Russian athletics has been engulfed by a doping scandal this week following the publication of a damning report by the sport's drugs watchdog. Doping refers to a number of substances and techniques ...

In the 1990s, Lee Sweeney, a physiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrated that inserting the gene encoding insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) into the muscle cells of mice increased ...

The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine.

In January 2013, the world of sports was shaken by an interview conducted by the American powerhouse broadcaster Oprah Winfrey with the cycling champion Lance Armstrong. Armstrong, who had won seven ...

Blood doping boosts athletic performance by increasing the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream. Blood doping is commonly associated with endurance sports such as cycling, distance running, ...

On July 30, the New York Times reported that two Chinese swimmers, one of whom is competing at the Paris Olympics, tested positive for an anabolic steroid, a banned performance enhancing substance, in ...

Arsene Wenger had a lot to get off his chest in the autumn of 2015. His Arsenal side were in danger of exiting the Champions League at the group stages and their 2-1 loss away to Dinamo Zagreb had ...

Tasso and InnoVero developed a less-invasive anti-doping blood test being used broadly at the Olympics for the first time.

For Australian Open champion Madison Keys, they were enough for her to break down in tears. Former world No. 5 Andrey Rublev says they “can drive you crazy”. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka calls them ...

Lance Armstrong became the first person to win the Tour de France seven times in a row, but he was stripped of his titles after doping allegations in 2012 Lance Armstrong is a former professional ...

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