Researchers at the University of Kansas conducted a study in which subjects jumped in the air and a weight connected to their torso was dropped while in the air. The subjects landed on one leg and force, weight on the knee and other measures were taken. The results showed pulling an athletes' jersey from behind resulted in the most pressure on the knee. The findings are useful as contact sports have a much higher incidence of ACL injuries than others and that most such injuries occur when there is no direct contact to the knee made. They also illustrate the importance of building core strength in athletes to help prevent such injuries.

Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new UCLA Health research points to an important underlying process: children’s sense of social safety.

MIT researchers find high-fat diets set off metabolic dysfunction in cells, leading to weight gain, but these effects can be reversed by treatment with an antioxidant. 

People with an autism diagnosis are at a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease early in life, a large-scale study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Neurology reports. The researchers believe that the two conditions can share underlying biological mechanisms.

The timing and consistency of your daily activity might be associated with improved cardiorespiratory fitness and walking efficiency