简介:RecentarticlespublishedinNaturepointouthowsexbias,primarilyconcerningmale-exclusivity,inbiologicalresearchresultinmisleadingandambiguousscience.1-4Forexample,themajorityofanimalstudiespublishedinacademicjournalsusedonlymales,whileonlyverylimitedstudieswereinvestigatedinfemalesorbothsexes.Theconsequencesofsuchmale-favoredsexbiasinbiomedicalstudieshadleadtoahugecostinthebiomedicalindustryincludingdrugdevelopment.Between1997and2001,eightoutof10prescriptiondrugswerewithdrawnfromthemarketbytheUSFDAbecausetheyshowedmoresideeffects
简介:WiththeRioOlympicsjustafewmonthspast,weremembertheexcitement,theincredibleperformances,andthecontroversies.Ashappenssooften,theOlympicGamesfocusattentionnotonlyonathleticachievementsbutalsoonhowathletesmayreachever-increasinglevelsofperformance.Doping,medicaldoping
简介:Theterm'physicalliteracy'isgainingtractioninmanycountriesandinstitutionsasagoalforphysicaleducation.Thispaperexplorestheconceptofphysicalliteracyandhighlightsthefoundationalworkinthisarea,particularlythatofMargaretWhitehead.Therelationshipofphysicalliteracytophysicaleducationisalsodiscussedwithpotentialramificationsforteachersandlearnerswhoadoptphysicalliteracyasthegoalofthesubjectarea.