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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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fewer back problems with new model of care

Stiffness, aches or pain that sometimes radiates down to the legs—most backs protest at least once in a lifetime. Movement is often the best help. Therefore, researchers at Linköping University in Sweden and physiotherapists ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Q&A: Optimizing neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Robin Juthberg, Ph.D. student at the Orthopedic research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, will defend his thesis, "Advancing neuromuscular electrical stimulation optimizing comfort and hemodynamic ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Exercise may yield improved sleep quality in women with PTSD symptoms

High-intensity exercise can improve sleep quality—possibly by reducing anxiety and hyperarousal symptoms—in women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, according to new research from the University of Georgia's ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Heat really does feel hotter after a cold season

Ever notice how going for a run on an 80-degree day feels scorching in the spring but comfortable at the end of August? New research shows that the reason for this is that we gradually lose our tolerance for heat during cold ...

Neuroscience

Exercise boosts brain health—even when energy is low

We know exercise is good for our body, but what about our brains? A new study from the University of Missouri suggests that exercise plays a crucial role in keeping our minds sharp, even when one of the brain's key energy ...

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Activation of AMP-activated kinase found dependent on muscle type

Nowadays, the prevalence of sedentary lifestyles and high-caloric diets leads to an imbalance between energy intake and spending. Hence, in the last decades, researchers have observed a significant rise in metabolic diseases ...

Health

Science-backed exercise therapy improves low back pain

Research supports the effectiveness of a kinesiology-based method to treat lower back pain, say study authors working in collaboration with the National Research Council of Italy, and scientists at the Sbarro Health Research ...

Health

Why can't I keep still after intense exercise?

Do you ever feel like you can't stop moving after you've pushed yourself exercising? Maybe you find yourself walking around in circles when you come off the pitch, or squatting and standing and squatting again when you finish ...

Sleep disorders

Exercise before bed is linked with disrupted sleep

Exercise too close to bedtime may affect sleep duration, timing and quality, new research led by Monash University has found. More strenuous workouts closer to bedtime coincided with greater disruptions to sleep and nighttime ...