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Addiction

In adolescent lab animals exposed to cocaine, high-intensity interval training boosts aversion to the drug

People with substance use disorder who participate in recovery running programs have shown improved success in maintaining their sobriety and reducing their risk for relapse. These observations led Panayotis Thanos, a University ...

Neuroscience

Study of young athletes finds neurodegeneration might begin before chronic traumatic encephalopathy

This fall, tens of millions of people will be at risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated head impacts from contact sports like football, soccer, and ice hockey, or ...

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Resistance training may improve nerve health, slow aging process

Simple resistance training may help counteract age-related nerve deterioration that puts seniors at risk of injuries from falls and other accidents, according to cross-institutional research led by postdoctoral researcher ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Is acupuncture worth it for back pain? New study has answers

Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet most treatments offer limited relief. One of the most divisive is acupuncture—recommended in US guidelines for lower back pain but not in the UK. A new study ...

Surgery

AI spine model could transform lower back pain treatment

Nearly 3 in 10 adults in the United States have experienced lower back pain in any three-month period, making it the most common musculoskeletal pain. Back pain remains one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, affecting ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

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 ...

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 ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Exploring foot biomechanics using a women's basketball team

A biomechanics study conducted by University of Rhode Island graduate and former star guard on the women's basketball team Catherine "Dolly" Cairns was recently published. Cairns conducted the study on the basketball floor ...

Health

Oh, there's no gift like health for the holidays

A gift that helps someone eat, sleep or exercise better can send a powerful message, said Dr. Laurence Sperling, the Katz Professor in Preventive Cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.

Neuroscience

Why some concussions are worse than others

As organs go, the human brain is an odd one. It's remarkably big relative to our bodies, for starters. It's also wrinklier than most, with a complex, folded surface making space for the tens of billions of interconnected ...

Health

Are you getting enough protein?

Are you getting too much protein, not enough or just the right amount? The answer? It depends. Your gender, age, activities, use of weight-loss medication or supplements and other factors can affect your protein needs.

Diabetes

New international guideline on diabetes and exercise

Professor Dr. Othmar Moser from the University of Bayreuth is the lead author of the new international guideline on exercise and type 1 diabetes. A total of 26 international authors contributed to the position paper, which ...

Health

Five ways to make your daily walks even more beneficial

Physical activity doesn't need to be complicated. Even just a brisk, ten-minute daily walk can deliver a host of health benefits—lowering the risk of several diseases, including heart disease, stroke and several cancers.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Genicular artery embolization effective, safe for knee osteoarthritis

Genicular artery embolization (GEA) is effective and safe for reducing osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms among patients with knee OA that is refractory to conservative therapy, according to a study presented at the annual meeting ...