Sports Science
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Some Football Positions Linked to High Blood PressureIt might not be obvious to those who spend Saturdays cheering on their alma mater on the gridiron, but playing college football is linked to changes that negatively affect the heart.
By Sara G. Miller Published
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Good Sports: Longer Lives Linked to Swimming, RacquetballCertain sports may lower your risk of an early death more than others, a new study finds.
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe Published
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How Top Swimmers Can Go Faster: It's All in the FingersIn the hunt for the fastest swimming technique, new research shows that the fingers play a key role.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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25 Medical Myths That Just Won't Go AwaySome medical myths endure no matter how many times they've been disproven. Here are 25 that just won't go away.
By Robin Nixon Pompa Published
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Why Is Doping Wrong?Athletes who dope are seeking to gain a competitive advantage over their rivals. But athletes seek to gain competitive advantages in numerous ways and many of these are not banned.
By Heather Dyke Published
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10 Biggest Doping Scandals in Olympics HistoryOn the world's biggest stage, at the Olympic Games, there are all too many instances of athletes who have turned to the use of a chemical advantage to gain a leg up on their fellow competitors.
By Greg Uyeno Published
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Did Hydrogen Peroxide Really Turn Olympic Pools Green? Not So FastBy Laura Geggel Published
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What's the Most Challenging Gymnastics Event, According to Physics?By Taylor Kubota Published
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23 Gold Medals: Is Michael Phelps an Outlier?Math shows that Phelps' gold-medal count is so sky-high, it wouldn't have been predicted to occur, at least not for another 250 years.
By Charles Rettner Published
