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Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Discovery of new mechanism in male sex hormone may lead to safer muscle-strengthening drugs

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that is used by a male sex hormone essential for muscle and bone function. The findings could lead to the development of new drugs with fewer side effects, for use in applications ...

Radiology & Imaging

New AI technology predicts fracture risk with super-resolution images

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed new technology to enhance clinical bone imaging and decrease osteoporotic fractures in the elderly. The tool, described in a new SwRI-led study, uses artificial intelligence ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Improving the results of home training with an AI app

Many of us have tried and given up strength training at some point. An injury, tendonitis or surgery may have resulted in us having a spell of physiotherapy and guided exercise sessions at a gym. After a period of support, ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Getting over a 13-hour jet lag: How do Canada's speed-skaters do it?

It only takes members of Canada's short-track speed-skating team five days to get over jet lag when they fly to competitions in Asia, 13 time zones away, according to a new study. That's twice as fast as the typical adaptation ...

Health

To sit or to cycle: What type of desk is best for students?

So-called "active desks"—sit/stand desks, desk bikes with pedals (known as cycling desks) and traditional stationary bikes—are increasingly being made available in schools and workplaces. Unfortunately, however, they ...

Health

Elite athletes can struggle to heal hidden crash scars

For competitors in high-speed sports, crashes are an inevitable risk, yet many elite athletes say it can be tough to get back on their bikes—or skis—even if their body heals. Some never recover.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

VR training: Still no substitute for the real thing, says study

The virtual-reality (VR) cognitive-training tool NeuroTracker, also known as 3D-MOT, does not enhance the performance of teenage elite athletes on the field, according to a new study led by Université de Montréal adjunct ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How do you treat rotator-cuff tears?

Shoulder symptoms led to an average of 9.6 million physician visits in 2015 and 2016 in the United States. The most common cause of those shoulder symptoms? Rotator-cuff disorders.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Speed thrills: Why are so many sports getting faster?

If you scroll through YouTube and watch sporting contests from yesteryear, one of the first things you'll likely notice is how slow the games are compared to modern sports.

Neuroscience

Active management proves most effective for concussion recovery

Active management after concussion is the best way for patients to recover and get back to school and work as quickly as possible, according to a Clinical Practice paper published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Aging and the benefits of exercising

Exercising as you age can be challenging. Sometimes it can feel like your body is breaking down. One possible reason for this could be senescent cells, which build up in your body as you get older and contribute to age-related ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Changing the narrative about athlete mothers' comeback stories

Being an athlete while also being a mother often comes with challenges. On top of their professional and parental duties, athlete mothers often contend with inequalities and media coverage that reinforces stereotypes.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Exploring foot biomechanics using a women's basketball team

A biomechanics study conducted by University of Rhode Island graduate and former star guard on the women's basketball team Catherine "Dolly" Cairns was recently published. Cairns conducted the study on the basketball floor ...

Health

Oh, there's no gift like health for the holidays

A gift that helps someone eat, sleep or exercise better can send a powerful message, said Dr. Laurence Sperling, the Katz Professor in Preventive Cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.

Neuroscience

Why some concussions are worse than others

As organs go, the human brain is an odd one. It's remarkably big relative to our bodies, for starters. It's also wrinklier than most, with a complex, folded surface making space for the tens of billions of interconnected ...

Health

Are you getting enough protein?

Are you getting too much protein, not enough or just the right amount? The answer? It depends. Your gender, age, activities, use of weight-loss medication or supplements and other factors can affect your protein needs.