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Some Asthma Drug Can Boost Sprint and Strength Performance in Athletes

Aug. 3, 2020 — A type of asthma drug, known as ß2-agonists, can boost sprint and strength performance in athletes who don't have the respiratory condition, finds a review and pooled data analysis of the available ...

Marine Training May Take More Mental Than Physical Grit

June 26, 2020 — A new study identifies psychological measures that may predict who is more likely to complete - or quit - a demanding marine training ...

US Cities With Pro Sports See More Flu Deaths

June 18, 2020 — Sports leagues may want to consider calling a timeout on reopening their doors to fans, based on new research that links an uptick in seasonal flu deaths to US cities with pro sports ...

Football Offensive Linemen Should Start Plays Upright to Avoid Hits to the Head

Apr. 21, 2020 — Just a simple change to the starting stance of players on the offensive line in American football could significantly reduce hits to the head, a new ...

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Health Disparities Among Former NFL Players

Aug. 11, 2020 — Among former NFL players, Black, Hawaiian, and athletes from other racial backgrounds report worse physical, mental health outcomes than white players. The widest health gaps emerged between Black ...

How to Break New Records in the 200 Meters

Mar. 25, 2020 — Usain Bolt's 200m record has not been beaten for ten years and Florence Griffith Joyner's for more than thirty years. And what about if the secret behind beating records was to use mathematics? ...

For 'Blade Runners' Taller Doesn't Necessarily Mean Faster

Feb. 20, 2020 — The governing body for the Paralympics recently lowered the allowable height for sprinters who use prosthetic legs, or blades, during competition. The rules are based on the assumption that the ...

Digital Athletics in Analogue Stadiums

Jan. 17, 2020 — Why do people pay money travel to big arenas to watch people sit in chairs and stare into screens? What are they getting in real life that they can't get from streaming it online? Researchers have ...

New Study Dispels Myths About What Makes Youth Sports Fun for Kids

Nov. 14, 2019 — A new study looks at what makes organized sports fun for kids, and some of the findings might surprise you. The new study dispels the popular myth that what makes sports the most fun for girls are ...

Science Shows Hype About Your Opponent Actually Messes With Your Game

Oct. 28, 2019 — A study of more than 117,000 pro tennis matches and more than 5 million observations in online amateur chess indicates that even when competitors are evenly matched, players perform worse against an ...

Repetitive Impacts Key to Understanding Sports-Associated Concussions

Sep. 9, 2019 — Scientists have made a significant advance in our understanding of mild head trauma (concussive brain injury) and how it may be managed and treated in the future. It seems that repetitive impacts -- ...

Children Living in Countryside Outperform Children Living in Metropolitan Area in Motor Skills

June 27, 2019 — Residential density is related to children's motor skills, engagement in outdoor play and organized sports. Finnish children living in the ...

Scientists Teach Machines to Predict Recovery Time from Sports-Related Concussions

Mar. 7, 2019 — Deciding when an athlete can return to the game after a head injury makes managing the treatment of sports-related concussions very complicated. ...

NFL Players Show Heart Abnormalities Decades After Retiring from Football

Mar. 6, 2019 — While elite athletes are often at peak fitness, they are not immune to -- and may even face a higher risk for -- potentially detrimental heart conditions later in life. Former National Football ...