http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A year ago, Michael Bemben, professor of health and exercise science in the University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences, was invited to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to formally announce the partnership between the American College of Sports Medicine and Sato Sports Plaza of Japan. The partnership is an effort to facilitate independent research projects around the country to examine the efficacy of a new type of training technique. http://www.physorg.com/news180021584.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:00:12 EST news180021584 (PhysOrg.com) -- From professional athletes to weekend warriors, the condition known as `runner`s knee` is a painful and potentially debilitating injury suffered by millions of people - although until now, it has been unclear just what causes it. http://www.physorg.com/news178220812.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:30:03 EST news178220812 Young athletes' achievement goals can change in a healthy way over the course of a season when their coaches create a mastery motivational climate rather than an ego orientation, University of Washington sport psychologists have found. A mastery climate stresses positive communication between coaches and athletes, teamwork and doing one's best. An ego climate, typified by many professional sports coaches, focuses on winning at all costs and being better than others. http://www.physorg.com/news177690530.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:40:01 EST news177690530 To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns Hopkins. http://www.physorg.com/news177515705.html Medicine & Health Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:56:28 EST news177515705 College athletes who use performance-enhancing substances may be at heightened risk of misusing alcohol and using recreational drugs as well, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. http://www.physorg.com/news177165486.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:10:03 EST news177165486 What is it about elite sprinters that gives them the edge over non-sprinters in the 100m dash? Stephen Piazza from the Pennsylvania State University publishes his discovery, in The Journal of Experimental Biology, that the length of an elite sprinter's heel (the distance from the back of the heel to the ankle) is 25 percent shorter in elite athletes than non-sprinters, allowing them to generate more force when sprinting for gold. http://www.physorg.com/news176098750.html Biology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:21:36 EST news176098750 New primary research comparing the signs of metabolic syndrome in professional baseball and football players, reveals that the larger professional athletes -- football linemen in particular -- may encounter future health problems despite their rigorous exercise routines. http://www.physorg.com/news175776614.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:30:02 EST news175776614 (PhysOrg.com) -- Sustaining a second concussion shortly after a first one can lead to serious problems for young athletes, making it extremely important for players to be correctly diagnosed after being hit in the head. http://www.physorg.com/news172857276.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:10:02 EST news172857276 High school football and wrestling athletes experienced the highest rate of severe injuries, according to the first study to examine severe injuries - injuries that caused high school athletes to miss more than 21 days of sport participation among a nationally representative sample of high school athletes. Severe injuries accounted for 15 percent of all high school sport-related injuries. http://www.physorg.com/news171136191.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:50:01 EST news171136191 In the first study to examine resource allocation in Olympic sport, research led by Stephen W. Dittmore of the University of Arkansas revealed a gap between what administrators of U.S. National Governing Bodies thought was fair and how they believed funding would be distributed by the U.S. Olympic Committee. http://www.physorg.com/news169395407.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:30:01 EST news169395407 (PhysOrg.com) -- Few things stun a community more than when a seemingly healthy high school or collegiate athlete suddenly dies during practice or in competition from a hidden heart disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news169143207.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:14:15 EST news169143207 A higher density of blood vessels and other unique physiological features in the flight muscles of bar-headed geese allow them to do what even the most elite of human athletes struggle to accomplish - assert energy at high altitudes, according to a new UBC study. http://www.physorg.com/news168030246.html Biology Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:10:01 EST news168030246 While watching swimmers line up during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, former Olympic swimmer and NBC Sports commentator Rowdy Gaines quipped that swimmers keep getting bigger, with the shortest one in the current race towering over the average spectator. http://www.physorg.com/news167027175.html Medicine & Health Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:28:42 EST news167027175 Knee injuries are a common problem in collegiate and professional football, often hindering an individual's career length and future. A study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado suggests that anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction versus a simple meniscus repair may predict a longer professional career in those that have suffered knee injuries. http://www.physorg.com/news166505006.html Medicine & Health Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:25:09 EST news166505006 A team of experts in biomechanics and physiology that conducted experiments on Oscar Pistorius, the South African bilateral amputee track athlete, have just published their findings in the Journal of Applied Physiology. Some of their previously confidential findings were presented to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland in May of 2008. Other findings are now being released for the first time. http://www.physorg.com/news165500340.