Sports Science News

Posted December 20, 2011:

• Scientists Identify an Innate Function of Vitamin E

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Caffeine Study Shows Sport Performance Increase

Posted December 13, 2011:

• Study Explores Men's Ability to Manage Fear in Ways That Allow Them to Exhibit Confidence
• Artificially Enhanced Athletes

Posted December 12, 2011:

• NCAA Mandatory Sickle Cell Screening Program Not Enough to Save Athletes' Lives, Study Finds

Posted December 9, 2011:

• Biker's Warning! EPO Hits Blood Vessels to Raise Blood Pressure in the Brain

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Heads Up, Kobe Bryant: Researchers Discover That Trying for Another 3-Pointer Is a Mistake
• Endurance Exercise Linked to Damage in Right Ventricle of Heart

Posted December 6, 2011:

• Concussion Testing Makes Everyone Tired

Posted December 5, 2011:

• How Muscle Fatigue Originates in the Head

Posted December 1, 2011:

• Bobsled Runs -- Fast and Yet Safe

Posted November 30, 2011:

• New Research Distinguishes Roles of Conscious and Sub-Conscious Awareness in Information Processing

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Frequent 'Heading' in Soccer Can Lead to Brain Injury and Cognitive Impairment

Posted November 24, 2011:

• Playing Music Alters the Processing of Multiple Sensory Stimuli in the Brain

Posted November 22, 2011:

• Physical Activity Impacts Overall Quality of Sleep
• Happy, Feel-Good Holiday Seasons Start With Healthy Choices at Thanksgiving, Nutrition Experts Say

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Tweaking a Gene Makes Muscles Twice as Strong: New Avenue for Treating Muscle Degeneration in People Who Can't Exercise

Posted November 14, 2011:

• Routine Head Hits in School Sports May Cause Brain Injury

Posted November 13, 2011:

• Few Doctors Follow Sudden Cardiac Death Screening Guidelines for Athletes, Survey Finds

Posted November 9, 2011:

• Former Football Players Prone to Late-Life Health Problems, Study Finds
• Researchers Develop eButton, an Easier Way to Monitor Food Intake, Exercise, and Lifestyle

Posted November 8, 2011:

• Most Americans With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Live Normal Life Spans, Guideline Finds

Posted November 7, 2011:

• Neuromuscular Warm-Up Associated With Reduced Lower Extremity Injuries in Adolescent Female Athletes
• Research Shows 'Weak Evidence' for the Benefit of Exercise Referral Schemes

Posted November 5, 2011:

• Vintage Leather Football Helmets Often as Protective as Modern Helmets in Common, Game-Like Hits

Posted November 1, 2011:

• Overweight Teens Want to Lose Weight, Going About It the Wrong Way

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Targeting Leg Fatigue in Heart Failure

Posted October 28, 2011:

• Manual Wheelchair Use, Exercise and Calorie Burning Examined
• Scientists Measure Dream Content for the First Time: Dreams Activate the Brain in a Similar Way to Real Actions
• OpenSim, Open-Source Software, Accurately Models Human Motion, Experts Say

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Boaters' Risk of Illness on Chicago River Similar to Other Waterways

Posted October 21, 2011:

• Why Do Some Athletes Choke Under Pressure?

Posted October 20, 2011:

• I Vs. We: Individuals Perform Better When Focused on Team's Effort

Posted October 19, 2011:

• Math Professor Announces Who Deserves the Cy Young and Most Valuable Player Awards; Calls Rangers Solid Favorite for World Series
• Improving Training Efficiency in Horses

Posted October 18, 2011:

• Light Dependency Underlies Beneficial Jetlag in Racehorses

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Pushing the Limits of Performance

Posted October 16, 2011:

• Sports-Related Knee Injuries in Children Have Increased Dramatically Over the Past Decade

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Rangers and Brewers Solid Favorites for Championships, Math Professor Says

Posted October 10, 2011:

• CMOS Integrated Poly-SiGe Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Demonstrated

Posted October 7, 2011:

• Extreme Gambling: Extreme Sport Athletes Have a Lot in Common With Gamblers

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Athletes' Winning Streaks May Not Be All in Our -- Or Their -- Heads
• Research Sheds Light on Origins of Greatness

Posted October 3, 2011:

• College Football Players Can Cry (a Little) If They Want to
• Could Soccer Give Homeless Men a Health Kick?

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Baseball's Winning Formula: Statistical Analysis Debunks the Old Adage 'Pitching Is 75 Percent of the Game'

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Students 'Jump Into Action' for Better Health

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Tendons Absorb Shocks Muscles Won't Handle
• Exercise Eases Arthritis in Obese Mice Even Without Weight Loss

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Most Boys Simply Want an Average Physique

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