Economist: Cuba's state-run baseball doesn't go to bat for players
...communist homeland, Cuba still touts its state-run baseball system as a superior way to structure the game. Cuba not only reigns as the world's Olympic baseball champion, its citizens enjoy superlative professional play at bargain prices in ballparks largely fr...Thinking of prepositions turns brain 'on' in different ways
...he correct preposition for scenarios such as, "The baseball is 'on/in/against' the glove." Two subjects did not select "in" as the correct answer. However, they did select "in" as the correct preposition for "It happened 'through/on/in' 1859." The other two subjects' test performances were the opposite....Increased physical activity not linked to ALS risk
...mes called "Lou Gehrig's Disease" after the famous baseball player whose career was cut short by the disease, is a progressive disease of the nervous system, often causing death in three to five years. For the large case-controlled study, researchers compared occupational and leisure time physical activities ...Entrepreneurism Center at UC San Diego funds commercialization of lung, shock, other devices
...ly used in sporting goods (such as tennis rackets, baseball bats, and golf club heads) and in consumer electronics (e.g., cell phone cases and antennas). The material under development by Vecchio at UCSD has substantial potential for these any many other applications, including biomedical implants, transforme...The cancer patient's journey: An uphill climb
... and all my friends were chasing girls, collecting baseball cards, and trying different styles with their hair - I had no hair," says Sean. "I had no girls who were interested in me because I was 60 lbs overweight, and I had no one to look up to, no models to encourage me. I felt so alone.""Climbing Everest w...Device measures force used to deliver a baby
... and in preventing sports injuries. For example, a baseball pitcher might use the device to learn how to throw with considerable force, but not enough to cause an injury. The four students and their instructor, Robert Allen, have obtained a provisional patent covering their device. The four student inventors ...Mayo Clinic study finds increase in forearm fractures among adolescents
...d. This category included both team sports such as baseball and football, and individual sports such as skating and rollerblading. Many experts have theorized that forearm fractures that occur during adolescence are related to the fact that bones become more porous during growth spurts. However, the fracture ...UI researchers use SIREN driving simulator to study driving risk factors
... also the driver's feet, and a device mounted on a baseball cap worn by the driver allows researchers to track a driver's eye movement and examine how they scan their visual environment. The simulator's sophisticated computer programs can generate multiple driving scenarios populated with many other vehicles....Researcher invents new graphing method
...Perhaps more importantly, it is reminiscent of the baseball diamond that The American Statisticians equiponderantly love. Who would have thought we would still be inventing new methods of graphing in the twenty-first century?"...Study shows faceguards, safety balls cut number of Little League injuries
...clear plastic visors or wire mesh devices, clip to baseball helmets and are used during batting and base runni... About 5 million U.S. youth play organized league baseball each year, the scientist said. About half of those belong to groups affiliated with Little League. M...Brain anticipates events to learn routines
...ctations of what might happen next. For example, a baseball player anticipates that the pitcher will throw the ball towards him after he winds up, because he has seen him perform this task countless times before. People in every day life also use this function of their brain each time they do something routin...Athleticism and body weight tied to ALS and other motor neuron diseases
...mes called "Lou Gehrig's Disease" after the famous baseball player whose career was cut short by the disease, has been associated with many patients who were lean throughout their lives as well as being athletes, said Lewis P. Rowland, MD, with the Neurological Institute in New York, and a co-author of the st...Preventing misuse of performance-enhancing substances a growing and difficult task
...ogist agents is cheating just like using a corked baseball bat. But unlike the bat, doping is shrouded in mys...n sports," he notes. "It's interesting to see that baseball fans being polled support drug testing and a ban on steroids, but it will take fans of all major spo...First consensus guidelines on lightning safety issued before summer storms
...tructures or open vehicles (eg, gazebos, shelters, baseball dugouts, convertibles, golf carts). Contact with conductive materials (eg, hard-wired telephones, computers, plumbing, electrical appliances or wiring, bleachers, fences, metal window or door frames). Being near or in water (eg, oceans, beaches, la...Atlanta researchers to launch clinical trial of progesterone for treatment of brain injury
... fall, or an assault with a blunt object such as a baseball bat. The study will not enroll victims of gunshots or other penetrating head wounds. The study will be open to all races and both sexes. Pregnant women and individuals suffering from soybean or egg allergies or cancer of the breast or reproductive o...Duke sports medicine helps keep Cincinnati Reds healthy
...ry. "Trunk rotation is probably more important in baseball than any other sport," Huff explained. "It is involved in all aspects of play from batting to throwing to fielding. The trunk transfers the power and energy from the legs to the arms. It is a very dynamic process in baseball." So far, the testing h...Providing better playgrounds could improve children's physical activity
...o activity areas were basketball hoops and courts, baseball backstops, volleyball nets, tennis courts and racquetball courts. Although the overall message of the study was 'If we build it, they will comeand be active.' it is not clear how much further improvements in school environments could boost student ph...Major review reveals that osteoarthritis is a complex disease with new solutions
...al risk of OA, but football and soccer players and baseball pitchers are at increased risk. A healthy lifestyle helps exercise can lessen disability if OA has developed. Strengthening the thigh muscles reduces risk of OA of the knee, as can losing weight. For people who have the disease, a combination of tre......ted in the spring and, therefore, bracket the 1998 baseball season. Johnston emphasizes that McGwire announced that he had stopped using androstenedione early this year, largely because of his concern about his role-modeling effect on young people. He still turned in an extraordinary performance in the 19......inated for age(4.0%). The sports examined were baseball and Little League (14.8%); basketball(17%); football (8.4%); soccer, including AYSO (19.8%); softball (8.1%);volleyball (7.9%); swimming and diving (4.7%); tennis (2.8%); track and field,including cross -country (2.9%); water polo (1.6%) and a range ...