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New study sheds light on how exercise helps lose weight

Researchers have provided new insights into how exercise helps lose weight. They discovered a mechanism by which the compound Lac-Phe, which is produced during exercise, reduces appetite in mice, leading to weight loss. The ...

Health

Enhanced Games athletes can dope to compete for US$1 million prizes. But at what cost to sport?

Olympic swimmer Ben Proud has become the first British athlete to join the Enhanced Games—a controversial new event that allows athletes from all over the world to compete using performance-enhancing drugs. The prize money ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Can you 'microdose' exercise?

The term "microdosing" originally meant taking tiny amounts of psychedelics (such as mushrooms) to enhance mood or performance, with fewer side effects.

Psychology & Psychiatry

What motivates runners? Focusing on the 'how' rather than the 'why'

As attention turns to this year's New York City Marathon, observers will again ask a long-standing question: What do athletes draw upon when trying to complete this 26.2-mile run, especially at those stretches when finishing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

The critical role of movement in lifelong bone health

A new review by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Rehabilitation Working Group underscores the powerful impact of lifestyle behaviors—specifically physical activity and sedentary behavior—on bone health ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Study establishes link between rugby and dementia

Former male high-level rugby players in New Zealand have a 22% increased risk of developing Alzheimer's and other dementias later in life compared to men in the general population, according to new research from the University ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

A smart sensor for muscles and tissues provide real-time insights

Engineers at Duke University have developed a wireless patch that can noninvasively measure skin and tissue stiffness at depths of up to a couple of inches. Already smaller than a smartwatch, the device could be a gateway ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Improving the results of home training with an AI app

Many of us have tried and given up strength training at some point. An injury, tendonitis or surgery may have resulted in us having a spell of physiotherapy and guided exercise sessions at a gym. After a period of support, ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Getting over a 13-hour jet lag: How do Canada's speed-skaters do it?

It only takes members of Canada's short-track speed-skating team five days to get over jet lag when they fly to competitions in Asia, 13 time zones away, according to a new study. That's twice as fast as the typical adaptation ...

Health

Elite athletes can struggle to heal hidden crash scars

For competitors in high-speed sports, crashes are an inevitable risk, yet many elite athletes say it can be tough to get back on their bikes—or skis—even if their body heals. Some never recover.

Health

To sit or to cycle: What type of desk is best for students?

So-called "active desks"—sit/stand desks, desk bikes with pedals (known as cycling desks) and traditional stationary bikes—are increasingly being made available in schools and workplaces. Unfortunately, however, they ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

VR training: Still no substitute for the real thing, says study

The virtual-reality (VR) cognitive-training tool NeuroTracker, also known as 3D-MOT, does not enhance the performance of teenage elite athletes on the field, according to a new study led by Université de Montréal adjunct ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How do you treat rotator-cuff tears?

Shoulder symptoms led to an average of 9.6 million physician visits in 2015 and 2016 in the United States. The most common cause of those shoulder symptoms? Rotator-cuff disorders.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Speed thrills: Why are so many sports getting faster?

If you scroll through YouTube and watch sporting contests from yesteryear, one of the first things you'll likely notice is how slow the games are compared to modern sports.

Neuroscience

Active management proves most effective for concussion recovery

Active management after concussion is the best way for patients to recover and get back to school and work as quickly as possible, according to a Clinical Practice paper published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.