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An eyewitness claims to have seen a blue van drive away from the crime scene, but was the van really blue? If the eyewitness remembers seeing a blue van, but in reality, it was a white van at the scene, the witness may be experiencing a false memory. False memory is the changing of details of an event or remembering an event that did not happen. False memoires can have long lasting consequences and have been linked to important situations of high risk, like court room proceedings. There are…

Imagine being stuck in a body that cannot move, or even manage to form words. People suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease) deal with these debilitating symptoms every day, until they eventually pass away. ALS is a fairly common disease, with more than 12,000 people in the United States experiencing it and 15 people being diagnosed with it every day (“Fact Sheet,” 2014). Researchers are desperately searching for a cure, or even an effective treatment for the…

Can preseason fitness help prevent injury? In effort to decrease knee join injury, Hewett and colleagues (1999) recommended all young female athletes participate in a training program that includes progressive resistance weight training. This is one of the few studies that collected data on athletes that completed a preseason training program. A trained athlete completed a 6-week muscular training program that incorporated flexibility, plyometric, and weight training. The entire study consisted…

Neurophysiology plays an important role in terms of physical strength and sporting performance. Fatigue among sportspersons is a major limiter of performance. Therefore, the mechanism and the nature of the exercise associated fatigue should be well understood. The paper will touch on the some theories that attempt to explain the nature of fatigue. Brief Background and Findings of Previous Literature Several physiologists have attempted to explain the complex associations between fatigue and…

Abstract Rowing is a very famous sport in western countries, but today it also shows a growth in other parts of the world as well. The sport is developed with background environment which present with rivers and lakes that also makes athletes to enjoy the natural beauty of the environment. This fantastic sport is very competitive and requires cardiovascular fitness, proper techniques and anaerobic power to move a boat in a rowing race. Unfortunately, this fantastic sport give rise to…

Something the Lord Made Most individuals are familiar with the common phrase, ‘necessity is the mother of invention’, and this holds steadfast in the medical field. The film, Something the Lord Made, depicts the medical research of Dr. Alfred Blalock and his lab assistant, Vivien Thomas, at John Hopkins University in the 1940s. Dr. Blalock and Thomas were attempting to recreate Tetralogy of Fallot, otherwise known as Blue Baby Syndrome, in dogs to discover a procedure that could save the lives…

Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Pain Management Kevin Cates Hypothesis: TCM is an effective choice in pain management, specifically chronic pain and psychogenic pain of the lower back area. Chronic Pain and Pain Management: Chronic pain is a major health issue in our modern day society. It causes immense suffering for patients and their families, drains public health care resources and is a major detriment to society due to lost work productivity. Current western medical treatments are…