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In Decision-Making, It Might Be Worth Trusting Your Gut
December 14, 2012 Turns out the trope is true: You should trust your gut -- as long as you're an expert. So says a new ... > full storyMore: -
Olympians Live Longer Than General Population ... But Cyclists No Survival Advantage Over Golfers
December 13, 2012 Olympic medallists live longer than the general population, regardless of country of origin, medal won, or type of sport played, according to a new study. A second study comparing athletes who ... > full story -
Wearable Technology Can Monitor Rehabilitation
December 13, 2012 Wearable technology is not only for sports and fashion enthusiasts; it can also be used to monitor and aid clinical rehabilitation, according to new ... > full story -
Video-Game Users: Who Are Sports Gamers?
December 13, 2012 From Gran Turismo to WWE Smackdown, sports-based video games represent a wide variety of pursuits. When it comes to the people who actually play those games, however, little is known. How do sports ... > full story -
Social Synchronicity: Research Finds a Connection Between Bonding and Matched Movements
December 13, 2012 Humans have a tendency to spontaneously synchronize their movements. Although this type of synchronous body movement has been observed widely, its neurological mechanism and its role in social ... > full story -
Basketball as a Statistical Network
December 11, 2012 What started out as a project to teach undergraduate students about network analysis, turned into an in-depth study of whether it was possible to analyze a National Basketball Association (NBA) ... > full story -
Mobile App Boosts Weight Loss by 15 Pounds
December 10, 2012 Using a mobile app that tracks eating and activity helped people lose an average of 15 pounds and keep it off for at least a year, reports a new study. But the technology only aided weight loss when ... > full story -
Overweight Pregnant Women Not Getting Proper Weight-Gain Advice, Study Suggests
December 10, 2012 Overweight women are not receiving proper advice on healthy weight gains or appropriate exercise levels during their pregnancies, according to ... > full story -
Protein Linking Exercise to Bigger, Stronger Muscles Discovered; Finding Might Lead to New Therapies for Muscle-Wasting Diseases
December 6, 2012 Scientists have isolated a previously unknown protein in muscles that spurs their growth and increased power following resistance exercise. They suggest that artificially raising the protein's levels ... > full story -
EPO (Erythropoietin) Doping in Elite Cycling: No Evidence of Benefit, but High Risk of Harm
December 5, 2012 The drug erythropoietin, often called EPO, is banned from sports because it is believed to enhance an athlete's performance and give people who use it an unfair advantage over unenhanced competitors. ... > full story
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