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Youth Sports
Youth sport (British English) or youth athletics (American English) is any sports event where competitors are younger than adult age, whether children or adolescents. Youth sport includes school sport at primary and secondary level, as well as sport played outside the education system, whether informally or organized.
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SEP 05, 2025Technology
How can shock-absorbing materials be enhanced to improve safety and efficiency? This is what a recent study published in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 27, 2025Cardiology
How can young adults address potential heart risks later in life as they mature into adulthood? This is what a recent st ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 16, 2022Neuroscience
A recent report by the 2022 Lancet Neurology Commission has highlighted the prevalence of traumatic brain injury, which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2022Health & Medicine
A recent study found that the coaches who model authentic leadership influence their athletes in positive ways. The stud ...Written By: Kerry CharronJUN 04, 2022Health & Medicine
Participation in team sports during adolescence and childhood is linked to fewer mental health difficulties. The corresp ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 28, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
College football players may have an elevated risk of developing a heart condition where the left side of the heart beco ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the CDC, in 2014 there were around 2.87 million incidences of TBI-related ER visits.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Concussions are brain traumas caused by a blow to the head or a whiplash injury. The risk of concussions are greatly hei ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 11, 2019Health & Medicine
Young people are a target market for dietary supplements for weight loss, muscle building, energy, and more. A team of r ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 22, 2019Cardiology
Adequate rest and recovery are crucial for achieving optimal athletic performance. Without it, athletes risk overuse inj ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 18, 2019Cardiology
Obesity in children is a complex condition associated with a number of risk factors. Obesity is generally characterized ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 01, 2019Cardiology
Opioid abuse has become an epidemic in the United States. It is estimated that 72,000 deaths were the result of opioid a ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 30, 2019Cardiology
Children who have autism are at a higher risk of physical inactivity. This is, in part, because characteristics of the d ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 26, 2019Neuroscience
A recent article was recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience looking at the effects of multiple diff ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 25, 2019Cardiology
Reports of concussions, a type of traumatic brain injury, in youth sports are on the rise. These injuries are most preva ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 23, 2019Health & Medicine
Reports of concussions, a type of traumatic brain injury, in youth sports are on the rise. These injuries are most commo ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 21, 2019Cardiology
It is widely accepted that youth sports are good for children. When asked why they've enrolled their children into s ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 20, 2019Cardiology
We know that exercise is a vital component of a healthy life. But how can we set up our children to be healthy, fit indi ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 08, 2018Cardiology
We have all heard that exercise is good for us, particularly for the heart, but many don’t understand precisely ho ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 18, 2018Neuroscience
While there has been recent backlash over participation trophies in youth sports and over-praising children for ordinary ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2018Neuroscience
It's well-known that concussions, whether incurred in sports or from an accident or military service (blast wave inj ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 06, 2017Neuroscience
While chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative disease that builds over time, new research on high impac ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 31, 2017Neuroscience
Long lasting damage from repeated head injuries in sports is an issue that's all over the headlines. NFL players are ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 13, 2017Neuroscience
Pregnancy, even when routine, comes with some risk. Expectant parents will, of course, have some concern over health fac ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 05, 2025
Technology
How can shock-absorbing materials be enhanced to improve safety and efficiency? This is what a recent study published in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 27, 2025
Cardiology
How can young adults address potential heart risks later in life as they mature into adulthood? This is what a recent st
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 16, 2022
Neuroscience
A recent report by the 2022 Lancet Neurology Commission has highlighted the prevalence of traumatic brain injury, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2022
Health & Medicine
A recent study found that the coaches who model authentic leadership influence their athletes in positive ways. The stud
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUN 04, 2022
Health & Medicine
Participation in team sports during adolescence and childhood is linked to fewer mental health difficulties. The corresp
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 28, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
College football players may have an elevated risk of developing a heart condition where the left side of the heart beco
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the CDC, in 2014 there were around 2.87 million incidences of TBI-related ER visits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Concussions are brain traumas caused by a blow to the head or a whiplash injury. The risk of concussions are greatly hei
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
Young people are a target market for dietary supplements for weight loss, muscle building, energy, and more. A team of r
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 22, 2019
Cardiology
Adequate rest and recovery are crucial for achieving optimal athletic performance. Without it, athletes risk overuse inj
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 18, 2019
Cardiology
Obesity in children is a complex condition associated with a number of risk factors. Obesity is generally characterized
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 01, 2019
Cardiology
Opioid abuse has become an epidemic in the United States. It is estimated that 72,000 deaths were the result of opioid a
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 30, 2019
Cardiology
Children who have autism are at a higher risk of physical inactivity. This is, in part, because characteristics of the d
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 26, 2019
Neuroscience
A recent article was recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience looking at the effects of multiple diff
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 25, 2019
Cardiology
Reports of concussions, a type of traumatic brain injury, in youth sports are on the rise. These injuries are most preva
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Reports of concussions, a type of traumatic brain injury, in youth sports are on the rise. These injuries are most commo
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 21, 2019
Cardiology
It is widely accepted that youth sports are good for children. When asked why they've enrolled their children into s
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 20, 2019
Cardiology
We know that exercise is a vital component of a healthy life. But how can we set up our children to be healthy, fit indi
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 08, 2018
Cardiology
We have all heard that exercise is good for us, particularly for the heart, but many don’t understand precisely ho
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 18, 2018
Neuroscience
While there has been recent backlash over participation trophies in youth sports and over-praising children for ordinary
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 05, 2018
Neuroscience
It's well-known that concussions, whether incurred in sports or from an accident or military service (blast wave inj
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 06, 2017
Neuroscience
While chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative disease that builds over time, new research on high impac
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 31, 2017
Neuroscience
Long lasting damage from repeated head injuries in sports is an issue that's all over the headlines. NFL players are
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 13, 2017
Neuroscience
Pregnancy, even when routine, comes with some risk. Expectant parents will, of course, have some concern over health fac
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim