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The short, tumultuous working life of a major league baseball pitcher
There are pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB) who have had 30-year careers, but as a…
The great NFL practice conundrum: How much should you train to avoid injury?
Researchers studied whether there were any sudden changes in injuries after the NSF implemented practice restrictions…
Why did home runs surge in baseball? Statistics provides twist on hot topic
Around the middle of the 2015 season, something odd started happening in Major League Baseball (MLB):…
Are star players over-rated in MLB? A key statistic doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
Assessing play quality In baseball is complicated. ''Wins above replacement player'' (WARP) aggregate a player's total…
‘Hijacked’ cell response to stress reveals promising drug targets for blood cancer
A signaling pathway that helps promote normal cell growth worsens a form of leukemia by taking…
Cognitive consequences of age-related increase in brain activity
Increased frontal brain activity in healthy older adults reflects reduced efficiency rather than a way to…
Mother’s touch supports pup’s brain development
A mother's presence may have immediate and long-term effects on her child's developing brain by modulating…
Overnight brain stimulation improves memory
New research in humans demonstrates the potential to improve memory with a non-invasive brain stimulation technique…
The Milky Way’s long-lost sibling finally found
Scientists at the University of Michigan have deduced that the Andromeda galaxy, our closest large galactic…