Health
Does binge drinking affect rugby performance?
A Massey University study has found a big night on the booze has little effect on the anaerobic performance of rugby players the following day.
Jun 13, 2014
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Neuroscience
Repetitive impacts key to understanding sports-associated concussions
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin today announced a significant advance in our understanding of mild head trauma (concussive brain injury) and how it may be managed and treated in the future. It seems that repetitive impacts—as ...
Sep 9, 2019
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Health
Research tackles attitudes to concussion
(Medical Xpress) -- Rugby players and the sports media continue to underestimate the seriousness of concussion, a School of Psychology study has concluded.
Jul 27, 2012
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Tackling the problem of safe participation in women's rugby
Trinity researchers highlight the complexity of tackle skill learning and tackle injury mitigation in women's rugby union by uncovering how rugby culture and interactions with teammates, coaches, clubs and wider society shape ...
May 3, 2023
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Pediatrics
Frequent homophobic behaviors in sports leave children unsafe, finds study
A world-first study has found an education approach used widely by sport organizations to stop harmful homophobic behavior and other forms of discrimination is ineffective.
Feb 13, 2023
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Health
Elite rugby players not immune to body image issues
Despite being in peak physical form, young elite rugby players may be suffering from body image issues and poor nutritional choices, a University of Otago study has found.
Jan 8, 2018
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Neuroscience
Professional rugby may be associated with changes in brain structure
Participation in elite adult rugby may be associated with changes in brain structure.
Jul 22, 2021
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Neuroscience
Research finds injury from contact sport has harmful, though temporary effect on memory
McMaster University neuroscientists studying sports-related head injuries have found that it takes less than a full concussion to cause memory loss, possibly because even mild trauma can interrupt the production of new neurons ...
Nov 14, 2017
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Health
Why women's rugby needs its own injury prevention strategy
With the Women's Six Nation's Championship underway, there is mounting public concern regarding the risk of injuries to players.
Mar 30, 2024
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Health
Rugby players take part in ground-breaking concussion study
Rugby and the Rugby Players' Association, will run throughout the 2017/18 rugby season and is the biggest of its kind to take place in the history of UK sport. It is a key element in the University of Birmingham's research ...
Aug 30, 2017
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