Sports Science

When a marathon runner approaches the finish line of race but suddenly collapses, it's reasonable to assume it is because of a muscle issue. It might also be a braking mechanism in the brain which…

America leads the world in science and Nobel prizes but we may never compete in men's soccer. The reason may be because men are too smart to hit things with their heads. A paper on the effects of…

A new paper says a hockey player's birthday strongly biases how professional teams assess his talent.  The authors found that, on average, National Hockey League (NHL) draftees born between July…

If you liked FoxTrax, that glowing hockey puck shooting around the ice during NHL games, you will love what engineers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Electro-Communications (UEC…

Surveys show that the most frequent turning point in father-daughter relationships is shared activities — especially sports. Participating with daughters in sports is even ahead of such pivotal…

The National Football League is facing lawsuits by 4,000 former players who allege the organizations failed to protect them from the long-term consequences of concussions. A psychologist that…

It’s curious, all the press attention lavished on this recent article1 in Jour. Evolutionary Biology. Noting the differing proportions of human hands versus those of other primates, Michael Morgan…

Dance is a beautiful form of expression, but it can be physically taxing and strenuous on the human body, particularly for children and adolescents. According to a new analysis, between 1991 and…

Two new studies look for ways to improve surgical treatment for a debilitating condition called  neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome, which is caused by compressed nerves in the neck and…

People lose muscle mass, and find it harder to maintain, as they age, and so researchers have ben investigating ways to delay or counteract age-related muscle loss. A study conducted by the Exercise…