News tagged with cyclists
Pseudoephedrine no boost to performance
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many top-level cyclists may be putting their health at risk for no competitive gain by taking pseudoephedrine, according to new research.
A virtuous cycle: Safety in numbers for riders
Sep 03, 2008 |
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It seems paradoxical but the more people ride bicycles on our city streets, the less likely they are to be injured in traffic accidents.
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New search technique for images and videos has broad applications
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a powerful new approach to a fundamental problem in computer vision: how to program a computer to recognize or categorize ...
Path to good health, less pollution is the sidewalk: report
Nov 09, 2009 |
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US pressure groups joined forces Monday to urge authorities to spend more to improve Americans' health and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Artificial reddener: New synthetic route for EPO and other glycoprotein analogues
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Erythropoetin, abbreviated EPO, has gained a scandalous reputation as a doping agent for racing cyclists. The name is derived from the ancient Greek erythros "red" and poiein “to make”, a fitting designation ...
Magnetic leaves reveal Bellingham's most polluted byways
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Tree leaves may be powerful tools for monitoring air quality and planning biking routes and walking paths, suggests a new study by scientists at Western Washington University in Bellingham. The research will ...
Dirty stars make good solar system hosts (w/ Video)
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Some stars are lonely behemoths, with no surrounding planets or asteroids, while others sport a skirt of attendant planetary bodies. New research published this week in The Astrophysical Journal Letters explains why the co ...
Research gives new meaning to 'green' cross code
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Pedestrians could reduce the amount of traffic pollution they breathe in simply by crossing the street, according to the latest research from the University of Leeds.
Study: Popular supplement quercetin does not enhance athletic performance
Sep 03, 2009 |
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The antioxidant quercetin is increasingly being marketed as a supplement that boosts athletic performance, but a new University of Georgia study finds that it is no better than a placebo.
Odd tricyle mapping Paris streets for Google
Aug 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Parisians and tourists, relax. That goofy looking tricycle equipped with loads of high-tech equipment roaming the streets is NOT some mad scientist's invention on the rampage.
Walk, don't drive! Community promotion of physical activity has 2-fold benefit
Aug 03, 2009 |
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About half of the car trips in the U.S. are less than five miles—a distance easily navigated by walking or cycling. Reducing short-distance car trips has many benefits—it decreases car accidents, has positive benefits for ...
'Broken heart syndrome' no longer a myth
Jul 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dying of fright or of a broken heart has long been dismissed as myth, but it’s a real phenomenon that one Northeastern physical therapy professor and researcher has observed and studied.
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