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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 6 ways an athlete's brain differs from an average person's ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/ways-an-athlete-s-brain-differs-from-an-average-person-s</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sports mastery is about much more than physical capability — it shapes the brain, too. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sz3Bbu8Uy8VpPfCiJinvX6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The brains of athletes differ in many ways to regular folk. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Male nervous system, computer artwork.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What happens when you 'hit the wall'? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/exercise/what-happens-when-you-hit-the-wall</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts tell Live Science what it means to "hit the wall" while exercising and how to avoid it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VETaNEi2kC3PmZuQSFFDt8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;Hitting the wall&quot; is what happens when someone becomes exhausted because their muscles have run out of energy, usually during a long-distance, endurance event.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Top-half of a female runner shown with her hands on her face against a blurred background. She looks completely exhausted. She is wearing a black vest, red watch and white baseball cap, as well as blue nail varnish. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Breaking,' aka breakdancing, is in the Olympics for the 1st time — here's the brain science behind it  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's the brain science of breaking, the dance style making its Olympic debut in Paris. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:51:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tb8KoZuWPVz4FRThYhcMbQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[B-girl Sunny Choi, pictured here, is competing for Team USA at the Olympics. This photo is from the Breaking For Gold USA regional competition held in 2023.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a b-girl wearing a green t shirt, black pants and a black ball cap performs a freeze on one hand in front of judges and an audience]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ USA Basketball doctor shares what it's like to treat athletes at the Olympics ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/exercise/usa-basketball-doctor-shares-what-it-s-like-to-treat-athletes-at-the-olympics</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An orthopedic surgeon explains what it's like to support USA Basketball at the Olympics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:40:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LRpG3Uq4a4Z2HxTUQK6Hb7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Olympic doctors are part of a team of professionals who support athletes like USA Basketball player LeBron James during the Games.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[LeBron James for team USA Basketball is shown dunking the ball into the net during a game at the 2024 Paris Olympics while spectators and fellow team mates (who are blurred) look on. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Olympic athletes dive into the Seine — days after it was deemed too contaminated with poop for safe swimming ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Olympic triathlon racers finally dove into the Seine following postponements due to poor water-quality test results. Will the water stay swimmable? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:10:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r4DarrjKZFd44bwCPUMo6X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Athletes dive into the Seine as they start the swimming stage of the men&#039;s individual triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 31, 2024. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A row of swimmers dives into the Seine river with a banner reading &quot;paris 2024&quot; visible in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ At what age does athleticism peak in different sports? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Paris Olympics welcome the strongest, fastest and sharpest athletes in the world. But to what extent does age raise or lessen their chances of gold? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Witts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RVuCEcJ7thJATPnQxDTosS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At just 11 years old, Chinese skateboarder Zheng Haohao is the youngest competitor in the 2024 Olympics.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A young Chinese girl in a helmet waves the country&#039;s flag and smiles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Simone is a very, very rare bird': Experts discuss the science behind Simone Biles' gymnastic prowess ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/exercise/simone-is-a-very-very-rare-bird-experts-discuss-the-science-behind-simone-biles-gymnastic-prowess</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Even among the world's most elite gymnasts, American Simone Biles, now competing in her third Olympic Games, is a standout. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:00:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4fARszPkDngg45YKTDKCS3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Simone Biles competes on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women&#039;s Qualification on day two of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Simone Biles launches upside-down off of the vault]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the heaviest weight a person can lift? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's strongest lifters on record won acclaim for hoisting thousands of pounds into the air at one time. Could they ever go heavier? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patience Asanga ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rmQdyZdzL9LoaXXYX8EDJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hafthor Bjornsson of Iceland competes at the the World&#039;s Strongest Man competition in 2013.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A very large man deadlifts a barbell with huge weights on either side]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the most dangerous sport in the world? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's hard to compare sports head-to-head, but some stand out in terms of their risk of causing injury or death. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:05:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VHRkeKL7VxnjoYnYT2ad2W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Boxers from Georgia and the U.S. fight in a qualifying tournament for the Olympics. Boxing stands out as a contender for &quot;world&#039;s deadliest sport.&quot; ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two men box each other in a ring as a referee walks nearby]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will Olympic athletes ever stop breaking records? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physically, athletes might reach a point where they can no longer beat sports records — however, innovative techniques and sportswear breakthroughs could potentially help athletes perform better in the future. