Top three research stories of the week: March 10 edition
This week's top research stories include a study on how marathoners could break the world record among males, new research suggesting that lactate plays a role in cancer formation and a look at a professor's research preserving Cherokee traditions.
Break the two-hour marathon record? It could be done
Using mathematical calculations, a new study bears the recipe for how marathoners could break the world record among males, shaving about four and a half minutes off the fastest time.
Lactate—long the athlete's bane—could be a key driver of cancer
Research suggests lactate, a metabolic byproduct that can interfere with sports performance, plays a role in cancer formation. And while people who regularly exercise tend to be able to clear lactate, others with a sedentary lifestyle, combined with excess sugar intake, may have a harder time.
Professor preserves Cherokee traditions with help of NSF grant
Clint Carroll will help to preserve tribal tradition and knowledge for future generations through the Faculty Early Career Development Award, a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation. Carroll, assistant professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and a citizen of the Cherokee nation, has been working with tribal elders to promote traditional knowledge and the conservation of tribal land since 2004.