News tagged with athletes
Tibetan adaptation to high altitude occurred in less than 3,000 years
(PhysOrg.com) -- A comparison of the genomes of 50 Tibetans and 40 Han Chinese shows that ethnic Tibetans split off from the Han less than 3,000 years ago and since then rapidly evolved a unique ability to thrive at high ...
Jul 01, 2010 |
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The sweet smell of aging
What does the smell of a good meal mean to you? It may mean more than you think. Specific odors that represent food or indicate danger are capable of altering an animal's lifespan and physiological profile by activating a ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Why Winning Athletes Are Getting Bigger
While watching swimmers line up during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, former Olympic swimmer and NBC Sports commentator Rowdy Gaines quipped that swimmers keep getting bigger, with the shortest one in ...
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Supplement produces a 'striking' endurance boost
Research from the University of Exeter has revealed taking a dietary supplement to boost nitric oxide in the body can significantly boost stamina during high-intensity exercise.
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Ski Robot Could Decipher the Art of Skiing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Watching an Olympic skier perform a downhill slalom, turning smoothly around the flags, makes the sport seem just as much an art as a science. Although advanced skiers know how to turn effectively, ...
Jul 20, 2009 |
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NASA's ATHLETE Warms Up for High Desert Run (w/ Video)
Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are currently putting their All-Terrain, Hex-Limbed, Extra-Terrestrial Explorer (ATHLETE) through a series of long-drive tests on the long, dirt roads found ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Warm-blooded dinosaurs worked up a sweat
(PhysOrg.com) -- Were dinosaurs endothermic (warm-blooded) like present-day mammals and birds or ectothermic (cold-blooded) like present-day lizards? The implications of this simple-sounding question go beyond ...
Nov 11, 2009 |
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How much exercise is too much of a good thing?
What made Larry Brown's addiction acceptable was that it was, at least on the surface, good for him.
May 21, 2010 |
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Olympic gold? A new effect of caffeine boosts performance
New research shows increased muscle performance in sub-maximal activities, which in humans can range from everyday activities to running a marathon.
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Short heels make elite sprinters super speedy
What is it about elite sprinters that gives them the edge over non-sprinters in the 100m dash? Stephen Piazza from the Pennsylvania State University publishes his discovery, in The Journal of Experimental Bi ...
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Energy drinks work -- in mysterious ways
Runners clutching bottles of energy drink are a common sight, and it has long been known that sugary drinks and sweets can significantly improve athletes' performance in endurance events. The question is how?
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Scientific research indicates human athletic performance has peaked
It merited only a few paragraphs inside newspaper sports sections. Crystal Cox, a member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. women's 1,600-meter relay team in the 2004 Athens Olympics, had admitted to using a performance-enhancing ...
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Is dairy colostrum the key to Olympic success?
Scientists investigating natural ways to enhance athletic performance have found that bovine colostrum can massively reduce gut permeability – otherwise known as 'leaky gut syndrome.' Their findings, published in the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Researchers Using Science To Decode the Secrets of Olympic Skeleton Sliding
(PhysOrg.com) -- Olympic skeleton athletes will hit the ice next month in Vancouver, where one-hundredths of a second can dictate the difference between victory and defeat.
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Study Shows Race, Not Experience, Impacts Hiring In Sports World
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you want to get your foot in the door of the sports industry, your race may mean more than your experience. That's the major result of a new study from North Carolina State University that examined hiring ...
Jul 07, 2010 |
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