For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below.  http://laserclassroom.com/are-green-lasers-more-dangerous-than-red-lasers/ http://www.laserpointersafety.com/laser-hazards_head-eyes/laser-hazards_head-eyes.html https://www.technologyreview.com/s/420214/the-danger-of-green-laser-pointers/Be sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday mor...

Corinne Metzger, M.S.You get a cold or a flu and you feel awful. But after a couple days or a week you get back to feeling normal again. These are the typical illnesses most people face. But there are illnesses that do not go away, that continue to impact the way someone feels and lives on a day-to-day basis, and sometimes these diseases even begin to impact other parts of that person’s body leading to more problems. A group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are disea...

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below.  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/basketball-concussions-a-risk-in-contact-sports-not-just-football/ http://www.uhhospitals.org/myuhcare/health-and-wellness/better-living-health-articles/2016/february/concussions-and-basketball-what-parents-players-and-coaches-should-knowBe sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1...

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. http://www.livestrong.com/article/317647-ankle-weights-make-jump-higher/Be sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday morning at 10:45am. If you missed it you can listen to it here!  

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. http://www.businessinsider.com/why-you-should-never-punt-2013-11Be sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday morning at 10:45am. If you missed it you can listen to it here!  

Up today in our series is Dr. Larry Kenney, the Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance at Penn State University. Dr. Kenney's talk is called "Climate Change, Aging, and Human Health" and covers the physiological issues we will all face with the onset of Climate Change.  LISTEN or WATCH NOW!

We're thrilled to have Dr. Amanda Boyce from the National Institutes of Health join us on the Podcast today! Amanda brings a wealth of experience in scientific review, and discusses the specifics behind how our tax dollars get spent on research in funding from the National Institutes of Health. A really informative talk! LISTEN NOW!

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160425112257.htmBe sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday morning at 10:45am. If you missed it you can listen to it here! 

Playing the piano, swinging a golf club, typing words on a computer - what do all these activities have in common? Physiologically, each requires the careful coordination of different movements by both limbs to complete the task. This is bimanual coordination, and we have Dr. Deanna Kennedy in the studio to talk about it! Join us for a talk on the very basics of human performance, and how completion of even the smallest tasks is an impressive physiological feat! LISTEN NOW! 

Most believe that sport, particularly organized sport, is a generally good and positive activity that leads to positive outcomes - but why? How can we maximize the positive outcomes that sport has with the greatest regularity? Join us with Dr. Marlene Dixon, as we take on these questions and more in this week's podcast! LISTEN NOW