A gene known as ACTN3 has earned the nickname "the gene for speed" and it may have an influence on how androgens... | ...

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There is perhaps no better way to see the absolute pinnacle of human athletic abilities than by watching the Olympics. But at the Olympics – and at almost all professional sporting events – you rarely ...

Exercising regularly is one of the best defenses against metabolic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes - but why? It's a question that scientists are still struggling to answer. While exercising ...

Scientists have recovered ancient RNA from a 39,000-year-old woolly mammoth in Siberia, offering an unprecedented glimpse ...