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:30:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kamal Nahas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zNdYC5XcviRJdwVGzydZN8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[No one has set a new Olympic record for the hammer throw since Yuriy Sedykh (pictured above) did in 1986.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A vintage film photo of a man in red doing the hammer throw on a field]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Which Olympic sport burns the most calories? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Olympic-level sporting takes a lot of energy. But which event is the most energetically costly? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:00:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Arthur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GvEZUQvhxKNciSKRXZSt9j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sha&#039;Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson cross the finish line of the women&#039;s 100-meter final during the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track &amp; Field Trials. Running events are some of the most energetically taxing at the Summer Olympics. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Five women sprint on a track with a large audience in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What causes you to get a 'stitch in your side'? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many people are familiar with the sharp pain that can strike beneath your rib cage during exercise. But what causes it? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:00:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zKBtLXaiF8B4whHpnTc7g8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What&#039;s happening in the body when you get a &quot;stitch&quot; in your side?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of a man running outside along a beach, holding his side as if in pain]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We're proving that this is a new door to understand cancer better': Tour de France coach Iñigo San Millán on what elite cyclists could reveal about cancer biology ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cancer researcher Iñigo San Millán is also a coach to Tadej Pogačar, a favorite to win this year's Tour de France. In this interview, San Millán discusses his work in both arenas. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Witts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7SGzPVabi4qSAFW4dFPjeK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates, shown here prior to the 111th Tour de France, receive coaching from Inigo San Millan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of seven elite cyclists in uniforms biking down a road; most are in UAE uniforms]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Exercise may reverse sign of aging by 'flushing' fat from muscle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers say they've identified a kind of fat that plays a major role in aging and can be controlled with short-term exercise. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Zieba ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FktxuRvHsv977776NLiRje-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study provides hints as to why exercise seems to extend people&#039;s life spans.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[older man with greyin beard wears a swim cap and smiles as he&#039;s swimming at a public pool]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What determines how flexible you are? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/exercise/what-determines-how-flexible-you-are</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A person's flexibility is determined by many factors, including the structure of their joints, length of their muscle fibers and suppleness of their connective tissues. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:35:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Racheal Ede ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kk5YE3meijWPDgfoSEPUv-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Myriad factors, from the structure of your joints to the physical activity you participate in, affect how flexible you are.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a male ballet dancer wearing black athletic pants, a blue adidas zip up jacket, and insulated boots lies on his back reading with his legs propped up in a straddle split against a wall. His head is resting on a foam roller as he reads]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is it harder for some people to build muscle than others? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/exercise/why-is-it-harder-for-some-people-to-build-muscle-than-others</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How do muscle cells grow after a workout? And how do your genetics affect your experience as a gymgoer? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kamal Nahas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dDJBFjNcXwAKXa3kcDtPLX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Resistance exercises, like weightlifting, push muscle cells to make new proteins and thus fuel muscle growth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[in the foreground, we see a woman wearing atheletic clothing and smiling as she lifts a dumbell off the ground while holding a plank position. Two men are completing the same exercise in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Muscle memories' get 'zipped and unzipped' in the brain, like computer files ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/muscle-memories-get-zipped-and-unzipped-in-the-brain-like-computer-files</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study revealed what happens in the brain when people plan and execute learned movement patterns. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L96eWmfVS6RvzuvTETYcum-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[To study muscle memory, scientists took brain scans of people as they played a simple sequence of notes on a keyboard.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up of a hand hovering over piano keys, as if to play them]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning images show how muscles heal themselves after a workout ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists discovered a previously unknown step in the muscle repair process. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2021 11:00:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:53:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r7BzEGM4QrT5Feo8TeXFXf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nuclei (purple) in a muscle cell migrate toward the site of an injury to help repair the tear.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Microscopic image shows muscle cell nuclei converging on a tear in a muscle fiber]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is doping? And which performance-enhancing drugs are banned? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many drugs are forbidden for use by athletes in major international competitions, such as the Olympics. Here's why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 21:47:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oHGq59rgipryw8oFC34jjN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sets strict regulations on athletes&#039; drug use.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two clear bottles with silver caps are lying flat against a white surface. One bottle has an orange label with the word test on it and the other has a similar label but is blue. ]]></media:text>
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