Posts Tagged ‘sports’
Study: Muscle-Building Benefits of Steroid Use Last for Decades
“Three months after withdrawal from steroid use, the mice were put on a strength-training exercise program and researchers found their muscles grew by 30 per cent over a six day period. The growth of muscles in the mice that were never given steroids was found to be insignificant.” In a study conducted at the University…
Read MoreStudy – Hitting a Soccer Ball with Head Causes Brain Shrinkage
A study has found College-age soccer players may show some degree of brain-tissue shrinkage – adding to evidence that the sport carries a risk of long-term brain injury. Using high-resolution MRI brain scans, researchers found evidence of reduced gray matter in the brains of 10 male college soccer players, compared with 10 young men who…
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