The efficiency of oxygen supply to tissues is a factor in the severity of important diseases such as COVID-19 and heart conditions.
Feb 16, 2024
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Several recent studies have concluded that professional football players tend to live longer than other "American men in general." This research implies that the benefits of professional football, including physical fitness ...
Oct 30, 2023
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The head coach of the Welsh men's rugby squad, Warren Gatland, has built a reputation as one of the best coaches in the world. But his "intense training methods" have drawn comparisons to waterboarding, and his training programs ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Identification of risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD) is essential for early diagnosis. Dating back to the 1920s, Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism—an umbrella term that refers to motor symptoms found in Parkinson's ...
Aug 11, 2023
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A new brain bank is accepting future donations from living athletes, in an effort to perform long-term research into the effects of sports-related concussion.
May 22, 2023
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Former professional football players who reported experiencing concussion symptoms during their playing careers were found to perform worse on a battery of cognitive tests than non-players, according to a study led by Mass ...
Mar 3, 2023
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During the past 17 years, there has been a remarkable increase in scientific research concerning chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) with researchers at the BU CTE Center at the forefront. While some sports organizations ...
Feb 10, 2023
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Many professional athletes who have sustained head trauma in sports have lingering symptoms that affect everyday life, including depression, dizziness, difficulty focusing the gaze and balance problems. Little help has been ...
Apr 4, 2022
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How do childhood experiences shape the rest of our lives? How does adversity in early life affect us later on? These questions have occupied researchers' interest for decades. While many unknowns remain, one overarching consensus ...
Mar 23, 2022
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A new study exploring the perceptions of banter amongst footballers has found the professional setting can legitimize and normalize bullying, and highlights the need for coaches, players and sports clubs to address the cultural ...
Mar 4, 2022
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