (Medical Xpress) -- Whether you are an elite athlete trying to gain a competitive edge, or a regular bike commuter, consuming caffeine one hour prior to exercise has the potential to improve your performance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-scientists-effects-caffeine.html Health Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:21:25 EST news251533274 Exercise plays key role in managing obesity: study (Medical Xpress) -- In spite of recent media reports suggesting that exercise may not be useful in obesity management, overweight and obese people should not be discouraged from taking it up, according to a paper published today in the Medical Journal of Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-key-role-obesity.html Health Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:04:31 EST news249033866 No pain, no gain? Studies of the ideal way of making jump shots in handball For handball players, ankle sprains are just part of life. But this may be about to change: Christian Peham and colleagues at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna have undertaken a detailed analysis of the three most important ligaments in the ankle. The group investigated the ligaments' movements and the strains to which they are subjected during the jump shot, the most frequent shot at goal. Peham's study is published in the Journal of Biomechanics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-pain-gain-ideal-shots-handball.html Other Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:30:51 EST news245413846