In this two-part series, we will explore the ways in which an interdisciplinary approach to health science can offer unprecedented insight into the practice of medicine. Simply evoke the idea of interdisciplinary science in a room of researchers, and you probably will get as many differing opinions as there are disciplines. Not only is there…
With the announcement of an upcoming Apple Watch, and for those already wearing Fitbit and Jawbone activity trackers, the excitement over self-tracking technology is once again climbing with a deafening crescendo. But consumers are not the only ones with new devices to brag about. These wearable technologies are making a splash in research fronts traditionally…
A forthcoming study hopes to shed new light on how tango impacts the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Gammon Earhart, PT, PhD, at the Washington University School of Medicine, leads this effort, combining traditional Argentine tango with the latest fMRI procedures to uncover how dance can rewire the brain to improve locomotor function. Earhart said…
On March 10, the South African Departments of Basic Education and Health began providing free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to girls between the ages of 9 and 10. The vaccines will help protect against HPV infection as well as other health problems the infection may cause, such as cervical cancer. The cost of such an…