As the 2026 line-up is announced, the biomechanics behind Strictly’s routines reveal why injury is so common, and so hard to prevent.
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Data on pain can tell us a lot about about a the wellbeing of a country’s citizens.
As you step out, you trip and land awkwardly. You think you’ve twisted your ankle. Or is a sprain? What’s the difference anyway?
The youngest chimpanzees are the biggest risk-takers. Would humans show the same pattern if adults weren’t keeping such a close watch on little kids?
George Plimpton, then a 36-year-old literary editor, endured the brutal realities of a professional football quarterback despite barely ever playing the sport.
Preventable injuries and deaths kill more Americans in the first half of life than any other cause, including cancer. Yet the programs aimed at addressing them have been gutted by CDC layoffs.
Research shows exactly how entire families adjust when a partner’s sick.
Around 41% of us have noisy knees. Here’s what we know about these clicks.
You may feel sore or stiff if you haven’t exercised for a while, or you’re trying something new or more intense.
Immigrants face a double challenge when they are injured at work — healing and making their voices heard in a system that struggles to recognize their experiences.
Staying warm in winter is important, but so is staying safe. So a little caution can go a long way to prevent serious injury.
One of the challenge’s biggest pitfalls is that it may lead to injury.
Tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow are both caused by repetitive movement.
Placentas contain a rich amount of nutrients and stem cells, but there’s a difference between eating it at home for wellness and using it in the clinic to improve wound healing.
Textbooks usually depict the epithelial cells encasing the interior and exterior of your body as passive barriers. But researchers discovered they can produce electrical signals like neurons.
Natural curiosity, developing motor skills, and a limited understanding of risk make for a dangerous combination.
Do you really need to stretch before and after exercise? The answer isn’t one-size-fits-all.
Australia’s corporate regulator is closely examining the way death benefit and other insurance claims are processed across the entire superannuation sector.
We’re seeing more big cars on the road. What does this mean for safety?
Air travel is safer than you might think, despite the publicity surrounding the recent Singapore Airlines incident. Here’s what’s going on to distort your perception of risk.
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Injury epidemiologist | Health Data Scientist | Expert Witness, UNSW
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Deputy vice-chancellor (Research), Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University
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Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Physiology, Bangor University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Post-doctoral Researcher, Adelaide University
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Emeritus Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Victoria University
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Professor, University of British Columbia
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Professor, School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Adelaide University
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Assistant Scientist, Johns Hopkins University
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M. Anne George is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor Emerita Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
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Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of East London