New research shows that by killing essential gut bacteria, antibiotics affect athletes’ motivation and endurance. The UC Riverside-led mouse study suggests that the microbiome is a big factor that differentiates athletes from couch potatoes. Other studies have examined how exercise influences the microbiome, but this study is one of the few to examine the…
A large-scale study of American children and adolescents found that participation in a team sport is associated with fewer mental health problems, but that children involved exclusively in an individual sport – such as tennis or wrestling – may face greater mental health problems. health problems than children who do not exercise at all….
Recommendations on how to use gene testing to prevent sudden cardiac death in athletes and enable safe exercise are published today in the journal European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “Genetic testing for potentially lethal variants is more accessible than ever before and this paper focuses…
Allowing fights between players in the National Hockey Leagues will not deter greater violence in the modern game, a new study has found. In fact, teams and players who fight more often are also responsible for a disproportionate number of violent penalties across the league. The results refute league officials’ arguments for continuing to…
Traumatic brain injury, a major public health problem, is the leading cause of death and disability in children aged 0 to 4 years and 15 to 19 years. With an average of 308,000 cases per year in the United States, such accidents are common among school-age children participating in sports and play activities involving…
