A speech-language pathologist on how complex swallowing is – and how small changes from gravity can complicate the process.
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If recent trends continue, the atmosphere may become a little toxic to breathe in 50 years.
Wellness stick-ons are trending, but the science is patchy.
The much understudied fascia – our body’s own version of Spanx – is now coming under increasing scientific scrutiny.
A shower, a swim, a warm bath: there are a number of common pee triggers. So how much of our need to pee comes down to psychology?
Tiny fluctuations in the time between each beat of your heart can provide clues about how much stress your body is experiencing.
Currently the best evidence for reducing the chances of re-spraining your ankle sprain comes down to two main things.
Nobel prizewinning research has revealed the various molecules that help us sense temperature, touch, pain, and even the positioning of our body parts.
An exercise physiologist explains how it’s a problem of communication between your brain and your body.
We’re the only species that can throw at speeds that kill.
You’re working out, feeling great – until your stomach starts to churn and you’re sidelined with a bout of nausea. Here’s what’s happening in your body and how to avoid this common effect of exercise.
‘Normal’ body temperature has declined in urban, industrialized settings like the US and UK. Anthropologists find the trend extends to Indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon – but why?
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Associate Professor of Health and Sport Science, University of Dayton
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Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Psychology, Grand Valley State University
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Postdoctoral Scholar in Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Associate Professor in Physiology, UNSW
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Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology
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Urology Research Registrar, Western Health, Melbourne Health
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AIS Professor of Sports Medicine Research, University of Canberra
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Professor, University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery. President Urological Society Australia and New Zealand, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Biology, Grand Valley State University
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Research Assistant, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
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Assistant Professor of Speech and Language Pathology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor and Head of Respiratory Environmental Health, The Kids Research Institute Australia; Curtin University