Health
Beetroot juice properties found to boost athletes' stamina
(Medical Xpress)—Athletes competing this summer have benefited from an unlikely ingredient to fuel their Olympic and Paralympic success.
Sep 20, 2012
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News tagged with paralympic games
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO warns 2 million virus deaths possible, Australia urges vaccine-sharing
Coronavirus deaths could more than double to two million without collective action against the pandemic, the World Health Organization has warned, as Australia's prime minister urged any nation that develops a vaccine to ...
Sep 26, 2020
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Research proposes new test on prosthetic legs in competitive sports
New research carried out at Bournemouth University, UK, investigates the use of lower-limb running prostheses (LLRPs) used in competitions by below-knee amputees. Due to significant controversy surrounding running prosthetic ...
Mar 25, 2016
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Genetics
Advances in genetic sequencing diagnose Paralympic hopeful's rare condition
National Paracycling Champion Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition which, until now, has puzzled his doctors. He is unable to store fat under his skin – yet has type 2 diabetes – and suffered hearing loss as ...
Jun 16, 2013
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Health
Researcher tuning into media representations of disability
Prior to the Paralympic Games in Rio last summer, Laura Misener found herself cringing after watching a broadcast interview with a Canadian athlete who uses a wheelchair. The female athlete, who has children, was asked by ...
Mar 10, 2017
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New test to crack down on sporting drugs-cheat test
Scientists from three UK universities have developed a new test to catch drugs-cheats in sport.
Sep 14, 2012
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Fewer, but more serious, injuries at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics than at previous Games
There were fewer but more serious injuries among athletes competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics than at previous Games, with the newly introduced sports of taekwondo and badminton ranking among the sports with the highest ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Olympics: WHO committee says low risk of Zika spread
There is a "very low risk" of the Zika virus spreading further internationally as a result of the Olympic Games in Brazil, the World Health Organization's emergency committee on the disease said Tuesday.
Jun 14, 2016
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New research re-introduces athletes with learning difficulties into the Paralympic Games
As a result of extensive research and a robust new classification system conducted by academics at Canterbury Christ Church University, athletes are now eligible to compete again in the London 2012 Paralympics.
Aug 22, 2012
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Running with prosthetic lower-limbs
Researchers at Bournemouth University have been looking at the impact of lower-limb prosthetics on competitive running, specifically looking at whether athletes with prosthesis are at an unfair advantage when running against ...
Jun 29, 2015
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