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Are professional footballers overworked? Their performance and well-being are definitely at risk, say researchers

Are professional footballers overworked? Their performance and well-being are definitely at risk, say researchers

by Wasim Ahmed and Ronnie Das,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor some professional footballers, the ultimate sporting honor is to play—and hopefully win—for their country. A pl

Are professional footballers overworked? Their performance and well-being are definitely at risk, say researchers

by Wasim Ahmed and Ronnie Das,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor some professional footballers, the ultimate sporting honor is to play—and hopefully win—for their country. A pl
Colchicine no benefit for painful knee osteoarthritis

Colchicine no benefit for painful knee osteoarthritis

by Lori SolomonColchicine fails to improve knee pain, function, or size of synovial effusions with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of theAm

Colchicine no benefit for painful knee osteoarthritis

by Lori SolomonColchicine fails to improve knee pain, function, or size of synovial effusions with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of theAm
Novel gene discovery paves the way for treating central nervous system injuries

Novel gene discovery paves the way for treating central nervous system injuries

byHong Kong University of Science and TechnologyLipin1 KD facilitates robust CST axon regeneration after complete spinal cord injury. Credit: HKUSTA collaborative study in neuroscience, spearhea

Novel gene discovery paves the way for treating central nervous system injuries

byHong Kong University of Science and TechnologyLipin1 KD facilitates robust CST axon regeneration after complete spinal cord injury. Credit: HKUSTA collaborative study in neuroscience, spearhea
Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosis

Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosis

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsColumbia University Medical Center researchers have identified specific variants in a melatonin receptor gene that impair bone tur

Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosis

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsColumbia University Medical Center researchers have identified specific variants in a melatonin receptor gene that impair bone tur
Intense exercise found to suppress appetite more than moderate workouts

Intense exercise found to suppress appetite more than moderate workouts

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA vigorous workout does more to suppress hunger levels in healthy adults than does moderate exercise, and females may be especially suscep

Intense exercise found to suppress appetite more than moderate workouts

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA vigorous workout does more to suppress hunger levels in healthy adults than does moderate exercise, and females may be especially suscep
Innovative techniques shed light on hamstring injury in athletes

Innovative techniques shed light on hamstring injury in athletes

by Kristy Hamilton,Stanford UniversityCredit:Journal of Sport and Health Science(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2024.100996Hamstring injuries affect athletes across the globe, accounting

Innovative techniques shed light on hamstring injury in athletes

by Kristy Hamilton,Stanford UniversityCredit:Journal of Sport and Health Science(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2024.100996Hamstring injuries affect athletes across the globe, accounting
A year on from the Senate inquiry into concussion, what's changed and what comes next?

A year on from the Senate inquiry into concussion, what's changed and what comes next?

by Annette Greenhow and Stephen Townsend,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn September 2023, an Australian Senate committee released alandmark report on concussionsan

A year on from the Senate inquiry into concussion, what's changed and what comes next?

by Annette Greenhow and Stephen Townsend,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn September 2023, an Australian Senate committee released alandmark report on concussionsan
Revolutionizing cartilage repair: The role of macrophages and hyaluronic acid in healing injuries

Revolutionizing cartilage repair: The role of macrophages and hyaluronic acid in healing injuries

byNYU Tandon School of EngineeringResearchers found that Intra-articular injections of P15-1 together with high-molecular-weight hyaluronan (HMWHA) improved cartilage repair. In the left image,

Revolutionizing cartilage repair: The role of macrophages and hyaluronic acid in healing injuries

byNYU Tandon School of EngineeringResearchers found that Intra-articular injections of P15-1 together with high-molecular-weight hyaluronan (HMWHA) improved cartilage repair. In the left image,
Feel a pop, then pain in your knee? It could be an ACL tear

Feel a pop, then pain in your knee? It could be an ACL tear

by Joel Streed,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicYou're playing tag with your kids, hitting a fast tennis return shot, landing after a gymnastics vault, evading a football tackle or jumping off

Feel a pop, then pain in your knee? It could be an ACL tear

by Joel Streed,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicYou're playing tag with your kids, hitting a fast tennis return shot, landing after a gymnastics vault, evading a football tackle or jumping off
Next-generation regenerative treatment may help prevent tendon re-tears

Next-generation regenerative treatment may help prevent tendon re-tears

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityLeft: A bone hole, created in the area where the rotator cuff was originally attached, is irradiated with non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma. Right: The rotat

Next-generation regenerative treatment may help prevent tendon re-tears

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityLeft: A bone hole, created in the area where the rotator cuff was originally attached, is irradiated with non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma. Right: The rotat
Scientists recently studied the body of one of the world's strongest men. This is what they found

Scientists recently studied the body of one of the world's strongest men. This is what they found

by Justin Keogh and Tom Balshaw,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe development of "superhuman" strength and power has long been admired in many cultures across the wo

Scientists recently studied the body of one of the world's strongest men. This is what they found

by Justin Keogh and Tom Balshaw,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe development of "superhuman" strength and power has long been admired in many cultures across the wo
Reducing sitting by about 40 minutes daily may prevent back pain, research suggests

Reducing sitting by about 40 minutes daily may prevent back pain, research suggests

byUniversity of TurkuChange in back pain intensity on a scale from 0 to 10. The blue bars represent individuals in the intervention group that reduced sitting and the red bars represent the cont

Reducing sitting by about 40 minutes daily may prevent back pain, research suggests

byUniversity of TurkuChange in back pain intensity on a scale from 0 to 10. The blue bars represent individuals in the intervention group that reduced sitting and the red bars represent the cont