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Camaraderie of sports teams may deter bullying, violence

As schools around the country look for ways to reduce violence and bullying, they may want to consider encouraging students to participate in team sports, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric ...

Pediatrics created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coaching Boys into Men program proves effective in preventing teen dating violence, follow-up study finds

Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM), a program that seeks to reduce dating violence and sexual assault, is proven effective to reduce abusive behaviors among male athletes toward their female partners, according to a study that will ...

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Elite athletes also excel at some cognitive tasks

New research suggests that elite athletes – Olympic medalists in volleyball, for example – perform better than the rest of us in yet another way. These athletes excel not only in their sport of choice but also in how ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Female athletes overcome adversity

Elite female athletes often feel a sense of isolation and pressure to tackle personal and professional adversity on their own—even while struggling with issues such as bullying, eating disorders, depression ...

Health created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk factors identified for prolonged sports concussion symptoms

Researchers have found clear, identifiable factors that signal whether an athlete will experience concussive symptoms beyond one week. The researchers sought to identify risk factors for prolonged concussion symptoms by examining ...

Health created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Battle of the sexes: Who wins (or loses) in ACL ruptures?

Female athletes are three times more likely to suffer from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures, one of the most common knee injuries, compared to male athletes. The ACL is one of the four main ligaments within the knee ...

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Olympics: 2012 Games increase English sport participation

This year's Olympics and Paralympics in London has led to record numbers of people in England participating in sport, according to a survey conducted by Sports England after this year's London Games.

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ACL knee injuries much more likely in female athletes: Simple techniques can reduce injury risk, surgeon says

Female athletes are far more likely than males to suffer serious ACL knee injuries.

Health created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Changing hormones and nerve activity during menstrual cycle predispose women to knee injuries, researchers find

(Medical Xpress)—Hormone changes during a woman's menstrual cycle and the resulting fluctuations in nerve activity may be a major reason female athletes have more knee injuries than their male counterparts, according to ...

Health created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lack of sleep tied to teen sports injuries

Adolescent athletes who slept eight or more hours each night were 68 percent less likely to be injured than athletes who regularly slept less, according to an abstract presented Sunday, Oct. 21, at the American Academy of ...

Pediatrics created Oct 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nerve and muscle activity vary across menstrual cycle: May help explain higher rates of knee injuries in female athletes

Numerous studies have shown that female athletes are more likely to get knee injuries, especially anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears and chronic pain, than their male counterparts. While previous research has focused ...

Medical research created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

ACL reconstruction technique improves outcomes in pediatric patients

A new study demonstrates the superiority of a specific technique to perform anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in children. In recent years, the number of ACL surgeries in pediatric athletes has skyrocketed.

Surgery created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Proposed testosterone testing of some female olympians challenged by scientists

Proposed Olympic policies for testing the testosterone levels of select female athletes could discriminate against women who may not meet traditional notions of femininity and distort the scientific evidence on the relationship ...

Other created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Female college athletes need better screening for health problems, researchers report

Female athletes, particularly those involved in high level college sports at the NCAA Division I level, are particularly prone to a trio of medical issues called the "female athlete triad." A new study conducted by sports ...

Health created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Female and younger athletes take longer to overcome concussions

New research out of Michigan State University reveals female athletes and younger athletes take longer to recover from concussions, findings that call for physicians and athletic trainers to take sex and age into account ...

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