Sportsmen and women have been known to dope with the blood hormone Epo to enhance their performance. Researchers have now discovered, through animal testing, that Epo has a performance-enhancing ...

PARIS -- A French inquiry into sports doping uncovered proof that 1998 Tour de France champion Marco Pantani and runner-up Jan Ullrich used the banned blood-booster EPO to fuel their performances.

LANCE charts the rise and fall of former pro cyclist Lance Armstrong—and if you’re unfamiliar with his story, which was damn near a world event at its peak, here’s the gist. For most of the ’90s and ...

Epo is a hormone sometimes misused by athletes to boost their endurance. Since the test to identify the drug's presence was introduced in 2000, 33 labs have been accredited by the World Anti-Doping ...

TJ Dillashaw says he only took the banned substance that got him suspended when his body was beaten down during a drop to make the flyweight limit of 125 pounds. The former UFC bantamweight champion ...

All banned substance violations in combat sports are not created equally. Too often a blanket is thrown over every mixed martial artist who tests positive, and that's an example of widespread ...

Erythropoietin, or Epo for short, is familiar from doping cases. But the body itself also produces this vital hormone. Now, for the first time, an international research team including UZH scientists ...

A Kenyan television documentary purportedly showing a man being offered an injection of the blood booster EPO in a shop for $100 (£67) “corroborates” previous doping allegations in the country, the ...