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UrduNew Rochelle, NY, November 2, 2020–Depression symptoms and social anxiety are associated with greater use of mobile dating applications among women. The extent to which these are associated with dating app use is reported in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior,…
Tag: SPORTS/RECREATION
MyH.E.A.L.T.H. app — once only available to military — hits civilian app stores in 2021
15,000 US military members used app to improve eating, sleeping, exercising, stress, and resilience
World’s first agreed guidance for people with diabetes to exercise safely
A Swansea University academic has helped draw up a landmark agreement amongst international experts, setting out the world’s first standard guidance on how people with diabetes can use modern glucose monitoring devices to help them exercise safely. The guidance will…
Keeping the spark lit into the golden years
Don’t give up, researchers say
Gender insecurity prompts women MMA fighters to date hypermasculine men
Challenging gender norms in sport can lead to overdoing them in intimate relationships
Cognitive performance – Better than our predecessors
We employ our cognitive skills daily to assimilate and process information. A new empirical study shows that we do better at this task than those born a century ago. But cognitive capacity still begins to stagnate at around the age…
Exercise and nutrition regimen benefits physical, cognitive health
12-week double-blind control trial in 148 Air Force airmen
The ‘Goldilocks Day’: the perfect day for kids’ bone health
Not too little, not too much – Goldilocks’ ‘just right’ approach can now assess children’s daily activities as new research from the University of South Australia confirms the best make up of a child’s day to maximise bone health and…
Study finds athletes fear being judged as weak when they experience pain or injury
Researchers find a culture of concealment of pain and injury relating to low back pain in rowers
Athletes don’t benefit from relying on a coach for too long
Transformational coaches make players more independent, less reliant, study finds
Study links eating disorders with body dysmorphia
Research finds rate of body dysmorphia is 12 times higher among gymgoers with eating issues
NFL teams with critical mass of women executives have fewer football player arrests
Research from Syracuse University’s Falk College shows that a new philosophy and corporate makeup helps keep players on the field and out of the police blotter
Central Asian horse riders played ball games 3,000 years ago
Today, ball games are one of the most popular leisure activities in the world, an important form of mass entertainment and big business. But who invented balls, where and when? The oldest balls that are currently known about were made…
High intensity training best for older people
Twice-a-week high-intensity training showed a marked effect on fitness and overall well being in people over 70.
Athletes using sport supplements are more open to doping — study
Athletes using legal performance enhancing and medical sport supplements are more likely to dope than those using sport foods and superfoods, a new study reveals. While some sport supplements may be necessary for an athlete’s programme, taking ergogenic and medical…
Olympic athletes should be mindful of their biological clocks
Biological clocks have sizeable effects on the performance of elite athletes. This conclusion was drawn by chronobiologists from the University of Groningen after studying the times achieved by swimmers in four different Olympic Games. Shifting the clock to reach peak…
Physical activity and sleep in adults with arthritis
A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research has examined patterns of 24-hour physical activity and sleep among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and knee osteoarthritis. In the 172-participant study, four profiles were apparent with differences characterized by variations…
Students used their mobile phones for over 8 hours a day during lockdown
A recent study published by researchers from the University of Seville shows that university students make excessive use of their mobile phones.
Students used their mobile phones for over 8 hours a day during lockdown
Experts say a sedentary lifestyle increases mortality risk and excessive use of screens affects sleep quality
Handheld device could provide fast method to diagnose concussions in youth athletes
The device measures how the pupil responds to light and showed clear differences in concussions in a prospective study
Diagnosing sports-related concussion in teens
What The Study Did: Researchers investigated the effectiveness of using measurements of how pupils react to light as physiologic biomarker to help diagnose sports-related concussion in adolescents. Authors: Christina L. Master, M.D., of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, is the corresponding…
Concordia researchers delve into the Montreal Casino’s “Vegas Nights” experience
A critical sensory ethnography examines the sights, sounds, feel and smell of the city’s landmark gambling destination
Exercise hormone may modulate genes associated with replication of novel coronavirus
Brazilian researchers observed that in uninfected adipocytes, the hormone irisin altered the expression of genes that regulate ACE-2, which encodes a protein to which the virus binds in order to invade human cells.
