What is stalking? While legal definitions of stalking vary from one jurisdiction to another, a good working definition of stalking is “a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear.” According to the National Center for Victims of Crime, and…
According to the CDC, flu season arrived early this year. The most prominent virus that’s been going around also tends to cause more cases of severe disease and death than other varieties. That said, flu season is likely to be troublesome, so it’s important to know as much as…
Dr. Steven Anton, at the University of Florida Institute of Aging, is conducting a study on the antioxidant resveratrol. The study, called REVIVE, seeks to understand the changes in muscle function, including the effects on vitality and physical function, after 90 days of taking resveratrol, a common compound found…
Asthma is the most prevalent chronic illness in childhood in the U.S. Adherence to prescribed controller medication for those with persistent subtypes of asthma is low among adolescents, according to Rachel Sweenie, a graduate student working on this study. This study is important to the community because the pediatric…
During the winter months, there is more crowding, touching and a much higher chance to spread germs around. Air travel also spreads viruses around the country and flu season reaches its height in late fall and early winter. This is because viruses circulate better in colder weather. Here are…
Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a type of recurrent major depressive disorder in which episodes of depression occur around the same season each year. This condition is sometimes called the “winter blues.” SAD, specific to winter, may be related to changes in the amount of daylight a person receives. Seasonal affective…
Please welcome Lauren Minnick, UF HealthStreet’s new Quality Control and Data Entry Specialist. Lauren earned her BA in Anthropology and a certificate in Latin American Studies from the University of Florida in 2012. She previously worked as the regulatory specialist at a clinical research site where she first became…
Did you know that in a typical Thanksgiving meal, Americans will consume more than 1,600 calories? Or that an average American eats around 4,500 calories throughout the entire Thanksgiving day? One study even found that eating an unusually heavy and rich meal may quadruple an individual’s risk of having…
A new UF study will examine swallowing and breathing in healthy adults in order to better understand how swallowing and respiratory impairments manifest and progress in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The goal of the study is to answer “what does normal breathing and swallowing look like across the…
Did you know that every 66 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease? More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and by the year 2050 this number could rise as high as 16 million. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the…
