You Asked: How Can I Avoid Getting Sick?
Feb 3, 2016
You already know the basics of dodging sickness: get a good night’s sleep and wash your hands thoroughly and often. (It takes 15 seconds of scr...
Why You Should Eat a Banana Before Your Next Workout
Feb 3, 2016
If you want a better workout, you may want to add bananas to that morning smoothie, says a new study published in the Journal of Proteome Re...
Stay Happy to Stay Well
Dec 9, 2015
Being sick can be a bummer, but can being bummed out make you sick? The answer is yes, according to new research that suggests a link between a lower ...
Slow recovery after running? New research shows why and what to do about it
Nov 30, 2015
David Nieman, DrPH, with the Appalachian State University Human Performance Lab on the NC Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis, gets a steady stream o...
Breaking the Pill Drill
Oct 12, 2015
Once or twice a week, Jeff McDonald heads to the local golf course near his home in Saratoga, California. Before his regular round with friends, McDon...
More Sleep May Be Key to Fewer Colds
Sep 22, 2015
A new study confirms what our grandmothers have been telling us for a long time: The less sleep you get, the more likely it is that you'll get sick.Th...
Are Bananas Really Worth the Calories?
Sep 17, 2015
Last year, a zoo in the U.K. attracted international attention when it banned bananas from its primates’ cages. The reason? According to a...
The chloride-bicarbonate exchanger pendrin is increased in the kidney of the pregnant rat
Sep 2, 2015
What is the central question of this study? Pregnancy requires a robust plasma volume expansion driven by renal sodium retention. In the late-pregnant...
Running on Empty
Jun 12, 2015
Over the past decade, ultrarunning has gone from a fringe pursuit for distance freaks to a hypercompetitive sport attracting big-time sponsors. But a ...
Kannapolis researcher debunks running myth
Jun 5, 2015
Glenn Carroll and Joshua Pinyan take part in a study in the Appalachian State University Human Performance Lab on the North Carolina Research Campus i...