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:50:01 EST news165500340 (PhysOrg.com) -- Male and female reporters differ in the way they cover sports, especially in regard to the athleticism of female athletes, according to a recent study. http://www.physorg.com/news164997663.html Other Sciences Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:41:48 EST news164997663 Athletes who extended their nightly sleep and reduced accumulated sleep debt reported improvements in various drills conducted after every regular practice. http://www.physorg.com/news163645015.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:57:24 EST news163645015 (PhysOrg.com) -- A rose by any other name is still a rose, but is an athlete by another name... a jock? http://www.physorg.com/news163078034.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:27:45 EST news163078034 A study led by sports medicine researcher Anne Hoch, D.O., at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has revealed that young female professional dancers face the same health risks as young female athletes when they don't eat enough to offset the energy they spend, and stop menstruating as a consequence. http://www.physorg.com/news162889771.html Medicine & Health Sat, 30 May 2009 08:09:54 EST news162889771 You fall off your bike and break your collarbone, and your doctor tells you to stay off the bike for six to eight weeks. Lance Armstrong falls and breaks his collarbone in multiple places, and he's back in the saddle in a couple of weeks. http://www.physorg.com/news160411454.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 May 2009 15:44:42 EST news160411454 Very few athletic trainers associated with National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) programs said that they were following best practice standards for managing asthma among their athletes, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news160147279.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:21:44 EST news160147279 New research from the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary has found a connection between the laxity of a woman's knee joint and her monthly hormone cycle. http://www.physorg.com/news159188441.html Medicine & Health Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:01:22 EST news159188441 Runners clutching bottles of energy drink are a common sight, and it has long been known that sugary drinks and sweets can significantly improve athletes' performance in endurance events. The question is how? http://www.physorg.com/news158993357.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:00:15 EST news158993357 My friend's teen daughter Kaitlyn commented on the meals she and her brother Ben had on a recent outdoor excursion with their uncle and cousins... all males. http://www.physorg.com/news151331995.html Medicine & Health Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:39:55 EST news151331995 College-age football players who gain weight to add power to their blocks and tackles might also be setting themselves up for diabetes and heart disease later in life, a new study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news151073243.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:47:23 EST news151073243 (PhysOrg.com) -- Watching her father qualify for the 1988 Olympics was what inspired UQ PhD graduate Dr Caroline Ringuet to research the needs of high-performance athletes. http://www.physorg.com/news148057307.html Other Sciences Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:01:47 EST news148057307 All great athletes know that in order to perform well, they can't just depend on their physical capabilities. Speed and efficiency in decision-making are just as essential. Two researchers from the School of Optometry of the Université de Montréal have discovered how to train the brain of athletes to improve their overall athletic performance. http://www.physorg.com/news146231043.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:44:03 EST news146231043 An athlete's ability to sweat may do more than keep the body cool. It also may prevent the development of exercise-induced asthma (EIA), a common respiratory condition among trained athletes. New research appearing in the September issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), shows that athletes with EIA produce less sweat, tears, and saliva than those who do not have breathing problems. http://www.physorg.com/news140061536.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:58:56 EST news140061536 Sudden cardiac death (SCD) during sports activity is an uncommon, but catastrophic event. Different efforts to reduce the risk of SCD related to sports have been undertaken. What is the role of the exercise test in this context? What does a positive exercise test mean? http://www.physorg.com/news139570218.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:30:18 EST news139570218 Three quarters of parents of young athletes let their child forgo an exam for an important game, a new study conducted at the University of Haifa has found. In comparison, only 47% of parents of young musicians will agree to their child choosing a performance over an exam. "Parents usually don't understand their role in the course of their child's career development, and cross the line between involvement and intervention," the study's authors said. http://www.physorg.com/news138889718.html Other Sciences Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:28:38 EST news138889718