Author Archives : Emily Lunardo

When you think of norovirus, you probably get an image of sick passengers on a cruise ship. It most commonly affects people who are frequently in close proximity to others. For example, norovirus outbreaks are commonly seen in schools, retirement homes, restaurants, and dormitories—basically, anywhere that groups of people are found together. Norovirus is highly ...click here to read more

New research published in Nature Genetics has discovered a genetic link between sleep disturbance and medical conditions such as restless leg syndrome, schizophrenia, and obesity. The study examined the biological mechanisms that control insomnia, the duration of sleep, and excessive daytime drowsiness. They also looked at how they related to the medical and life histories ...click here to read more

A recent pair of studies from The George Institute for Global Health confirms that the weather does not affect aches and pains associated with back pain or osteoarthritis. While many believe that the onset of back pain and arthritis aches coincide with fluctuations in weather, the results of these studies showed there was no relationship ...click here to read more

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that treatment for patients whose blood pressure falls in the gray zone can be personalized through the use of CT scans. The gray zone describes blood pressure levels that are just above normal, or mildly high—this range is also referred to as prehypertension. This development is exceedingly beneficial, ...click here to read more

A new study from the University of California, San Diego, has found that elderly women who sit for a minimum of 10 hours daily and get little to no exercise have cells that are biologically older than their more active counterparts. Elderly women who get less than 40 minutes of moderate exercise and are sedentary ...click here to read more

A new portable device is being developed by researchers at the University of Twente in conjunction with commercial parties in order to aid in the early detection of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes has been diagnosed in approximately 420 million people across the globe, while an additional 180 million are living with the ...click here to read more

A recent study conducted by the Washington University School of Medicine has revealed a potential connection between the effects of severe tinnitus and cognitive training. Dr. Jay F. Piccirillo led the study with the purpose of observing how cognitive training can affect and even aid patients with severe tinnitus in improving their working memory, selective ...click here to read more

Dear Friends, How are your New Year’s resolutions coming along? Did you buy that gym membership like you promised yourself? And if you did, have you visited the gym at all? We’re nearing the end of the first month of 2017, and although it may be discouraging to be jumping off the fitness bandwagon already, ...click here to read more