MELBOURNE, Australia — Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries, an expert said Friday. The first dissection of a spade-toothed whale, a type of beaked whale, was completed last week after a painstaking examination at a research center near the New Zealand city of Dunedin,…
A new UTHealth Houston study focused on finding the best surgical technique for reconstruction of the acromioclavicular joint (ACJ), where the collarbone meets the shoulder blade, has the potential to enhance recovery and long-term shoulder health for young athletes. Funded by a $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers from the Department…
Open this photo in gallery: Chris Simon of the New York Islanders fights Todd Fedoruk of the Philadelphia Flyers in a 2007 game at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.. Simon died in March.Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Lauri Smith was visiting Orlando this past March when a journalist called about her ex-husband. She had learned long ago…
After Oregon football coach Dan Lanning used a loophole in the sport’s penalty for too many men on the field to drain critical seconds from the clock during his Ducks’ defense of an attempted Ohio State comeback in what became an Oregon win, the NCAA this week rushed to update its rule book. Now, teams…
A new frontier or mad science? One doctornMail Sport consulted prefers to frame it as a possible step closer to the discovery of the ‘holy grail’ in the prevention of serious injury. The object of the discussion is a piece of technology that is so arresting in its concept that it has drawn intrigue from…
