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17-Aug-2021 3:00 PM EDT
Racial Differences in Recovery Following Sports-Related Concussion Identified in Young Black and White Athletes
Journal of Neurosurgery

Researchers examined whether race (Black or White) influences outcomes and subjective experiences in young athletes who have sustained a sports-related concussion. Of primary interest were how long it takes for symptom resolution and return to school as well as changes in daily activities and sports behaviors.

Released: 23-Aug-2021 8:45 AM EDT
Hospital Helps Young Patients Make a Splash with Adaptive Surfing Trip
Hospital for Special Surgery

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) made a splash with a surfing trip for patients. Giving new meaning to patient care, the hospital’s Adaptive Sports Academy at Lerner Children’s Pavilion treated 10 kids to a surfing lesson, followed by a chance to ride the waves in Long Beach, Long Island.

Released: 19-Aug-2021 3:00 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Breakthrough Cases and COVID Boosters: Live Expert Panel for August 18, 2021
Newswise

Expert Q&A: Do breakthrough cases mean we will soon need COVID boosters? The extremely contagious Delta variant continues to spread, prompting mask mandates, proof of vaccination, and other measures. Media invited to ask the experts about these and related topics.

Released: 13-Aug-2021 1:05 PM EDT
Football without the fans: new study reveals effect of empty stadiums during pandemic
University of Leeds

Playing professional football games in empty stadiums had a hugely negative effect on the success of home teams, with home advantage almost halved, new research shows.

Released: 13-Aug-2021 8:50 AM EDT
2021-22 English Premier League - winners and losers
University of Adelaide

The UK soccer season kicks off this weekend with the start of The English Premier League (EPL). Manchester City have a 29.0% chance of coming top this year according to the University of Adelaide’s Professor Steve Begg.

Released: 12-Aug-2021 4:15 PM EDT
Study Suggests Reforms to Prevent Bribery and Corruption at Major Sporting Events
University of Portsmouth

Bribery and corruption at huge sporting events – such as the Olympics, World Cups and UEFA club competition finals – can and must be prevented, a new paper from the University of Portsmouth argues.

   
Released: 12-Aug-2021 8:30 AM EDT
Batters Move Their Heads to Keep Their Eyes on the Ball
Ohio State University

Do baseball batters actually keep their eye on the ball? A review of the few film- and lab-based studies on the subject suggests that yes, indeed, batters’ eyes are watching the pitched ball. But they’re moving their heads, and not their eyes, to direct their gaze.

   
Released: 11-Aug-2021 4:20 PM EDT
Estudio de Mayo Clinic durante 20 años plantea posibilidad de que deportistas con enfermedades cardíacas genéticas vuelvan al deporte
Mayo Clinic

Desde hace mucho tiempo, los deportistas jóvenes se han visto obligados a poner fin a la práctica del deporte cuando se les diagnostica una enfermedad cardíaca genética, como síndrome del intervalo QT largo, afección capaz de ocasionar muerte cardíaca repentina.

Released: 11-Aug-2021 3:15 PM EDT
School sports and extracurricular activities: What you should know as they relate to COVID-19
LifeBridge Health

With schools making plans to resume in-person learning this coming fall, parents probably are wondering how COVID-19 precautions may affect school sports and extracurricular activities, and if it’s even safe for children to participate.

Released: 9-Aug-2021 3:20 PM EDT
Women Athletes Get Most Airtime Ever
University of Delaware

A tally by the authors of the book Olympic Television: Broadcasting the Biggest Show on Earth found women athletes received the majority of the coverage within the 17 nights of NBC’s Tokyo Summer Olympic primetime broadcast.

Released: 9-Aug-2021 8:55 AM EDT
The Myth of the Scholar-Athlete
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Henry C. Lucas, an expert on disruption in higher education, writes the Supreme Court “has pretty much destroyed the myth of the student-athlete.” And, if most schools actually are losing money from their athletic programs, it may be time for schools to license their names to corporations to create a new model based on "professional college teams."

Released: 4-Aug-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Teen Athletes Prepare for Fall Sports with Good Nutrition, Physical Activity: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Celebrates Kids Eat Right Month™
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages parents and caregivers to guide teens on how to safely resume sports and properly fuel their bodies to continue growing and maturing.

