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Running shoes may cause damage to knees, hips and ankles
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) accounts for more disability in the elderly than any other disease. Running, although it has proven cardiovascular and other health benefits, can increase stresses on the joints of the leg. view more (2010-01-05)
The mechanics of foot travel
Despite having the bones and muscles to perform a variety of gaits, human beings have developed an overwhelming preference for just two: walking and running. view more (2005-09-19)
Quantum computer solves problem, without running
By combining quantum computation and quantum interrogation, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found an exotic way of determining an answer to an algorithm - without ever running the algorithm. view more (2006-02-23)
Study: Long legs are more efficient
Scientists have known for years that the energy cost of walking and running is related primarily to the work done by muscles to lift and move the limbs. view more (2007-03-13)
Finger length ratio may predict women's sporting prowess
The difference between the lengths of a woman's index and ring fingers may indicate her sporting prowess, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. view more (2006-09-28)
New study: Human running speeds of 35 to 40 mph may be biologically possible
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's record-setting performances have unleashed a wave of interest in the ultimate limits to human running speed. A new study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology offers intriguing insights into the biology and perhaps even the future of human running speed. view more (2010-01-22)
Exercise can protect against skin cancer
While doctors and scientists have long agreed that physical activity has health benefits, Rutgers cancer researcher Allan Conney and his New Jersey colleagues have found that exercise can even protect against skin cancer. view more (2006-05-15)
Long distance runners at risk of low bone density
Long distance running increases the risk of low bone density, shows research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Accepted wisdom is that running, as a weight bearing exercise, increases bone density and therefore reduces the risk of osteoporosis and bone fracture. view more (2003-01-24)
Optimum running speed is stride toward understanding human body form
Runners, listen up: If your body is telling you that your pace feels a little too fast or a little too slow, it may be right. view more (2009-03-20)
Was ability to run early man's Achilles heel?
The earliest humans almost certainly walked upright on two legs but may have struggled to run at even half the speed of modern man, new research suggests. view more (2007-09-11)
T. rex quicker than Becks, say scientists
T. rex may have struggled to chase down speeding vehicles as the movie Jurassic Park would have us believe but the world's most fearsome carnivore was certainly no slouch, research out today suggests. view more (2007-08-22)
Animal athletics: the benefits of being short
Could your dog win an Olympic race? Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, have been comparing limb shape with athletic performance in a range of animals to determine who makes the best athlete. At the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on Tuesday 3 April, Dr Terrie Williams of the University of California will present... view more... (2001-04-03)
Virtual worlds in the fitness center
Almost a fifth of all people in Germany belong to one of the 6,500 fitness centers and studios across the country. Having fun doing something together adds to the enjoyment of doing good for the body while shaking off the daily stresses and dingy weather outside. A new generation of fitness machines allows users to immerse themselves in virtual... view more... (2002-11-27)
Human use heel first gait because it is efficient for walking
Most running mammals totter along on their toes. In fact, toe running is far more efficient than landing heel first like humans. Yet when it comes to long distance endurance running, humans are some of the best-adapted animals for clocking up the miles, all be it inefficiently. view more (2010-02-12)
Engineer: Head-first slide is quicker
Base running and base stealing would appear to be arts driven solely by a runner's speed, but there's more than mere gristle, bone and lung power to this facet of baseball - lots of mathematics and physics are at play. view more (2008-09-29)
Study asks how safe is high school football?
Football, one of the most popular sports in the United States, is also the leading cause of sports-related injuries. view more (2007-08-16)
I oughta be in pictures "¦
Inside every movie buff is a would-be director - and soon he'll be able to prove he's got what it takes: At CeBIT, researchers are demonstrating software that creates virtual representations of objects within a running film. In each scene, the viewer can move and look around. view more (2004-03-18)
'Grow your own electricity' says City University
A solid oxide fuel cell, placed in the domestic gas boiler, should generate electricity from the gas every time the boiler is activated. The electricity, if not used around the house, could then be sold back into the national grid - running the electricity meter backwards! view more (1998-11-10)
100-meter sprint world record could go as low as 9.48 seconds
2008 was a great summer for sports' fans. World records tumbled at the Beijing Olympics. Usain Bolt shattered both the 100m and 200m world records, knocking tenths of a second off each. view more (2008-12-01)
Hurricane Felicia eyeing Hawaii while weakening on weekend
NASA satellite imagery has helped forecasters see that Hurricane Felicia is running into cooler waters and increasing wind shear, two things have taken her strength "down a peg or two." view more (2009-08-10)
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