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23 October 2025

Are fitness apps doing more harm than good?

International Loughborough University, UK; UCL Institute of Health Informatics, UK British Journal of Health Psychology
22 October 2025

Every step you take, not every move you make, is best for better health in older women

International Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA British Journal of Sports Medicine
21 October 2025

Smart exercise planning could boost recovery for people with cancer

Australia; QLD; WA Edith Cowan University,The University of Queensland Sports Medicine
21 October 2025

Female bodybuilders at risk of dying suddenly due to problems with their hearts

International University of Padova, Italy European Heart Journal
21 October 2025

Ultra-endurance athletes bump into our metabolic ceiling

International Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, USA Current Biology
18 October 2025

Nine factors put you at a higher risk of lingering concussion symptoms

International Baylor College of Medicine, USA JAMA Network Open
17 October 2025

A surge in pickleball popularity comes with a surge in nasty eye injuries

International Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, USA, Veterans Affairs NJ Healthcare System, USA JAMA Opthalmology
16 October 2025

The best types of exercise for managing knee osteoarthritis

Australia; International; NSW University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Zhejiang University, China, Johns Hopkins University, USA The BMJ
15 October 2025

Don't just 'pink it and shrink it': We need sports shoes designed for women

International Simon Fraser University, Canada BMJ Open Sports & Exercise Medicine
8 October 2025

Exercise 'snacks' can boost fitness for otherwise inactive people

Australia; International University of Oviedo, Spain British Journal of Sports Medicine
6 October 2025

Uncovering why some athletes struggle to bounce back after ACL surgery

Australia; VIC; WA Edith Cowan University,Murdoch University,The University of Western Australia,La Trobe University,The University of Notre Dame Australia Sports Medicine and Health Science
1 October 2025

Hold your horses: Rest may reduce the risk of bone injuries in racehorses

Australia; VIC; QLD The University of Melbourne,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Journal of the Royal Society Interface
30 September 2025

Popular type of yoga linked to higher rates of falls among older Australians

Australia; NSW The University of Sydney,The University of New South Wales,NSW Government,University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Lancet Healthy Longevity
24 September 2025

Left-handers rank high in fencing, table tennis

International University of Trento, Italy Royal Society Open Science
23 September 2025

Intravenous infusion can trick the body into a post-workout brain boost

International Karolinska Institutet, Sweden Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
19 September 2025

Soccer headers may damage this part of the brain and lead to memory issues

International Columbia University, USA JAMA Network Open
9 September 2025

Tackling concussion in junior community football

Australia; SA University of South Australia
8 September 2025

Warm-up could make or break a work-out

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Journal of Sport and Health Science
27 August 2025

Fitness training may help the brain as well as the body after a stroke

Australia; VIC Monash University,The University of Melbourne,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health JAMA Network Open
25 August 2025

How hard you train could be impacting your gut

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
30 July 2025

Exercise rehabilitation could lessen severity and frequency of heart issues

Australia; International University of Liverpool, UK British Journal of Sports Medicine
26 July 2025

Scuba diving industry benefits locals and marine life

Australia; International; QLD James Cook University,University of British Columbia, Canada Cell Reports Sustainability
22 July 2025

Getting all your exercise in on the weekend can still protect your heart

International Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA Annals of Internal Medicine
22 July 2025

Are steroids sold in Australia what they claim to be?

Australia; VIC; QLD The University of Queensland,Monash University,Griffith University Drug and Alcohol Review
17 July 2025

Walking just 14 steps a minute faster could help older people improve their endurance

International University of Chicago, USA PLOS One
14 July 2025

Tracking muscle damage in racehorses: New test to optimise recovery and performance

Australia; WA Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd,The University of Western Australia Veterinary Medicine and Science
11 July 2025

Are sports playing the role of religion in modern life?

Australia; ACT University of Canberra
11 July 2025

Staying physically active cuts risk of early death by 40%

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland British Journal of Sports Medicine
10 July 2025

Hot weather causes children to sweat at the same rate as adults, study shows

Australia; NSW; SA; ACT The University of Sydney,University of Canberra,University of South Australia British Journal of Sports Medicine
9 July 2025

Sid the sloth's Ice Age migration unusually energetic

International Universidad de la República, Uruguay Proceedings of the Royal Society B
8 July 2025

Matching your workout to your personality might make gym sessions more fun and better for you

International University College London, UK Frontiers in Psychology
4 July 2025

Tour de France athletes and their sleep cycle

Australia; SA Flinders University Physiological Reports
27 June 2025

Footy umpires blow the whistle on abuse

Australia; SA; ACT University of South Australia,University of Canberra The International Journal of Sport and Society
27 June 2025

'We witness the aftermath' - NZ trauma experts call to end ‘Run It Straight’

New Zealand University of Otago,Christchurch Hospital New Zealand Medical Journal
19 June 2025

Kids who sleep a lot after a concussion could be at risk of longer term symptoms

International Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Canada JAMA Network Open
19 June 2025

Why do some people have ongoing symptoms after a concussion?

International University of Calgary–Foothills Medical Centre, Canada JAMA Network Open

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