Author Archives : Emily Lunardo

Biting into something and being surprised by its flavor can either be an enjoyable or disgusting experience. However, it may not be so simple. Researchers have found that biting into something pleasant or gross, such as vanilla yogurt, has implications on one’s mood. Research teams from Food & Biobased Research in the Netherlands, the University ...click here to read more

Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto have found that the “portfolio diet” is best to lower cholesterol and reduce high blood pressure. The findings come from a secondary analysis, which was collected from 2011 on the portfolio diet aimed to reduce cholesterol. Blood pressure was found to decrease as much as two percent when ...click here to read more

We’ve all done it: gone to work even though we feel horrible and will probably not get anything done. Even though we hate it when a co-worker comes in sick, and we understand that we won’t get better if we head into work sick, we still continue to do. Researchers from the University of East ...click here to read more

Sleep is an integral part of our health as it improves memory, helps repair damage and removes brain toxins. Remember the tale of the young princess who pricks her finger on a cursed spindle and falls into a deep sleep, which she can’t be woken from until she is kissed by her true love? Although ...click here to read more

For those patients who have treatment-resistant schizophrenia, switching from standard antipsychotics to clozapine has been shown to be a better treatment method. Patients on clozapine have fewer hospital visits, stay on the medication longer and require minimal need for additional antipsychotics. One percent of the adult population is affected by schizophrenia. Antipsychotics are useful tools ...click here to read more

Diabetes is a disease where there is excess sugar in the blood. But why is it there and what can you do about it? Before we look at natural remedies for diabetes and effective tips for avoiding diabetes, let’s discuss why sugar is such a big deal – and why our body needs to be ...click here to read more

Mucus has been found to be the first line of defense for the body. For example, it has been shown that licking a wound will actually help it heal faster because it signals white blood cells, which fight infection. The findings come from researchers at Lund University along with colleagues at Copenhagen and Odense in ...click here to read more

Managing the psychotic disorder schizophrenia in the elderly is important but also faces many challenges. Anyone at any age can experience schizophrenia, but age can be a large factor in the effectiveness of treatment. For example, antipsychotic drugs can pose adverse effects in the elderly, even though they can have minimal side effects in younger ...click here to read more