https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The "Enhanced Games," which took place in Las Vegas from May 21–24, 2026, allow the use of performance-enhancing substances and technological equipment that are normally banned. They have been unanimously condemned by anti-doping authorities and have been the subject of fierce criticism, particularly in the media. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-games-issue.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:20:03 EDT news700140001 In high-performance sport, success is often measured in medals, rankings and results, but far less attention is paid to the human cost of achieving them. For Wayne Aquila, Master of Commerce graduate, this tension became the driving force behind his research project, which saw him investigate the influence of power on well-being in high-performance sport environments. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-price-high-sport.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:40:01 EDT news699613121 In Las Vegas May 2026, athletes compete in an international sporting event that explicitly allows them to use performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). The Enhanced Games openly encourages competitors to use substances banned in virtually every mainstream sport, including anabolic steroids, erythropoietin and peptide hormones. Organizers have claimed that with proper medical supervision, this is safe. It is a bold proposition and, according to Professor Ian Boardley of the University of Birmingham, a dangerous one. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-dangers-legitimizing-doping.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:40:05 EDT news699529495 The Enhanced Games promised a revolution. Athletes on supervised drug regimens, unshackled from the anti-doping rules of the Olympics, were going to show us what the human body was truly capable of. The event was transhumanism in practice—a glimpse at humanity's athletic future. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-games-sport-results-ordinary.html Thu, 28 May 2026 13:20:01 EDT news699189962 It's a cool Tuesday night in Columbia, South Carolina, and fans of the minor league baseball team the Columbia Fireflies are letting an opposing batter named Marcos Torres hear it. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-athletes-depression-anxiety-suicide-minority.html Tue, 26 May 2026 15:00:04 EDT news699020641 The inaugural Enhanced Games are underway in Las Vegas and are set to be a unique spectacle that promotes drug-induced "enhancement." The International Olympic Committee has condemned the event as a way to "destroy any concept of fair play" and "moronic." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-games-steroid-olympics-pose-athletes.html Mon, 25 May 2026 16:20:01 EDT news698921339 A new study by researchers in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) has demonstrated that a standard heat tolerance test does not work equally well to measure tolerance in males and females. This research was published in Physiological Reports. This work was led by Jacob Bowie, Ph.D., a UConn postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Elaine Choung-Hee Lee, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology, and in collaboration with Douglas Casa, Ph.D., Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology and CEO of the Korey Stringer Institute. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-tolerance-account-sex-differences.html Thu, 21 May 2026 10:01:43 EDT news698575922 With less than five weeks until kickoff, and hundreds of thousands of visitors expected, Vancouver is preparing for the FIFA World Cup 2026 following British Columbia's worst measles outbreak in years. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-world-cup-measles-vancouver.html Fri, 15 May 2026 08:54:44 EDT news698054042 Serious knee injuries, including anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures in women's and girls' football, can be reduced through using injury prevention training, according to a new study by La Trobe University researchers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-injury.html Thu, 14 May 2026 08:39:02 EDT news697966682 Last Thursday night at the MCG, fans witnessed a gripping game of AFL football between Carlton and Collingwood. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-sports-gameday-mental-health-protocols.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:40:03 EDT news696161821 Focusing on the rigors of elite cycling, Flinders University experts have put performance-enhancing and other dietary supplements under the microscope, rating some more highly than others. From carbs, beetroot juice and the latest sports gels, the new research highlights how a range of dietary supplements may help improve cycling performance, working to support the body's energy systems and reducing fatigue during exercise. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-dietary-supplements-recovery.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:10 EDT news696159242 Investigators led by Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified mutations in a gene coding for a key ion channel in the brain as a new cause of a debilitating form of migraine, according to a study published in Brain. Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM), a rare and severe form of migraine, is marked by temporary paralysis or weakness on one side of the body during attacks. Although the disorder runs in families, known migraine-linked genes explain fewer than one in five genetically diagnosed cases, said Alfred L. George, Jr., MD, chair and the Alfred Newton Richards Professor of Pharmacology, who was co-corresponding author of the study. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-epilepsy-gene-implicated-severe-migraine.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:40:04 EDT news695563691 The Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently announced the outcome of its investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), concluding a years-long examination of the organization's data-sharing practices. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-privacy-complaint-world-antidoping-agency.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:05 EDT news694958041 The University of Portsmouth's Research Group in Breast Health (RGBH) has worked alongside UEFA to develop an educational breast health resource for football players—the first to provide dedicated guidance for players during pregnancy and the postpartum period. The UEFA Medical & Anti-Doping Sports Bra Guide provides players, parents and club staff with easy-to-apply, evidence-informed advice on breast health, sports bra selection and support, across body changes women experience throughout their lives. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-partum-scientific-uefa-breast-health.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:01 EDT news694079472 Regular social media use across early adolescence is related to worse reading and vocabulary development over time, according to new research from the University of Georgia. The findings are published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-frequent-social-media-impact-child.