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Genetics and Running Economy

The cause of an overuse injury in running is that the cumulative load on the tissues is beyond what the current state of the tissues can tolerate, so it breaks. Historically the focus has always been on the cumulative load and its only been more recently that the focus has been on the state of the tissues to take the loads Continue reading →

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New genes linked to Type 2 diabetes identified

News from Diabetes UK : A new understanding and possible treatment for Type 2 diabetes could be on its way after one of the largest genetic studies to date discovered nine new genes linked to the condition. The genes and blood glucose levels of over 120,000 volunteers were studied by scientists from 174 research centres across the world. A set of genes that control the body’s response to glucose in the blood was identified Continue reading →

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