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Vintage Leather Football Helmets Often as Protective as Modern Helmets in Common, Game-Like Hits
November 5, 2011 — Old-fashioned "leatherhead" football helmets from the early 1900s are often as effective as -- and sometimes better than -- modern football helmets at protecting against injuries during routine, ... > full story -
Targeting Leg Fatigue in Heart Failure
October 31, 2011 — Doctors should not only treat the heart muscle in chronic heart failure patients, but also their leg muscles through exercise, say ... > full story -
Manual Wheelchair Use, Exercise and Calorie Burning Examined
October 28, 2011 — A person who uses a manual wheelchair can burn up to 120 calories in half an hour while wheeling at 2 mph on a flat surface, which is three times as much as someone doing the same action in a ... > full story -
OpenSim, Open-Source Software, Accurately Models Human Motion, Experts Say
October 28, 2011 — Engineers have developed an open source software package called OpenSim that accurately models human movement. OpenSim is free and in use across the world helping scientists understand the complex ... > full story -
Older Men With Higher Testosterone Levels Lose Less Muscle Mass as They Age
October 27, 2011 — A recent study found that higher levels of testosterone were associated with reduced loss of lean muscle mass in older men, especially in those who were losing weight. In these men, higher ... > full story -
New Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Might Help Avoid Side Effects of Steroids
October 25, 2011 — A new class of anti-inflammatory drugs may one day serve as an alternative to steroid medications and possibly help avoid the serious side effects of steroids, new research findings ... > full story -
False Starts Can Sneak by in Women's Sprinting, Analysis Finds
October 19, 2011 — Olympic timing procedures don't accurately detect false starts by female sprinters, according to a new analysis. Under the current rules, a woman can purposely anticipate the gun by up to 20 ... > full story -
Key to Avoiding Ankle Re-Injury May Be in the Hips and Knees
October 17, 2011 — Nearly all active people suffer ankle sprains at some point in their lives, and a new study suggests that the different ways people move their hip and knee joints may influence the risk of ... > full story -
Pushing the Limits of Performance
October 17, 2011 — Deceiving the brain can lead to an improvement of up to five per cent in sporting performance, according to research from the UK -- news which could have a significant impact on athletes' chances in ... > full story -
Sports-Related Knee Injuries in Children Have Increased Dramatically Over the Past Decade
October 16, 2011 — Knee injuries in children with tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus have increased dramatically over the past 12 years, say orthopedic ... > full story
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