Author Archives : Emily Lunardo

A new study supported by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society suggests building confidence in those with the disease can help them lead fuller lives. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks its own nerves. Over time it can greatly affect a person’s ability to move and perform everyday functions. MS can ...click here to read more

Researchers from Rutgers University have found that a reduction in the hormone glucagon caused mice to overeat. Vincent Mirabella, co-author of the study, said that mice with a hormone deficiency of GLP-1 were more likely to nosh on high-fat food. But when the researchers added more of the hormone, the mice were able to block ...click here to read more

People switching to e-cigarettes to quit traditional tobacco cigarettes, might not be doing any good, according to research from the American Chemical Society. Whereas traditional cigarettes burn tobacco, e-cigarettes heat up liquid which still contains nicotine and carcinogens. Not much is currently known about e-cigarettes but they have been shown to have harmful effects so ...click here to read more

How would you rate your grocery store? New research has found that the very grocery store you visit to get nutritious food could also be making you fat. The findings come from Cornell Food and Brand Lab. Researchers from Food and Brand Lab identified 100 changes that grocers can implement to promote healthy selections among ...click here to read more

An FDA-backed study suggests getting a smoker to quit isn’t as easy as reducing the amount of nicotine in their cigarettes. In 2009, the US Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was passed, which allows the FDA to regulate the amount of nicotine in cigarettes. The FDA has supported research to determine if lowering ...click here to read more

New research suggests a moderate amount of high-quality protein can improve health and protect muscle mass, so researchers want the American and Canadian food guides to revise their recommended servings. Both the Canadian and American food guides recommend about two and three servings of meat and alternative items a day. This category is where we ...click here to read more

Current research reports that only one in every three American seniors have their diabetes under control, according to John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. In 2012, of the 11.8-million American seniors in the U.S., 25.9% had diabetes. The numbers continue to increase annually. Seniors in this case are over the age of 65. ...click here to read more

In an attempt to uncover better treatment for kidney stones, researchers conducted clinical trials of a kidney stone medication called tamsulosin. What they found was on small kidney stones tamsulosin had minimal effect, putting its results on par with the placebo. But tamsulosin was effective at breaking down larger kidney stones making them easier to ...click here to read more