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:20:03 EDT news693652647 When the World Athletics Indoor Championships get underway in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland, on March 20, be sure to tune in to the men's seven-event heptathlon and the women's five-event pentathlon. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-case-combined-events-decathlon-heptathlon.html Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:40:03 EDT news693133234 Imagine soaring more than 400 feet in the air before landing on skis, launching off a nearly 50-foot platform strapped to a snowboard, or sledding face first over 80 miles an hour down a sheet of ice—on purpose. Spectators of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games may wonder if the brains of elite athletes are wired differently than the rest of us mere mortals. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-winter-olympics-athletes-danger-differently.html Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:40:01 EST news690897888 If our bodies are machines and food is fuel, it is safe to say that elite performance requires high-octane nutrition. As the Winter Olympics continue in Italy, the world watches as top athletes display the highest capabilities of the human body. Behind the scenes, nutritionists and dietitians are working to ensure these athletes are ready to compete at the peak level. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-fueling-gold-nutrition-impacts-strength.html Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:03:37 EST news690721381 Some athletes go to the gym. Some run long distances across vast terrains. Some even build their fitness using brine and seafoam. But many Olympic hopefuls, such as those competing in this year's Games, sometimes schlep to more than 10,000 feet, where just breathing can, to the underconditioned, feel like a workout. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-olympians-bodies-ready-altitude.html Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:40:01 EST news690453909 Olympians—athletes at the top of their sport and in prime health—are idolized and often viewed as superhuman. These athletes spend their lives focusing on building physical strength through rigorous training and diets that are honed to provide the nutrients necessary to excel at their sport. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-intensity-perfectionism-olympic-athletes-high.html Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:12:44 EST news690459121 When New Zealand runner Sam Ruthe crossed the line to break the under-18 indoor mile world record last week at Boston University, he became the 11th fastest indoor miler of all time. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-teenage-kiwi-star-sam-ruthe.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:30:04 EST news690186426 The sports featured at the Winter Olympics defy gravity and physics. Many competitors move at breakneck speeds down steep, snowy inclines or careen across icy surfaces in a bid to set world records and earn their place on the podium. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-broken-legs-skier-thumb-sled.html Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:50:01 EST news690195915 As the world collectively watches the 2026 Winter Olympics, we are in awe of athletes making their intense sports look graceful and natural. What we do not see behind the scenes are the countless hours of training to compete at the highest level. You might watch an event and think, "I can probably do that," but it takes years of preparation to not only perfect the sport, but to prevent injuries to excel. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-common-winter-olympics-injuries.html Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:27:21 EST news690132422 As the world's best athletes take to frozen tracks, snow-covered courses and ice-lined arenas at the Winter Olympics, the cold is more than a backdrop, it is a force shaping every movement. From explosive starts on the bobsled track to endurance efforts in cross-country skiing, frigid temperatures alter how muscles fire, how quickly nerves transmit signals and how long the body can sustain peak performance. For Olympic athletes, mastering the cold is not just about mental toughness, but about understanding and working with the body's physiological limits. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-cold-gold-winter-temperatures-athletic.html Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:12:44 EST news690120722 The Australian Olympic Committee has sent its second-largest Winter Olympics team of 53 athletes in 10 sports to Italy for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-winter-olympians-summer-games-athletes.html Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:04:34 EST news690030241 The Winter Olympics and Paralympics are upon us once again. This year the games come to Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, where weather forecasts are predicting temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s Fahrenheit (1 to 10 degrees Celsius). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-winter-olympians-temperatures-physiology-advances.html Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:55:43 EST news689860502 Olympic skiers, bobsledders and speed skaters all have to master one critical moment: when to start. As athletes prepare for the upcoming Winter Olympics, that split second is in the spotlight because when everyone is fast, strong and skilled, a moment of hesitation can separate gold from silver. Research from Carnegie Mellon University helps explain why that split-second pause happens and how the brain controls it, offering insight not only into elite athletic performance, but also how people make everyday decisions when the outcome isn't clear. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-frozen-ice-brain-science-olympic.html Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:20:04 EST news689528039 Most New Year's resolutions collapse before the holiday decorations reach the loft—and it's not that people are lazy or necessarily lack motivation. The issue is that most goals are written in the tone of a stern headteacher, which is a fast route to giving up. A good resolution needs to feel alive rather than imposed. Here are four research-backed ideas that can help you stay on track. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-year-resolutions.html Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:30:01 EST news686323652 Creating a safe, gender-specific, supportive environment—one that is free of body shaming and idealized female forms, for example—is key to minimizing female athletes' future risks of injury and protecting their health, emphasizes the Female/woman/girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) Consensus Statement—the first of its kind—published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-gender-specific-environment-key-female.html Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:30:05 EST news683889122 Once seen only on the feet of elite runners at the Olympics and other premier running events, the so-called "super shoe" has moved from racing podiums to pavements. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-super-faster.html Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:00:01 EST news681126681