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Attention deficit disorders

ADHD: Even one bout of physical activity might help kids better learn in school

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common disability diagnosis in children globally. It's estimated to affect around 8% of children aged 3–12 years, and around 6% of teenagers aged 12–18 years.

Health

Overtraining: Expert explains warning signs that the body sends

When you're training for a race, it is tempting to go to extremes. But that makes this a prime time to watch for warning signs of overtraining, advises Corey Wencl, who supervises athletic training services in sports medicine ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Why morning exercise feels so hard

Your alarm goes off. Somehow you manage to get dressed, drag yourself to the gym, and start squatting.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Microfluidic sensors enable real-time sweat analysis

Eccrine sweat is a water-like fluid secreted by eccrine sweat glands that comprises various kinds of biochemical components such as electrolytes, metabolites, organic molecules, and drugs. The quantitative measurement of ...

Neuroscience

Blood markers linked to post-concussion symptoms in teens

Levels of certain biomarkers in the blood are associated with symptom severity during recovery from concussion in adolescents—with some significant differences between male and female patients, reports a study in the Journal ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Exercise reduces risk of common postpartum pelvic floor problems

Targeted pelvic floor muscle training in the first year postpartum significantly reduces the risk of two common pelvic floor disorders, according to a study that rewrites the longstanding narrative that these disorders are ...

Neuroscience

Q&A: How sports-related concussions affect reaction times

When playing sports, it's important to remember: Brains don't have seat belts. When rapid acceleration or deceleration of the brain inside the skull occurs with a blow to the head, a concussion happens, which in some cases ...

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.

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Aging and the benefits of exercising

Exercising as you age can be challenging. Sometimes it can feel like your body is breaking down. One possible reason for this could be senescent cells, which build up in your body as you get older and contribute to age-related ...