Exercise Science News
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Dr. Jake Sorensen: Pursuing Health and Healing
Meet Jake Sorensen, a new assistant professor of exercise sciences working to understand aging, health, and healing.
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Getting Diabetics Back on Their Feet
Andrew Hillier and Seth Huber combine public health and engineering at BYU to speed up healing for the foot ulcers of people with diabetes. The students' foot braces take stress off the foot and reduce the need for amputation.
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Huddled Up for Healing: Working with the Football Team to Address a Degenerative Brain Disease
In 2002, the death of legendary NFL center Mike Webster introduced the world to the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The disease is marked by depression, rage, substance abuse, cognitive dysfunction, and dementia, and diagnoses are rising rapidly among retired football players.
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Can You Age Out of Exercising?
The sun blazed down on the sidewalk of Provo’s Center Street as community members pounded the pavement to the finish line. The marathon started before the sun had even risen, and amongst the clumps of college students was an older gentleman dressed in bright yellow. He finished in under five hours.
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