Why Pregnant Women Shouldn’t Smoke

“A researcher from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine reports that fetal exposure to nicotine may be associated with increased blood pressure among children once they grow up,” according to Time Health.

Revealing Video – Circulatory System

This week’s videos are on the circulatory system. Dr. Barbara Stoos, Associate Dean of Science at Mercy College of Northwest Ohio, discusses the function of the circulatory system and how we can keep ours healthy. Dr. Glover, Chief Medical Officer for BODIES REVEALED reveals how the specimens in the Circulatory Gallery are prepared.

What does the circulatory system do for our bodies?

Possible Cure for Progeria: The Rapidly Aging Syndrome

A rare genetic disease called Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome effects 200-250 children worldwide and causes children to develop the same joint and circulation ailments as the elderly. According to CNN, Science Translational Medicine published a study about possible treatment for this disease last month.

What is BODIES REVEALED?

This week Dr. Roy Glover talks about the exhibition in general. Dr. Glover is the Chief Medical Director for the exhibition and has been working with the exhibit since it began touring.

Your Muscles Can Influence You as a Runner

Did you know that the muscle fibers in your body could determine what type of runner you would be? Many people believe that having fast or slow twitch muscle fibers may determine if an athlete would excel as a sprinter or as a long distance runner.