Released: 30-Jul-2021 3:15 PM EDT
New Report Assesses Effects of Time Sat Down on Mental Health in Pandemic
University of Huddersfield

The study assessed the impact of sitting time and physical activity on mental health during the pandemic, and found that the increase in time spent sitting down had an adverse effect on mental health and even outweighed the benefits of regular exercise.

Released: 30-Jul-2021 12:10 PM EDT
Olympics Provide Untapped Chance to Improve Health for All
Washington University in St. Louis

Given the increased interest in sports and exercise around the Olympics underway in Tokyo, events such as the Summer Games represent an unrealized opportunity to improve global health, finds a new paper from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Released: 29-Jul-2021 2:00 PM EDT
Kamome goes to the Olympics
Cal Poly Humboldt

NBC Sports will air a documentary about the boat Kamome, a small boat ripped from Japan in the March 2011 tsunami that beached in California’s northern Del Norte County two years later, as part of their Olympic Games coverage on Sunday, August 1st at 9 a.m. on NBC stations throughout the country.

Released: 29-Jul-2021 12:55 PM EDT
Sports Psychiatrist Available to Discuss Performance Stress During Olympic Competition
University of Maryland School of Medicine

David McDuff, MD, Director of the Sports Psychiatry Program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is available for media interviews today to discuss the stress Olympic athletes are under during the most important competitions of their lives.

Released: 29-Jul-2021 12:40 PM EDT
A Game-Changer for Mental Health: Sports Icons Open Up
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Recent news about major sports stars withdrawing from competition to focus on mental health has driven the importance of detecting and treating athletes' mental health concerns into the spotlight and may decrease stigma against seeking help.

Released: 28-Jul-2021 3:45 PM EDT
Back to School Sports Physicals – An Important Health Screening
Hackensack Meridian Health (Mountainside Medical Center)

It’s back to school time, when we have a ton of things to check off the list: new books and supplies, new clothes, enrolling our children in sports, activities and more. A sports physical can help ensure children and teens are prepared to participate in athletics.

Released: 28-Jul-2021 3:30 PM EDT
Leadership Lessons from Student-Athletes
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Whether on the field, the court, the mat or the course, these CSU athletes take home more than a win.

27-Jul-2021 11:40 AM EDT
Does Testosterone Influence Success? Not Much, Research Suggests
University of Bristol

With the Olympics underway, higher testosterone has often been linked to sporting success, and other kinds of success too. But beyond sport, new research has found little evidence that testosterone meaningfully influences life chances for men or women.

   
Released: 28-Jul-2021 10:25 AM EDT
What Makes a Champion? Varied Practice, Not Single-Sport Drilling
Association for Psychological Science

What explains exceptional human performance? This podcast sheds light on the power of diversification.

Released: 27-Jul-2021 3:50 PM EDT
Many Parents Still Believe Boys Are Better, More Competitive at Sports Than Girls
University of Michigan

Female Olympian handballers fined for playing in shorts instead of bikini bottoms. A female Paralympian told by a championship official that her shorts were "too short and inappropriate." Olympic women gymnasts, tired of feeling sexualized, opted for full-length unitards instead of bikini-cut leotards.

Released: 26-Jul-2021 5:05 PM EDT
More Than the Games: The Olympics and the Global Spotlight on Societal Issues
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Millions of spectators tuned in Friday to watch the opening ceremony of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Released: 23-Jul-2021 10:30 AM EDT
Grass in the Olympic Stadium developed in Tifton, Georgia
University of Georgia

The Japan National Stadium’s field is currently sodded with TifSport Bermudagrass, developed in South Georgia.

22-Jul-2021 3:50 PM EDT
What’s Riskier for Young Soccer Players, Practice or Game Time?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

For young soccer players, participating in repetitive technical training activities involving heading during practice may result in more total head impacts but playing in scrimmages or actual soccer games may result in greater magnitude head impacts. That’s according to a small, preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s Sports Concussion Conference, July 30-31, 2021.

