Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gibraltar unlocks after mass vaccinations
Maskless people greet each other in the streets, friends gather for meals inside restaurants and sports fans once again attend live events.
Apr 9, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Growth of online sports betting poses significant public health challenge—New study
A surge in use of online sports betting platforms, and promotional tactics such as free bets to hook users in, pose a significant and growing public health challenge which needs urgent attention from policymakers, according ...
Jul 6, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
What really causes home field advantage—and why it's on the decline
Never before has the away team won every single game in the World Series, but that's exactly what happened this year.
Nov 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychological stress impedes performance, even for Olympic athletes
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were unique not just for taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic but for being the first athletic event to measure and broadcast competitors' heart rates as world-class archers took a shot at Olympic ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
High tech glove stymies Parkinson's disease tremors
Roberta Wilson-Garrett looked at the glove keeping her right hand steady and smiled.
Jan 10, 2024
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists measure fans' reactions to the big game
Like everything else in 2020, Thanksgiving will be different this year. But there will still be football on TV, and if you catch any of the games, your brain will be processing them in ways you're probably unaware of. In ...
Nov 25, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
What pro sports should learn from resilient women athletes post-pandemic
Elite women's sports are predicted to generate US$1 billion in revenue in 2021.
Dec 21, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The power of magical thinking: Why superstitions are hard to shake
When sports fans wear their lucky shirts on game day, they know it is irrational to think clothing can influence a team's performance. But they do it anyway.
Nov 9, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Belgium to tighten COVID rules to counter rise of omicron
Belgium will further tighten coronavirus restrictions because of the surging omicron variant, authorities announced Wednesday, but the country shied away from a full lockdown like in the neighboring Netherlands.
Dec 22, 2021
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Addiction
Digital dice and youth: 1 in 6 parents say they probably wouldn't know if teens were betting online
As young people increasingly have access and exposure to online gambling, only one in four parents say they have talked to their teen about some aspect of virtual betting, a national poll suggests.
Jan 22, 2024
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