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Sensory expectations configure neural responses before disturbances occur, study reveals
A study led by Jonathan Michaels, a Faculty of Health professor at York's School of Kinesiology and Health Science, reveals how the brains of humans and monkeys use sensory expectations to prepare for unexpected disturbances, ...
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Study finds improvement in knee pain with exercise and physical therapy
People with a meniscal tear and osteoarthritis prescribed home exercises with or without physical therapy reported substantial improvements in knee pain, according to a new study led by Mass General Brigham researchers.
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Sport and dance benefit from performance psychology—why does acting largely ignore it?
When most people think of actors, they imagine the glamor of movies, television and the stage.
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Women gain greater heart benefits from exercise than men, activity tracker analysis finds
Female individuals may experience a three-fold reduction in mortality risk from coronary heart disease when following recommended exercise guidelines, compared to male individuals. These findings, published in Nature Cardiovascular ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Online Tai Chi is helping people with chronic knee pain
Tai Chi is a slow, gentle mind-body exercise that has been shown to benefit a wide range of health conditions and is particularly effective for people with chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.
Oct 28, 2025
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Distinct brain features in football players may tell who is at risk of long-term traumatic disease
Brain scans from American football players reveal subtle differences in the brain's outer grooves when compared to scans from otherwise healthy men who never played contact or collision sports, a new study shows. Its authors ...
Oct 28, 2025
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How walking football is helping older adults stay fit, connected and competitive
For many older adults, staying active often means doing it alone. Walking, jogging or heading to the gym solo have long been the go-to activities for keeping fit. While these are great for physical health, they can lack that ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Exercise-induced vesicles help protect pancreatic cells and guard against diabetes
Exercise is known for the positive effects on metabolic diseases, partly because of the release of circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) that mediate intercellular communication and organ crosstalk.
Oct 28, 2025
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Breastfeeding's impact on bone density could boost development of osteoporosis drugs
Pregnancies do not weaken a woman's skeleton. Breastfeeding, however, can reduce bone density considerably. These are findings from a research report produced at Lund University in Sweden. But breastfeeding women need not ...
Oct 27, 2025
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One long walk a day may cut risk of death and cardiovascular disease better than multiple short walks
A prospective population-based cohort study of suboptimally active adults (
Oct 27, 2025
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Generative AI can help athletes avoid injuries
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a model driven by generative AI that will help prevent injuries in athletes and also aid in rehabilitation after an injury. The model could also help athletes ...
Oct 27, 2025
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Quantifying physical performance and identifying knee injury risk factors in rugby players
Researchers at University of Tsukuba conducted a prospective analysis of the physical performance of rugby players and investigated risk factors for knee injuries. The study found that a limb symmetry index for hip internal ...
Oct 27, 2025
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Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are tied to adolescents' brain function
Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and learning, according to two recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University ...
Oct 24, 2025
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How's your hydration? A new tool from researchers helps athletes find out
Researchers at the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) have created an open-access document to help athletes, coaches, and parents understand the latest research ...
Oct 24, 2025
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Coaches can boost athletes' mental toughness with this leadership style
The competition is fierce. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is pushing herself to perform stronger and more consistently. Then, her coach calls her "fat." It's meant as a motivation, but this time, it has the opposite effect.
Oct 24, 2025
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Why being physically fit may matter more in a warming, drier world
Individuals who are physically fit may be better equipped to handle the negative effects of dehydration, according to research from the University of California, Riverside.
Oct 23, 2025
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It's not the pain, it's the mindset: How attitude outweighs pain
Pain affects activity levels, but how individuals understand and act in the face of pain can make a difference, a new study from the University of Portsmouth has found.
Oct 23, 2025
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Study suggests just a little movement can lift your mood
Feeling sluggish? A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington finds the fix may be as simple as swapping 30 minutes of sitting for light activity.
Oct 23, 2025
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Engineers make great 'strides' in gait analysis technology
A study from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Sensing Institute (I-SENSE) at Florida Atlantic University reveals that foot-mounted wearable sensors and a 3D depth camera can accurately measure how people ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Gender equality universally linked to physical capacity
Fitness among young adults varies widely from one country to another, and is strongly associated with both socioeconomic development and gender equality, a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of ...
Oct 23, 2025
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The importance of hand dexterity in extending healthy life expectancy
In elderly people, a decline in lower limb function—essential for walking and standing—substantially contributes to the demand for nursing care. The research team has previously reported an association between lower limb ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Wearable sensors and machine learning give leg up on better running data
Today's GPS smartwatches and other wearable devices give millions of runners reams of data about their pace, location, heart rate and more. But one thing your Garmin can't measure is plain old physics: How much force is being ...
Oct 22, 2025
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Colder climates impact firefighters' cognitive and physical abilities, research finds
Decision making ability, memory, response times and dexterity all saw a significant drop in cold temperatures, according to University of Chichester research on firefighter search and rescue performance.
Oct 22, 2025
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New method noninvasively measures Achilles tendon structure and function in professional dancers
A study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research uses a noninvasive, nonradioactive imaging-based method to measure the structure and function of the Achilles tendon in professional ballet dancers. The method could potentially ...
Oct 22, 2025
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Why so many pro soccer players develop osteoarthritis
A new paper finds that retired UK male professional soccer players who reported foot or ankle injuries during their careers were more likely to develop osteoarthritis in retirement. Retired players treated routinely with ...
Oct 22, 2025
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