Category: Medical

More than Half of College Football Athletes Have Inadequate Levels of Vitamin D – Deficiency Linked to Muscle Injuries

More than half of college football athletes participating in the NFL Combine had inadequate levels of vitamin D, and this left them more susceptible to muscle injuries, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). “Vitamin D has been shown to play a role in muscle function and...

Waking to go to the Toilet is the Leading Cause of a Poor Night’s Sleep, say Experts on World Sleep Day

On World Sleep Day, sleep experts encourage people to understand the value of healthy and solid sleep. Interrupted sleep is associated with significant health problems, both physical and psychological, including obesity, diabetes, cancer, depression and anxiety. The most common cause of sleep disturbance is nocturia – the need to go...

Philips releases survey revealing how people across the globe prioritize sleep

Royal Philips released its report, “Unfiltered Sleep: A Global Prioritization Puzzle,” which showcases the results of an international survey conducted online in February by Harris Poll on behalf of Philips. The survey looks at how 6,461 adults across five countries (United States, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Japan) perceive, prioritize...

Michigan neurosurgeon cautions how lack of knowledge about concussions can cause long-term damage to children and adults

Michigan-based Jay Jagannathan, M.D., prominently known as one of the United States’ top neurosurgeons, says that a lack of information and knowledge about concussions can lead to long-term issues for children and adults who have suffered head and brain trauma. Speaking as March is Brain Injury Month, Dr. Jagannathan said...

Knee Pain and Stem Cells: What does the future look like?

Medicine is constantly changing. The same is true for stem cell science and Regenerative Medicine in general. The knee has arguably been given the most attention in musculoskeletal and sports medicine as it relates to stem cell treatments. Dr. Dennis Lox an expert in Regenerative Medicine and stem cell therapy...

Indigenous South Americans With Healthiest Arteries of Any Population Ever Studied Offer Healthy Lifestyle Clues

The Tsimane people—a forager-horticulturalist population of the Bolivian Amazon—have the lowest reported levels of vascular aging for any population, with coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) being five times less common than in the U.S., according to a study published today in The Lancet and presented at the American College...

Alzheimer’s Association New Interactive “LiveWell” Series Offers Online Tools to Empower People to Live Well with Dementia

The Alzheimer’s Association announced today new online resources to help those in the early stage of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias to live well. The Association’s new “LiveWell” resources offer interactive tools, including video insights from those living with the disease, to help users navigate the personal and emotional challenges...

‘Recycle Your Sleep’ This World Sleep Day

We recycle to protect our environment but how are we protecting our most precious resource, our bodies? This World Sleep Day, The Sleep Ambassador(R), Nancy H Rothstein, offers tips to support sleep and help sustain health and wellbeing. When we compromise our sleep, we waste time, energy and productivity during...