Archives - Nov. 12, 2008

Discussion/conclusion: Chronic BUP did not influence TT performance in 30°C and subjects did not reach core temperature values as high as observed during the acute BUP study. It seems that chronic administration results in an adaptation of central neurotransmitter homeostasis, resulting in a different response to the drug. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00421-008-0929-xAuthors Bart Roelands, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Department of Human Physiology and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy Pleinlaan 2 1050 Brussels BelgiumHiroshi Hasegawa, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Department of Human Physiology and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy Pleinlaan 2 1050 Brussels BelgiumPhilip Watson, Loughboro...

As anyone who watched the Olympics can appreciate, timing matters when it comes to complex sequential actions. It can make a difference between a perfect handspring and a fall, for instance. But what controls that timing? MIT scientists are closing in on the brain regions responsible, thanks to some technical advances and some help from songbirds.

Study highlights: Retired NFL players have fewer heart disease risk factors overall, but higher cholesterol and glucose levels. Physical activity may have prevented the development of higher rates of diabetes or greater amounts of atherosclerosis. Since today's players are 50 percent larger than 25 years ago, further study is needed on whether current players are at greater risk for cardiovascular events or death, researchers said.

More than 4,000 health professionals are expected to attend the upcoming IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO) to be held from December 3 - 7, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Detailed information about the congress is available on the IOF website at http://www.iofbonehealth.

Diabetes UK is calling on all enthusiastic swimmers to take part in a fundraising relay race across the English Channel in 2009. Last August, two teams of six spirited swimmers tackled the English Channel in a relay race and raised £20,000 for Diabetes UK. The swimmers took it in turns to swim for an hour between Dover and Cap Gris Nez in France, taking an average of 15 hours all together.