Cool touch shirts can make you feel cool on hot days, but which materials work best?

More companies are selling products that claim to keep you cool on hot days. But it turns out that common materials used in sports clothing may not always be the best.

Susan L. Sokolowski, Director & Associate Professor of Sports Product Design, University of Oregon • conversation
Aug. 28, 2020 ~7 min

Study points to health disparities among former NFL players

Black, other athletes of color report more pain, physical impairment, mood disorders and cognitive problems than white peers.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Aug. 12, 2020 ~6 min


Repeat head impacts may lead to depression later

Study participants with a history of repetitive head impacts and traumatic brain injury reported greater depression symptoms later than those who didn't.

Gina DiGravio-Boston • futurity
June 30, 2020 ~7 min

Why safely reopening high school sports is going to be a lot harder than opening college and pro ball

Our experts offer safer ways to bring back amateur sports.

Phillip D. Levy, Assistant Vice President for Translational Science and Clinical Research Innovation, Wayne State University • conversation
June 24, 2020 ~8 min

Poor nutrition education puts female athletes at risk

Poor nutrition knowledge among athletes, coaches, and their teams may be putting women at risk for nutritional deficiences, eating disorders, and injury.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
June 9, 2020 ~6 min

Are ‘eccentric’ exercises best for ACL injuries?

People with ACL injuries can lose up to 40% of the muscle strength in that leg. Eccentric exercises can build it back up, research in rats indicates.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
May 15, 2020 ~5 min

Sensors woven into a shirt can monitor vital signs

Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients’ health.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
April 23, 2020 ~5 min

Coronavirus: why self-isolation brings mental health strain for elite athletes

Why elite athletes may struggle more during self-isolation.

Keith Parry, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sport, Exercise & Health, University of Winchester • conversation
April 14, 2020 ~5 min


Electrolyte supplements fall flat at protecting runners

Electrolyte supplements don't actually prevent imbalances in sodium levels in ultramarathoners, research shows. Here's what they should do instead.

Tracie White-Stanford • futurity
March 2, 2020 ~9 min

Long-term endurance exercise is associated with enlarged aorta

A new study has found that like their younger counterparts, a high percentage of endurance athletes aged 50 to 75 years have an enlarged aorta. Now researchers must determine if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Feb. 26, 2020 ~5 min

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