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Runners Can Improve Health and Performance With Less Training, Study Shows
May 31, 2012 The new 10-20-30 training concept can improve both a person's running performance and health, despite a significant reduction in the total amount of ... > full story -
Who Says Girls Can't Compete Athletically With Boys?
May 31, 2012 A new study that looked at performance differences between male and female childhood athletes found little difference in certain age groups, even though boys and girls rarely compete against each ... > full story -
Bananas Are as Beneficial as Sports Drinks, Study Suggests
May 29, 2012 Bananas have long been a favorite source of energy for endurance and recreational athletes. Bananas are a rich source of potassium and other nutrients, and are easy for cyclists, runners or hikers to ... > full story -
Vigorous Physical Activity Associated With Reduced Risk of Psoriasis
May 21, 2012 A study of US women suggests that vigorous physical activity may be associated with a reduced risk of psoriasis, according to a new ... > full story -
Tea Could Aid Olympic Cheating
May 21, 2012 Researchers have found that green and white teas could hide abnormal levels of testosterone in ... > full story -
Head Impacts in Contact Sports May Reduce Learning in College Athletes
May 16, 2012 A new study suggests that head impacts experienced during contact sports such as football and hockey may worsen some college athletes’ ability to acquire new ... > full story -
Death Risk for Marathoners Remains Low During or Soon After Race
May 16, 2012 Even though hundreds of thousands more people finished grueling 26.2 mile marathons in the United States in 2009 compared to a decade earlier, a runner’s risk of dying during or soon after the ... > full story -
Why Wiggling in High Heels Could Help Improve Prosthetic Limbs and Robots
May 8, 2012 People walking normally, or tottering in high heels, and ostriches strutting -- they all exert the same forces on the ground despite very differently shaped feet, according to new research. The ... > full story -
Female and Younger Athletes Take Longer to Overcome Concussions
May 8, 2012 Female athletes and younger athletes take longer to recover from concussions, findings that call for physicians and athletic trainers to take sex and age into account when dealing with the ... > full story -
Junior Seau’s Death Keeps Spotlight on Concussion Issues in Sports
May 2, 2012 Junior Seau’s apparent suicide might shock the sports world, but not concussion specialists. NFL players have a higher rate of depression, substance abuse, and dementia. This is thought to be ... > full story
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