Author Archives : Emily Lunardo

Researchers have found that education, income, weight and exercise all play a role in metabolic risks for women experiencing menopause. Metabolic syndromes increase a person’s risk of conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. Researchers analyzed four years worth of data, which included 1,200 healthy women between 44 and 55 years of age and explored ...click here to read more

Research from the University of Toronto has brought us steps closer to understanding the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack and damage the protective covering of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Normally, the immune system works to protect us from ...click here to read more

Zoonotic diseases are those transferred from animals to humans, including Lyme disease, salmonella, and E. coli. Zoonotic diseases are caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that six out of 10 infectious diseases found in human result from animals. As humans we interact with animals on ...click here to read more

Holiday shopping may be stressful, but new findings suggest that spending money on others can offer cardiovascular health benefits. The study comes from researchers at the University of British Columbia. Ashley Whillans, study author and Ph.D., student, said, “What we’ve found is some of the strongest evidence to date that spending money on others can ...click here to read more

Green tea is a popular beverage consumed all over the world, but is too much green tea bad for you? Researchers have found that high consumption of green tea impairs fertility function in fruit flies, along with impairing development of their offspring. As of now, the researchers are unsure if high consumption of green tea ...click here to read more

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of disorders categorized by the progressive loss of nerve cells within the brain’s frontal lobes (found directly behind the forehead) or temporal lobes (Areas behind the ears). When nerve cells are lost in these areas of the brain behavior and personality can begin to deteriorate along with changes to ...click here to read more

Workplaces can be effective areas to promote diabetes prevention by implementing intervention programs. It has been found that people who work in offices have higher blood sugar, so workplace interventions can help them make healthier lifestyle choices to help reduce the risk of diabetes. For the study employees with prediabetes were identified – elevated blood ...click here to read more

Although the holidays are meant to be joyous, many of us experience holiday sadness or the winter blues. Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein, president and CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, said, “The holidays can be an especially difficult time for people who are depressed or grieving. People who are sad or lonely often feel ...click here to read more