Released: 21-Jul-2021 11:45 AM EDT
Rounding Errors Could Make Certain Stopwatches Pick Wrong Race Winners
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Obtaining split-second measurements relies on faultlessly rounding a raw time recorded by a stopwatch or electronic timing system to a submitted time. Researchers at the University of Surrey found certain stopwatches commit rounding errors when converting raw times to final submitted times. In American Journal of Physics, they outline a series of computer simulations based on procedures for converting raw race times for display.

Released: 21-Jul-2021 10:05 AM EDT
The AAD Encourages FINA to Allow Swimming Caps Designed for Voluminous Curly and Tightly Coiled Hair
American Academy of Dermatology

On behalf of the American Academy of Dermatology, I encourage the International Swimming Federation to allow Olympic athletes to use swimming caps that are designed for the unique properties of voluminous curly and tightly coiled hair as well as cover and protect this hair type from damage.

Released: 20-Jul-2021 5:20 PM EDT
专家提醒:妙佑医疗国际专家在奥运会期间发表医疗评论
Mayo Clinic

明尼苏达州罗切斯特 — 妙佑医疗国际专家可在整个奥运会期间就从COVID-19疫情对训练和比赛的影响到运动员可能面临伤病的各种问题发表评论。

Released: 20-Jul-2021 5:10 PM EDT
تنبيه من الخبراء: خبراء مايو كلينك متاحون للتعليق على دورة الألعاب الأولمبية
Mayo Clinic

مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا — خبراء مايو كلينك متاحون للتعليق طوال دورة الألعاب الأولمبية حول كل شيء بدءًا من تأثيرات جائحة فيروس كورونا المستجد (كوفيد-19) على التدريب والمنافسة إلى الإصابات التي قد يتعامل معها الرياضيون.

Released: 20-Jul-2021 4:20 PM EDT
Alerta dos especialistas: os especialistas da Mayo Clinic estão disponíveis para comentar os Jogos Olímpicos
Mayo Clinic

Os especialistas da Mayo Clinic estão disponíveis para comentar os Jogos Olímpicos, desde os impactos da pandemia de COVID-19 nos treinamentos e na competição em si, até as lesões que podem ser sofridas pelos atletas.

Released: 20-Jul-2021 12:45 PM EDT
Advertencia del experto: Expertos de Mayo Clinic disponibles para comentar sobre las olimpiadas
Mayo Clinic

Los expertos de Mayo Clinic están disponibles para comentar durante toda la temporada de las olimpiadas respecto a varios temas, desde los efectos de la pandemia de la COVID-19 sobre el entrenamiento y las competencias, hasta las posibles lesiones de los deportistas.

Released: 20-Jul-2021 8:00 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Named Official Medical Service Provider for USA Fencing Team
Mount Sinai Health System

Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance prepares athletes for Tokyo Olympic Games

Released: 16-Jul-2021 8:00 AM EDT
Race, Politics Divide Americans on Sports Issues
Ohio State University

Although some people may yearn for sports to be free of political or racial divisiveness, a new study shows how impossible that dream may be.

Released: 15-Jul-2021 11:30 AM EDT
Mayo Clinic Experts Available to Comment on Olympics
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic experts are available to offer comments throughout the Olympics on everything from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on training and competition to injuries that athletes may be dealing with.

Released: 14-Jul-2021 4:40 PM EDT
Make a Splash This Summer: Tips to Get the Most Out of Swimming and Stay Safe
Hospital for Special Surgery

Swimming is one of the best forms of exercise. HSS expert offers tips to get the most out of the sport, avoid injury and stay safe both in the pool and in open water.

Released: 12-Jul-2021 4:20 PM EDT
FSU Experts Available to Discuss History, Preparation and Impact of Olympic Games
Florida State University

By: Kathleen Haughney | Published: July 12, 2021 | 3:40 pm | SHARE: After a year’s delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics will commence at the end of July to much fanfare, but with no actual fans in the stands.  The games begin July 23 and run through Aug. 8.  Florida State University researchers are available to assist reporters who are covering the Summer Olympics.

Released: 9-Jul-2021 4:05 PM EDT
Riries provide $3.5 million lead gift to Cornell athletics campaign
Cornell College

Now a Cornell Trustee, Ririe and his wife, Shelley, have generously provided a lead gift of $3.5 million for the Athletic and Wellness Facilities Project. The project is a $19.5 million expansion and renovation of the Small Sport Center.



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