Athletics Therapy - May 2014 Archives
 | Indiana University researchers say a little deception caused cyclists in their 4-kilometer time trial to up their performance even after they realized they had been tricked. The findings support the idea that the brain plays a powerful role in how hard athletes push their bodies. The findings will be discussed Thursday at the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting. ...> Full Article |
Grabbing chocolate milk after a hard swim could give swimmers a performance edge, according to new research presented at one of the nation's top sports medicine conferences -- the American College of Sports Medicine's annual conference. Indiana University researchers found that when collegiate, trained swimmers recovered with chocolate milk after an exhaustive swim, they swam faster in time trials later that same day.
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Spanish researchers have demonstrated that the relationship between marathon running times and the age of the athlete is U-shaped. The work shows the unusual fact that it takes an 18-year-old athlete the same amount of time to finish a marathon as a 55- or 60-year-old runner.
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 | Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy have shown that analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid after concussion can be used to determine the magnitude of brain injury and to follow its course. The studies show that recovery from concussion takes much longer time than previously known, and this may be of major significance for athletes of all ages in return to play considerations. ...> Full Article |
The Manchester research in rodents, funded by the British Heart Foundation, shows molecular changes in the heart's pacemaker occur in response to exercise training.
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Concussion rates in US high-school athletes more than doubled between 2005 and 2012, according to a new national study using data on nine team sports. Researchers suspect the upward trend in reported concussions reflects increased awareness.
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New research demonstrates that anxiety about a competitive situation makes even the most physically active of us more likely to slip-up -- and backs up 'catastrophe theory.'
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A study of concussion patients using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) found that males took longer to recover after concussion than females did. Results of the study show that DTI can be used as a bias-free way to predict concussion outcome.
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High school football players wearing store-bought, over-the-counter mouthguards were more than twice as likely to suffer mild traumatic brain injuries/concussions than those wearing custom-made, properly fitted mouthguards, reports a new study in the May/June 2014 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry.
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Baseball season is back and so are the injuries. But, elbow injuries, once seen as a problem for professional athletes, are becoming more prevalent among high school and middle school athletes due to increased play and competition at the youth level.
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Improvements in fuel cell design
Fish tale: New study evaluates antibiotic content in farm-raised fish
New 3-D display technology promises greater energy efficiency
Researchers break nano barrier to engineer the first protein microfiber
Structure of an iron-transport protein revealed
First step: From human cells to tissue-engineered esophagus
Autophagy helps fast track stem cell activation
Myelin vital for learning new practical skills
More physical activity improved school performance
Around the world in 400,000 years: The journey of the red fox
Engineering new vehicle powertrains
Active aging is much more than exercise
Study: New device can slow, reverse heart failure
Are the world's religions ready for ET?
Gut bacteria, artificial sweeteners and glucose intolerance
Recreating the stripe patterns found in animals by engineering synthetic gene networks
Laying the groundwork for data-driven science
Hold on, tiger mom
Nature's designs inspire research into new light-based technologies
Biologists delay the aging process by 'remote control'
Geography matters: Model predicts how local 'shocks' influence U.S. economy
Identified for the first time what kind of explosive has been used after the detonation
Copied from nature: Detecting software errors via genetic algorithms
A new way to diagnose brain damage from concussions, strokes and dementia
Where hockey and engineering collide: NJIT Highlanders join a pioneering concussion study
Do concussions have lingering cognitive, physical, and emotional effects?
WHACK! Study measures head blows in girls' lacrosse
High school football players show brain changes after one season