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Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today
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Latest Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today.
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Walkable Environments Encourage Kids' Use Of Recreational Facilities
Youth are more likely to utilize recreational facilities when they can access them quickly and safely, according to a study in the December issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseŽ, the official scientific journal of the
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First Study To Examine Rare Injuries And Conditions Of U.S. High School Athletes
Rare injuries accounted for 3.5 percent of high school athletes' injuries 2005 through 2007, according to the first study to examine rare injuries and conditions of U.S. high school athletes. Rare injuries include eye injuries, dental injuries, neck and cervical injuries and dehydration and heat illness, which may result in high morbidity, costly surgeries and treatments or life-altering consequences.
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Exercise Helps Prevent Age-Related Brain Changes In Older Adults
Older adults who exercise regularly show increased cerebral blood flow and a greater number of small blood vessels in the brain, according to findings presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The study, conducted at the University of North Carolina (UNC) - Chapel Hill, is the first to compare brain scans of older adults who exercise to brain scans of those who do not.
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