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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 -
Brain Stimulation May Buffer Feelings of Social Pain
December 4, 2012 — Accumulating evidence suggests that certain brain areas involved in processing physical pain may also underlie feelings of social pain. But can altering brain activity in these areas actually change ... > full story -
Go Ahead and Jump: Learning How to Properly Jump and Land Can Help Female Athletes Avoid Serious Knee Injuries
December 4, 2012 — Learning how to properly jump and land might help hundreds of female athletes avoid a serious knee ... > full story -
Social Media May Help Fight Childhood Obesity
December 3, 2012 — Social media may be an effective way to help children overcome obesity, according to experts. Parental involvement and online interaction with counselors and peers led to greater success for ... > full story
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