Psychology & Psychiatry

Why elite athletes should develop mindfulness to up their game

Athletes at the very highest level of their sport face the challenge of performing consistently under pressure amid many potential distractions, including performance anxiety, crowd behavior, their own and others' expectations, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Psychological stress impedes performance, even for Olympic athletes

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were unique not just for taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic but for being the first athletic event to measure and broadcast competitors' heart rates as world-class archers took a shot at Olympic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Concussions at school may affect academic performance

Adolescents who have experienced a concussion in the past 12 months could be 25% more likely to be in poor academic standing than youths who have no concussions, suggests a study published online in the journal Injury Prevention.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Regular cannabis use impairs performance in female athletes

Younger women who use cannabis regularly, even when healthy and physically active, aren't able to produce as much anaerobic power as non-users, and they show signs of greater risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a ...

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