Neuroscience
College football players underestimate risk of injury and concussion
College football players may underestimate their risk of injury and concussion, according to a new study published today in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 29, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Female athletes in WNBA don't return to elite performance for at least 2 years after ACL surgery
With the Michigan high school and collegiate sports season influx due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by Sports Medicine researchers at Henry Ford Health System provides a new perspective on performance levels of female ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Cardiology
Elite soccer players help define normal heart measures in competitive athletes
Clinicians are often asked to assess competitive athletes with cardiovascular symptoms and to screen asymptomatic athletes for hidden heart problems. This is especially common with soccer, the world's most popular sport. ...
Dec 16, 2020
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Cardiology
'Athlete's heart' differs between men and women
The hearts of female athletes adapt differently to the rigors of sports training compared to their male peers, according to a new study that could change the way doctors evaluate women's heart health.
Dec 15, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Digital solutions may aid athletes' mental health
From stress, burnout, career disruption and social isolation, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed similar challenges for many people including one special subgroup—that of elite athletes.
Dec 15, 2020
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Cardiology
Alterations to oral microbiota reduce the cardiovascular benefits of sport
Exercise plays a key role in maintaining good physical and mental health throughout life. There is an increasing amount of scientific evidence that some of the immune system and metabolism benefits provided by sport are related ...
Dec 9, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Current treatment period may be too short to remove competitive advantage of transgender athletes
Transgender women elite athletes may need more than the recommended year of feminising hormone therapy to remove the competitive advantage conferred by testosterone, suggests research published online in the British Journal ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Health
Participation in competitive sport in adolescence brings midlife health benefits to women
Females who participate in competitive sport during adolescence have better fitness at midlife than do females with no competitive sport background in adolescence, reveals a study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä. ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anti-doping education: Teaching athletes about morality in sport can help reduce doping
Elite athletes can be persuaded not to take banned substances—either by appealing to their sense of morality or educating them about the risks of using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a new study.
Dec 2, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How the contraceptive pill could help female athletes stay cool
If all goes to plan, athletes will compete in hot conditions at the rescheduled 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Indeed, summers in Japan can be quite intense—with hot and humid weather and temperatures reaching up to 35°C.
Nov 17, 2020
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