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In game of tennis, seeing isn't always believing

Biology /

created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 2

A universal bias in the way people perceive moving objects means that tennis referees are more likely to make mistakes when they call balls "out" than when they call them "in," according to a new report in the October 28th ...





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Young tennis players who play only 1 sport are more prone to injuries

Young tennis players who play only one sport are more prone to injuries

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gifted young athletes are under increasing pressure to play only one sport year round.


Tennis officials a-Twitter: US Open players warned

Technology / Internet

created Aug 29, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Watch what you tweet. That's the message tennis authorities are delivering as the U.S. Open gets set to start Monday, telling players and their entourages to be careful about what they post on the social networking ...


What makes a great footballer?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists are studying footballing ability to gain insight into the role that skill plays in the physical performance of vertebrates. The results, to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on Sunday, ...


Humanoid avatar plays a competitive game of table tennis

Humanoid avatar plays a competitive game of table tennis

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 04, 2007 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (28) | comments 1

Recently, scientists have designed and built an immersive table tennis (or “ping-pong”) simulation that allows a human to compete against a computer. While most virtual reality environments support slow- or ...


For big athletes: Possible future risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


Ongoing study continues to show that extra sleep improves athletic performance

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 09, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Getting extra sleep over an extended period of time improves athletic performance, mood and alertness, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday at the SLEEP 2008 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated ...


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Adobe to offer Flash to iPhone developers

Technology / Software

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(AP) - Adobe Systems says developers for Apple's iPhone will be able to use its video-enabling software, Flash, to create applications for the device for the first time.


Extinct Mammal Used its 'Sweet Spot' to Club Rivals

Extinct Mammal Used its 'Sweet Spot' to Club Rivals

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Uruguay studying extinct mammals called glyptodonts have discovered they used a "sweet spot" in their tails, just like baseball players use the center of percussion (CP), or ...


Experts: HS football concussions merit more study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Some studies suggest that head injuries can set up professional football players for later mental problems. Now congressmen and experts want to know more about injuries to high school players.


New guidelines for incorporating spirituality in end-of-life care

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Guidelines derived from a recent Consensus Conference, including recommendations on the role of healthcare providers in the assurance of quality spiritual care to patients in a palliative care setting, are published in a ...



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