Brenna Lowery

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• New Treatment for Celiac Disease Using Nanoparticles Is Underway

  Recently, investigators have found a potential way to develop a treatment for celiac disease, which, according to Cour Pharmaceuticals focuses on the autoimmune disease, along with other inflammatory diseases. The treatment has been approved for clinical trials in August, 2017, and these trials have...

• The Communication Gap Between Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals

  When it comes to healthcare and receiving aid at hospitals, clinics, and other health centers, the communication between doctors and the nursing staff is paramount to ensure that patients receive the very best care possible. In a place where there are often hundreds — if not thousands — of...

• How Depression Leads to COPD Medication Non-Adherence

  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive disease that still does not have a cure. The World Health Organization predicts that COPD will become the fourth leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. The predominant cause for COPD is tobacco smoking. Most symptoms are irreversible,...

• Can Children Suffer from Sleep Apnea?

  Sleep apnea is a very common sleep disorder that can affect any individual at any age, even children. It is typically caused by something that blocks the airway, thus leading to abnormal breathing while asleep. If your child snores loudly or displays other symptoms such as breathing difficulties...

• Restless Sleep May Precede Parkinson's Disease

  Parkinson’s is a disorder of movements characterized by rigidity, tremor, bradykinesia (slow movements), and much more. It is also known as a more generalized neurodegenerative disorder that affects memory, cognitive ability, emotion and sleep.One of the under reported changes in Parkinson’s is...

• Third Rock from the Sun's Star Kristen Johnston Shares Battle with Lupus

  Everyone knows Kristen Johnson from her hit role in the 90’s sitcom Third Rock from the Sun which ran from 1996 to 2001. However, some might also know her from her other exploits, like writing the book Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs, where she shares her battle against substance...