Author Archives : Emily Lunardo

Maybe you’ve heard of the “second child syndrome” or that the eldest in a family is the smartest. New research from the University of Illinois has said ruled out birth order has no meaningful effect on personality traits and IQ. Researchers at the University of Illinois did find that the oldest child does have a ...click here to read more

According to the University of Wisconsin, less than one in six health care workers remove their protective garments correctly. The CDC has set recommendations which health care workers should comply with after visiting infected patients; this includes how to properly remove garments to not spread illness. A trained observer watched health care personnel enter and ...click here to read more

Bugs – yes bugs – are being touted a source for sustainable protein at the Institute of Food Technologies symposium. Presenters noted one third of the earth is being used to raise livestock for human consumption. They said a move towards insect protein can help meet the needs of a growing population, which is expected ...click here to read more

It’s estimated that 17 percent of older Americans have hearing loss, according to NIH Senior Health. Unlike other animals, humans cannot reverse hearing loss, so once it’s gone, it won’t come back. But new findings suggest it may now become possible to reverse hearing loss. Washington University School of Medicine may be a step closer ...click here to read more

Two people with the same disease-causing mutation sometimes don’t get sick in the same way. This phenomenon has puzzled researchers for decades and so researchers at the University of Toronto worked to uncover why. “We have shown how genetic background – that is, the unique set of DNA letters present in any person’s genome – ...click here to read more

How was your blood pressure midlife? If it was high, it could be affecting your brain health in your older years, according to research by the Boston University Medical Center. People are living longer. Many will go well into their 80s. While have been numerous previous studies, which have examined cardiovascular risk linked to dementia, ...click here to read more

Researchers at Tel Aviv University studied cannabis’ effect on bone fractures. Their findings revealed the non-psychotropic component cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) can greatly help health bone fractures. The research was conducted on rats with mid-femoral fractures. The rats were injected with either CBD or a combination of CBD and tetrahydrocannabino (THC). CBD, even when isolated from ...click here to read more

A drug currently being tested shows promise as a cure for malaria. Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center and researchers in Australia are working together on this potential cure. Malaria is a spread by mosquitos. It causes fevers, chills, flu-like symptoms, and in severe cases death. The mosquitos spread a parasite that attacks red blood ...click here to read more