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Power in numbers: Study finds small group coaching reduces rates of physician burnout by nearly 30%

New UCLA research finds that small group professional coaching can reduce physician burnout rates by up to 30%, suggesting that it is more effective than the traditional, and more expensive, one-on-one coaching method.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Rugby headgear can't prevent concussion—but new materials could soften the blows over a career

The widely held view among rugby players, coaches and officials is that headgear can't prevent concussion. If so, why wear it? It's hot, it can block vision and hearing, and it can be uncomfortable.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Does exercise really improve mental health?

Research often points to exercise as a good way to boost mental health, but a recent study from the University of Georgia suggests that it's not just physical movement that affects mental health. It's how, where and why you ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Efficient elastic tissues may hold the secrets to Olympic success

New research into the muscles of world-class athletes and performance artists has revealed that a small number of "general motor skills" raise these experts above regional-level and novice competitors, with interesting implications ...

Health

Why the L-carnitine sport supplement is controversial

Sport supplements are hard to get away from if you like to exercise regularly. Even if you're not interested in them, there's a good chance your gym will have posters extolling their virtues or your sporty friends will want ...

Health

Is one type of water better than another?

It's hot and you're thirsty, so you pop into a store to up your hydration levels. In the water aisle and in the coolers, you're confronted with a plethora of labels boasting benefits from specific types of water, like alkaline ...

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Mimicking the benefits of exercise with a single molecule

Capital Medical University, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, reports that betaine, a molecule produced in the kidney and enhanced through sustained exercise, operates as a potent inhibitor of inflammatory ...

Health

Run streaks: Is it actually safe to run every day?

Running is a great form of exercise that has numerous benefits for our health. For instance, people who consistently run at least an hour a week throughout their lives tend to live three years longer and have fewer chronic ...

Medical research

New data outline positive effects of endurance exercise training

Treadmill training, a form of endurance exercise, was found to be highly effective "with robust improvements in skeletal muscle citrate synthase activity in as little as [one to two] weeks, and improvements in maximum run ...