U-BIOPRED is a European Union consortium of 20 academic institutions, 11 pharmaceutical
companies and six patient organisations with the objective of improving the understanding …

This study attempted to assess and compare the amount of cocontraction present in thigh
and leg muscles in three groups of children during treadmill walking and running. Thirty …

Background Asthma is a heterogeneous disease in which there is a differential response to
asthma treatments. This heterogeneity needs to be evaluated so that a personalized …

Bone mineral density (BMD) was compared between 7-11-yr-old female gymnasts (GYM: N=
16) with a history of high volume impact loading (minimum of 15 h. wk-1 for past 2 yr) and …

The metabolic cost of locomotion at any given speed, when expressed per kilogram of body
mass, is greater for children than for older individuals. Incomplete explanations for the age-…

In this study we examined the ability of young adults to rescale a target-aiming movement to
meet new spatial demands. Of interest was the role of response-produced visual feedback …

The relationship between metabolic cost and three estimates of mechanical power was
examined for three groups of children. Thirty children, aged 7–8 (n = 10), 10–12 (n = 10) and 15–…

We studied the effects of different CHO supplements on exercise metabolism (1 hr at 75%
VO 2 ) and performance (fatigue time at 85% VO 2 ) in 8 male endurance athletes ( V ⋅ O 2 …

The effect of intense gymnastic training on bone mineral density was investigated in 16 elite
prepubertal (9.82 ± 0.89 years) (mean ± SD) gymnasts (GYM) and 16 normoactive (9.87 ± …

In recent years, the performance of UK sites involved in these international clinical trials has
declined in terms of the speed of trial site initiation, patient recruitment, and quality of data …