Whether selected to swim, row or run in the Olympics, or gearing up to ride in the Tour de France, achieving the "right" weight has been a focal point of many elite athletes for decades. It could be to look lean and mean ...
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Elite athletes have high rates of oral disease despite brushing their teeth more frequently than most people, finds a new UCL study.
Aug 23, 2019
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(Medical Xpress)—A pair of researchers, one with Stanford University, the other Barnard College, has published a Policy Forum piece in the journal Science, calling for changes to the way female athletes are judged on their ...
(Medical Xpress) -- Female athletes with low levels of iron in their bodies, yet who are not anemic, may be at a disadvantage even before their competitive season starts, according to a new Cornell study. These athletes could ...
Nov 21, 2011
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The first-ever cardiac study of elite female basketball players in the United States shows how their hearts adapt to intense physical training.
Jun 24, 2020
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Elite-level athletes face special risks and risk factors for eating disorders—posing unique challenges at every level of care, according to a review in the March issue of Current Sports Medicine Reports, official journal ...
Mar 11, 2022
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Dancers put unique demands on their hips, achieving extreme ranges of motion that can strain the joints and damage supporting tissues around them. Not surprisingly, hip injuries account for up to 17% of injuries in dancers ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Wheelchair basketball: It's a fast, skillful game, dazzling to watch, gruelling to play. It's also a sport that in Canada has become one of the most inclusive, welcoming athletes with disability and able-bodied athletes alike ...
Jan 17, 2012
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Romauld Lepers and Thomas Cattagni, researchers at the University of Bourgogone, have analyzed changes in participation and performance of runners aged 20 to 80 in the New York marathon over the last 30 years.
Jan 19, 2012
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Biological clocks have sizeable effects on the performance of elite athletes. This conclusion was drawn by chronobiologists from the University of Groningen after studying the times achieved by swimmers in four different ...
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