doping
SFU researchers investigate the biological effects of doping and the medical implications of racism
Peak Web July 26, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU BPK professor looking at ways to prevent cheating in sports SFU biomedical physiology and kinesiology (BPK) professor David Clarke and his team are creating new ways to catch athletes who are doping. Current doping detection methods look at athletes’ blood and urine for substances and increased levels of hormones and blood markers. Clarke’s team is looking at how additional data from athlete monitoring devices, such as power meters, can create more robust tests for detecting doping. Power meters are training tools that measure an athlete’s critical power, which is the…
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World News Beats
Peak Web March 9, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Europe colder than the Arctic Europe is being engulfed by a cold spell, seeing temperatures plummet and leaving cities scrambling to shelter the homeless from the freezing weather, while places north of the Arctic Circle are…
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