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Sports Medicine
Sports medicine is defined as a branch of medicine that includes the science of athletic nutrition and conditioning, preventing and diagnosing athletic injuries and increasing performance. A physician practicing sports medicine focuses on sports-related medical services. This may include preventative measures such as conditioning and injury prevention, as well as treatments such as osteopathic manipulation, rehabilitation, or injections.
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MAR 26, 2017Cancer
We’ve been repeatedly told the gospel of exercise, but researchers are now suspecting a molecule released during h ...MAR 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
People that are diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM are often told to stop participating in competitive s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2017Cancer
Research has shown that patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer can use walking or jogging to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Neuroscience
The sport of boxing has come under some scrutiny lately. Between the connection of head trauma to the neurodegenerative ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 22, 2017Cardiology
New research clarifies why some people seem to derive a heart-protective benefit from eating soy foods and others d ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 22, 2017Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disorder that results in dementia and is caused by repeated ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 19, 2017Health & Medicine
A heart health test for young people can be done easily in school during gym or recreation time, and experts believe tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 18, 2017Neuroscience
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is a concern in areas like youth sports and professional football, but nowhere is it mor ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The latest in wearable technology resembles a smart watch, except this device goes miles beyond reporting just heart rat ...DEC 06, 2016Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 25, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Wearable sensors are the rage, and it is a race to create smaller, faster, and more accurate devices. To this end, engin ...NOV 08, 2016Neuroscience
The research and science behind head injuries and professional football has been well known for years. Chronic Traumatic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 08, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Triathletes are some of the fittest people on the planet. For the Summer Olympics in Rio, Gwen Jorgensen became the firs ...AUG 25, 2016Neuroscience
The Olympics are over and while there were dozens of amazing moments for the millions that watched, some of what the ath ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 13, 2016Health & Medicine
Elyn Saks is an associate dean and professor of law, psychology, and behavioral sciences at the USC Gould School of Law. ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUL 11, 2016Neuroscience
The concept of physical exercise being a healthy habit is not new. Dozens of studies show the benefit of moderate exerci ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 01, 2016Cardiology
Over 840 sudden deaths in athletes were due to cardiovascular problems, out of 2400 total deaths between 1980 and 2011. ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2016Technology
Activity trackers can provide a good overall estimate of calories burned, but are less accurate when measuring certain a ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 15, 2016Neuroscience
The expression “Seeing is believing” is one that most would agree with. The problem in neuroscience is that ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 08, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The new generation of wearable sensors is here and they are more than the one-trick pony like their predecessors. Earlie ...MAY 17, 2016Neuroscience
The term “practice makes perfect” can apply to learning a sport or a musical instrument but new research sho ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 10, 2016Neuroscience
While most of the scientific and medical community is focused on research into the causes and treatments for dementia, t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 06, 2016Plants & Animals
Bear bile farms are expanding rapidly throughout Southeast Asia, particularly in China, Vietnam and Laos. Bear bile, whi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 26, 2017
Cancer
We’ve been repeatedly told the gospel of exercise, but researchers are now suspecting a molecule released during h
...
MAR 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
People that are diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM are often told to stop participating in competitive s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2017
Cancer
Research has shown that patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer can use walking or jogging to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Neuroscience
The sport of boxing has come under some scrutiny lately. Between the connection of head trauma to the neurodegenerative
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 22, 2017
Cardiology
New research clarifies why some people seem to derive a heart-protective benefit from eating soy foods and others d
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 22, 2017
Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disorder that results in dementia and is caused by repeated
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
A heart health test for young people can be done easily in school during gym or recreation time, and experts believe tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 18, 2017
Neuroscience
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is a concern in areas like youth sports and professional football, but nowhere is it mor
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The latest in wearable technology resembles a smart watch, except this device goes miles beyond reporting just heart rat
...
DEC 06, 2016
Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 25, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Wearable sensors are the rage, and it is a race to create smaller, faster, and more accurate devices. To this end, engin
...
NOV 08, 2016
Neuroscience
The research and science behind head injuries and professional football has been well known for years. Chronic Traumatic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Triathletes are some of the fittest people on the planet. For the Summer Olympics in Rio, Gwen Jorgensen became the firs
...
AUG 25, 2016
Neuroscience
The Olympics are over and while there were dozens of amazing moments for the millions that watched, some of what the ath
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 13, 2016
Health & Medicine
Elyn Saks is an associate dean and professor of law, psychology, and behavioral sciences at the USC Gould School of Law.
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 11, 2016
Neuroscience
The concept of physical exercise being a healthy habit is not new. Dozens of studies show the benefit of moderate exerci
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 01, 2016
Cardiology
Over 840 sudden deaths in athletes were due to cardiovascular problems, out of 2400 total deaths between 1980 and 2011.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2016
Technology
Activity trackers can provide a good overall estimate of calories burned, but are less accurate when measuring certain a
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 15, 2016
Neuroscience
The expression “Seeing is believing” is one that most would agree with. The problem in neuroscience is that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The new generation of wearable sensors is here and they are more than the one-trick pony like their predecessors. Earlie
...
MAY 17, 2016
Neuroscience
The term “practice makes perfect” can apply to learning a sport or a musical instrument but new research sho
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 10, 2016
Neuroscience
While most of the scientific and medical community is focused on research into the causes and treatments for dementia, t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 06, 2016
Plants & Animals
Bear bile farms are expanding rapidly throughout Southeast Asia, particularly in China, Vietnam and Laos. Bear bile, whi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan