Medicine - Health
Controversy: No or no caffeine in sports
Beijing Olympics is coming, many scientists believe that many athletes will still use caffeine (out of the list of stimulants banned from sports) to increase achievement…
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Medicine - Health
Secrets about the heart of top athletes
Italian scientists have found a hormone capable of increasing the size and strength of organs that pump blood in the body of excellent rowing athletes.
Medicine - Health
What makes great Olympians (Part I)
The world record speed in the marathon continues to improve for both male and female athletes. The current men's record speed in maraton is equivalent to a record speed…
Medicine - Health
What makes great Olympians (Part II)
It is not uncommon but rare for a professional athlete to compete in the 40s. Torres - a sprinter - must rely heavily on technology as well as muscle strength rather tha…
Medicine - Health
Marathon saves lives of motorists.
Researchers have discovered that 1.8 million motorcyclists are saved by participating in marathon, each athlete reducing the risk of death in each race.
Medicine - Health
Tim mobilized the Tour de France bigger than usual
A recent study by the French University of Rennes showed that the hearts of the athletes participating in the Tour de France's largest bicycle race are 20% to 40% larger…
Medicine - Health
Is BMI an accurate measure of body fat or fat?
Body mass index or BMI, long considered a standard for measuring a person's body fat, may not be as accurate as long thought, according to a new study. BMI is calculated…
Medicine - Health
Previous cross ligament injury
Trauma is always an athlete's obsession, in which a broken ligament in the knee is a real nightmare. This injury is common in subjects with strong and often antagonistic…
Medicine - Health
Dangerous by drinking too much water when running
Experts often advise people to drink plenty of water every day. However, if drinking too much water while running, there is a risk of death, even a very high death rate.…
Cancer
Former 28-year-old athlete has lung cancer despite not smoking
Since childhood, Stephen Huff, a Tennessee, USA, has been involved in baseball. He won the Austin Peay University scholarship and played for the school team, then got in…
Science invention
An Austrian will fly faster than sound
An Austrian adventurous skydiver will perform a jump at 37 km to plunge to the ground at supersonic speeds.
Science invention
'Connecting' ligament with self-destructing screw
Concerns about athletes' surgery to repair ligament injuries are reduced with the new invention of biodegradable screw.
Science invention
The magic swimsuit
A super-light high-tech swimsuit by a British manufacturer is stirring up professional sports. Not really explain the magic of this garment - but customers have set up m…
Computer science
This year, RFID entered the
Radio frequency verification technology will be used to measure the run time of athletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, attached to the ball to arbitrate the judge proper…
Computer science
Use supercomputers to design Olympic swimsuits
This year, important sporting events like the Winter Olympics in Turin (Italy) or the 2006 World Cup in Germany have become