Neuroscience
Video: The neuroscience of fencing
To make it to the Olympics, elite athletes spend countless hours preparing not only their bodies—but their brains, as well.
Jul 29, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Deep breath, see the ball, trust': Sports psychologist shares how pro athletes handle stress
In recent years, the intense pressure professional athletes endure has come under scrutiny, highlighted by incidents like gymnast Simone Biles withdrawing from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and tennis player Naomi Osaka stepping ...
Jul 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Q&A: Physician discusses protecting athletes' mental health from social media risks
Recently, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wrote an op-ed in the New York Times to raise the alarm about the impact social media is having on the mental health of our youth.
Jul 24, 2024
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
At what age do Olympic athletes peak?
There's a lot that goes into an Olympic athlete's quest for gold—years of training and rigor—but also, an athlete's age. A team of University of Waterloo students used statistics to figure out when an Olympic track-and-field ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Health
Heat exhaustion more likely to strike athletes who use nicotine, study finds
Olympic athletes with a nicotine habit, beware. New Brock-led research has found nicotine consumption—whether smoking, chewing, vaping or even wearing a patch—raises the risk of developing heat exhaustion while undergoing ...
Jul 23, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sparked by Simone Biles, athletes at Paris Olympics to have vast mental health resources
History teaches us that movements require a moment. Nothing crystallized the cause of civil rights like Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus in 1955. For the plight of the mental health of athletes, ...
Jul 23, 2024
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From motherhood to medals: New research sheds light on postpartum guidelines for returning to sports
The upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be historic for a number of reasons. For the first time in modern Olympic history, there will be an equal number of female and male athletes competing at the Games.
Jul 17, 2024
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Q&A: Do protective policies in elite sports safeguard athletes?
With the 2024 Summer Olympics around the corner, all eyes are on Paris. Over 10 thousand of the best athletes from around the world will gather to compete in 32 sports, push the boundaries of athletic achievement and break ...
Jul 16, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Americans, psychiatrists agree: Sports can be good for mental health
As the Olympics kick off in Paris later this month, 84% of Americans who participate in sports—whether on a competitive or recreational level—say it benefits their mental health, according to a new poll. A majority (57%) ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
For many Olympic medalists, silver stings more than bronze
At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, a distraught Alexandra Trusova won silver and promptly declared, "I will never skate again." Swimmer Michael Phelps displayed a mix of frustration and disappointment at the 2012 London Olympics ...
Jun 26, 2024
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