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Study finds barefoot runners have less foot stress than shod ones (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research is casting doubt on the old adage, "All you need to run is a pair of shoes."

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Aerobic exercise grows brain cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Aerobic exercises such as running or jogging have long been known to be good for the health, but now new research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has sh ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Human running speed of 35-40 mph may be biologically possible

(PhysOrg.com) -- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's record-setting performances have unleashed a wave of interest in the ultimate limits to human running speed. A new study published Jan. 21 in the Journal of ...

Biology / Other

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

More Realistic Biomechanics In New Computer Locomotion Model

(PhysOrg.com) -- No one has ever won a race on peg legs if they were running against others with flexible legs. But, until now, mathematical locomotion models predicted that stiff legs were the most efficient.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 26, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

Digital Baseball: Baseball stats go to the next level

Baseball fans who revel in the statistics surrounding the game, such as batting averages or the clocked speeds of curve balls, have gotten a windfall of data in the past few years thanks to multi-camera filming ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Aussie study challenges claims for hi-tech running shoes

Australian researchers have admitted they had found no scientific proof that hi-tech running shoes improve athletic performance or limit injury.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Eye size determined by maximum running speed in mammals

Maximum running speed is the most important variable influencing mammalian eye size other than body size, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

India's Tata launches low-cost water filter for rural poor

India's giant Tata Group on Monday unveiled a new low-cost water purifier, hoping to do for health what it did for motoring and provide affordable, safe drinking water for millions and cut disease.

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Running shoes may cause damage to knees, hips and ankles

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) accounts for more disability in the elderly than any other disease. Running, although it has proven cardiovascular and other health benefits, can increase stresses on the joints of the leg. In a study ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Dinosaurs hop, skip and jump into 21st century

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dinosaurs have literally been put through their paces by a new supercomputer, allowing scientists to get closer to understanding how they once moved.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Review: GPS running watches offer improvements

My accessories for last month's Mardi Gras Marathon in New Orleans included a pair of bead necklaces and three watches.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New study reports effects of endurance running

Using a mobile MRI unit, researchers followed runners for two months along a 4,500-kilometer course to study how their bodies responded to the high-stress conditions of an ultra-long-distance race, according to a study presented ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Birds 'flap run' instead if flying over obstacles to save energy

Why don't you ever see baby pigeons? For the same reason you don't see many chicks: they can't fly. It can take months for their partially developed wings and flight muscles to become airworthy, and by then the youngsters ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists: Soccer improves health, fitness and social abilities

Led by Professors Peter Krustrup and Jens Bangsbo from the Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences, University of Copenhagen, the 3-year project covered several intervention studies involving both men, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

High Arctic avian athlete gives lessons about animal welfare

Researchers report that an arctic relative of the grouse has evolved to cope with its extreme environment by moving efficiently at high speeds or when carrying winter weight. This discovery is of relevance ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast