Watch-sized device tracks your health via sweat

A watch-sized monitor that uses sweat to monitor body chemistry could help improve athletes' performance and protect them from injury.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Feb. 3, 2020 ~4 min

ACL tears can cause harmful changes to your brain

ACL tears are more than just a painful knee injury. New research shows they can also cause harmful changes in the brain.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 29, 2020 ~3 min


Don’t delay treatment after a concussion. Here’s why

Delaying treatment after suffering a concussion can mean a slower recovery, experts warn.

Rick Pietzak-Pittsburgh • futurity
Jan. 7, 2020 ~3 min

CTE risk goes up 30% for each year of playing football

There's a strong link between playing football and CTE, researchers find. After just under 3 years of play, athletes' risk for CTE doubles.

Boston University • futurity
Oct. 8, 2019 ~6 min

Focusing on one sport boosts injury risk for child athletes

Kids who play just one sport tend to practice harder and more often. That may sound like a good way to succeed, but it can put them at risk for injury.

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
Sept. 23, 2019 ~4 min

Why acute kidney injury strikes marathon runners

What's behind the acute kidney injury some marathon runners experience after a race? New research debunks one idea and points the finger elsewhere.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Sept. 13, 2019 ~9 min

What years of playing football do to brain’s white matter

Researchers have found a link between playing football and white matter injury in the brain, which might contribute to dementia in people with CTE.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
Aug. 12, 2019 ~1 min

Are repeat low-level stresses to blame for ACL tears?

While conventional wisdom says ACL tears are the result of a single wrong move, smaller stresses may be the real cause.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
July 31, 2019 ~5 min


Performance-enhancing bacteria found in the human microbiome

A single microbe accumulating in the microbiome of elite athletes can enhance exercise performance in mice, paving the way to highly validated performance-enhancing probiotics.

Benjamin Boettner • harvard
June 24, 2019 ~9 min

3D-printed tissue could fix athletes’ damaged joints

A new 3D-printed scaffold may one day help heal bone and cartilage injuries, common to athletes' knees, ankles, and elbows.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
March 28, 2019 ~3 min

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