In The News: School of Integrated Health Sciences

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Student projects that can make a difference. That’s the goal for one classroom in the southeast valley. One student-athlete wants to see how concussions impact mental health in athletes.

Real Simple

By the time late afternoon rolls around, so does that lethargic and unproductive sensation you’ve worked all day to avoid. The feeling is more commonly known as a ‘midday slump,’ or the dip in energy we experience halfway through the day. It’s easy to wonder if afternoon slumps show up like clockwork, but it’s actually the food we eat that helps drive (or curtail) our energy levels. That means there's a solution.

Health

For hundreds of years, people have turned to chocolate to boost heart health. Back in the 1500s, the indigenous Aztec people consumed cocoa as a drink believed to treat various ailments, including angina, a type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.

Self

If you get a period, you may have noticed that your body feels…different…at various points in your monthly cycle. Some days, you might feel charged up and ready to go, while others you’re moving in slow motion. It would make sense that this ebb and flow might impact how you show up to tackle your fitness routine too. That’s the idea behind cycle-syncing workouts, or the practice of changing up your exercise routine according to what phase you’re at in your menstrual cycle.

La Nacion

The humble potato, often associated with high-fat foods due to its fried preparation, has been vindicated by a study from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). According to the results, this tuber, when eaten baked and with its skin, can benefit cardiovascular health in people with type 2 diabetes.

Everyday Health

Is walking backwards, also known as retro walking, a fitness trend you should be trying — assuming you’re willing to get a few quizzical looks from friends and neighbors?

BioSpace

Axsome’s expectation that AXS-05 can win market share from Rexulti is partly built on the belief that the drug candidate has a differentiated safety profile. Rexulti has a boxed warning because of an increased risk of death. There were no deaths in the AXS-05 trials. Jeffrey Cummings, a research professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, discussed what may happen if AXS-05 avoids a boxed warning.

PM360

Axsome Therapeutics said on Monday it would seek marketing approval next year for its oral drug to treat agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, after it succeeded in three out of four late-stage studies.

Investing.com

Today, Axsome will host a conference call and webcast to discuss these topline results. Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, Vice Chair of Research at UNLV Department of Brain Health, will join the call and be available for questions.

Runner's World

Walking is one of the simplest and most accessible physical activities, but what happens when the movement is reversed? Backward walking, or retro walking, is a practice that is establishing itself in the world of fitness thanks to its unique benefits. Although it may seem like a modern trend, this technique has ancient origins: it was in fact used in Chinese medicine to improve body balance.

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic Genome Center researchers have unraveled how microglia, which perform key neuroprotective activities, also can transform and drive harmful processes such as inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Eating? That comes naturally for Americans of just about any demographic or age group. Eating nutritionally? That takes some attention, particularly for older Americans, who face healthy eating challenges, both medical and practical, that their younger counterparts may not.