Despite being in peak physical form, young elite rugby players may be suffering from body image issues and poor nutritional choices, a University of Otago study has found.
Jan 8, 2018
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McMaster University neuroscientists studying sports-related head injuries have found that it takes less than a full concussion to cause memory loss, possibly because even mild trauma can interrupt the production of new neurons ...
Nov 14, 2017
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In new research from the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis, researchers from the University of Oxford and our Department for Health have identified that former elite, male rugby union players ...
Sep 29, 2017
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There continues to be concern about the long term effects of concussion and repeated concussion in athletes, including boxers and rugby players who may sustain several concussive injuries throughout their career.
Oct 10, 2016
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Rugby players take note: drinking high nitrate beetroot juice improves both sprint performance and decision-making during prolonged intermittent exercise such as rugby and football, according to scientists from the University ...
Sep 18, 2015
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A major study of rugby union players points to a potential link between frequent concussion and brain function, the project's lead researcher said Tuesday.
Jul 28, 2015
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French researchers used clinical examinations and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies to determine whether retired professional rugby players experience more serious symptoms of cervical spine degeneration than people ...
Jul 21, 2015
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A Massey University study has found a big night on the booze has little effect on the anaerobic performance of rugby players the following day.
Jun 13, 2014
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Exercise boosts the diversity of the bacteria found in the gut, indicates the first study of its kind published online in the journal Gut.
Jun 9, 2014
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(AP) -- In a case that challenges Britain's definition of murder, a severely disabled man who says his life has no "privacy or dignity" will be granted a hearing on his request that a doctor be allowed to give him a lethal ...
Mar 12, 2012
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