Blood vessel growth in muscle is reduced in women after menopause
A new study from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that formation of small blood vessels is impaired in the muscle tissue of postmenopausal women
Older people have become younger
Physical and cognitive function have improved meaningfully in 30 years
Point-of-care biomarker assay for traumatic brain injury
New Rochelle, NY, September 16, 2020 —Intracranial abnormalities on CT scan in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be predicted by glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels in the blood. These interim findings from the TRACK-TBI study are published…
Study finds concussions are a risk for young athletes in all sports – not just football
Retrospective study reveals that younger brains take longer to heal
Exercise protocol mitigates one of the most incapacitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Brazilian researchers use complex training program to stimulate different motor and cognitive skills simultaneously and restore brain regions associated with freezing of gait in advanced-stage patients
New insight into how muscles and fat cells work together to make you more fit
Why does exercise training make you more fit? It’s well established that exercising enhances insulin sensitivity and improves our metabolism that, in turn, increases exercise performance. But the biological mechanisms underlying this adaptation are not fully understood. New research published…
Concussion discovery reveals dire, unknown effect of even mild brain injuries
UVA researchers have discovered that concussions and traumatic brain injuries, even when mild, cause swelling that blocks the brain’s ability to clean itself of harmful toxins and debris. In addition to an immediate impact on memory and brain inflammation, this…
IoT results-oriented exercise system for social distancing with field sensors, no gym needed
A common notion is to walk 10,000 steps a day to improve ones’ physical fitness, so pedometers have been a popular wearable health device from before the days of fitness trackers and smartphones. However, simply walking 10,000 steps does not…
Drones can be a source of disturbance to wintering waterbird flocks
Newly published research, in Bird Study , carried out by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in Scotland, shows that wintering waterbirds, such as ducks, geese, swans and wading birds can easily be scared into flight by drones. In recent…
Red fox displaces Arctic fox thanks to littering
Trash draws scavengers to places they might not otherwise go
How to get the upper body of a burrowing frog
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — You might think the buffest frogs would be high jumpers, but if you want shredded pecs, you should train like a burrowing frog. Though famously round, these diggers are the unsung bodybuilders of the frog world. We…
People love winning streaks by individuals — teams, not so much
Personal achievements inspire awe, study finds
Women with higher neuroticism are less physically active
Personality traits help to understand why some people are physically active and others are not
New book on sport marriages details systemic subordination of women
CORVALLIS, Ore. — In a new book based on nearly 30 years of study, Oregon State University researcher Steven M. Ortiz delves into the marital realities facing women married to professional athletes, including infidelity, sexism and a significant power imbalance…
Mount Everest summit success rates double, death rate stays the same over last 30 years
As the world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest draws more than 500 climbers each spring to attempt the summit during a small window of favorable conditions on the rugged Himalayan mountain that tops out at just over 29,000 feet. A new…
Songbirds, like people, sing better after warming up
A burst of song early in the morning may help birds nail their songs during the day
In Iraq, mixed-religion soccer teams helped build social cohesion, healed wounds after war
New findings in Science show that among persecuted Christians in post-ISIS Iraq, playing on soccer teams with Muslim players helped promote more open attitudes toward Muslims, but only Muslim players in their league, and not beyond.
Sufficiently distant parks and public services facilitate older adults’ physical activity
Physical activity destinations more than 500 meters from home may encourage older people to engage in physical activity
Cricket umpires fumble on T20 calls
The toughest call to make by a cricket umpire is a leg-before-wicket (LBW) decision and new research shows T20 matches are the hardest to judge on.
What will our cities look like after COVID-19?
The past few months have been a highly unusual time as people sheltered in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Schools, streets and stadiums fell silent, tourist hot spots became ghost towns, and sidewalk traffic largely consisted of grocery…
Virtual reality improves game-based navigational efficiency
New Rochelle, NY, August 5, 2020–Individuals playing a virtual reality (VR)-based game showed a higher navigational efficiency and less disorientation than those playing a non-VR immersive desktop version, according to a study in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social…
Brace yourself for these results
Novel experiment isolates genes that cause some people to gain muscle while others don’t
Hydrogel paves way for biomedical breakthrough
Plasma technology could improve viability of implants
The best players are passionate about football
The best footballers (soccer players) have a high degree of passion and grit.
The best players are passionate about football
The best footballers (soccer players) have a high degree of passion and grit.
The best players are passionate about football
It’s not enough to just believe in yourself when it comes to success in elite sports
Concussions associated with cognitive, behavioral, and emotional consequences for students
Concussions can have a compounding effect on children, leading to long-term cognitive, behavioral, and emotional health consequences, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), who published their findings in the American Journal of…