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Sports medicine & Kinesiology

New strategy to facilitate muscle regeneration after injury

Muscle injuries are common in the active population, and they cause the majority of player retirements in the world of sports. Depending on the severity, recovery of muscle function is quite slow and may require surgery, ...

Medications

Mimicking exercise with a pill

Doctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exercise. Now, researchers report on new compounds that appear capable of mimicking the physical ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Difficult teens can benefit from sport

A new study has found that high levels of physical activity in early adolescence can reduce depressive symptoms in young people who have difficult temperaments, come from low-income families or are exposed to family dysfunction.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Using markerless motion capture to assess injury risk in soldiers

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is using markerless motion capture to identify musculoskeletal injury risks in military service members during specialized training. A study published in the journal Frontiers in Bioengineering ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Research sheds light on the history of food at the Olympic Games

Almost 130 years have gone by since the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. During this time, sports practices have come a long way. What and how athletes eat has also changed a lot, especially among Olympic ...

Health

Wearing makeup may affect skin during exercise

New research published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology reveals the effects of wearing cosmetic foundation during aerobic exercise on the skin and its pores.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Running performance helped by mathematical research

How to optimize running? A new mathematical model has shown, with great precision, the impact that physiological and psychological parameters have on running performance and provides tips for optimized training. The model ...