Physical therapy and communication science labs research pioneering treatments
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports ACL injury treatment options and cycling as a physical therapy for older adults with Parkinson’s are just a few of the groundbreaking areas of testing for all ages at the University of Pittsburgh’s Physical Therapy and Translational Research Center. My embedded reporting project is at the University of Pittsburgh School […]
Brains and brawn: How the brain controls muscular contractions in athletic performance
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports Have you ever had an electrical current sent from your brain to your arm to research strength? Surprisingly, it doesn’t hurt – it’s done for the sake of neuromuscular research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Neuromuscular Research Lab. The lab uses a magstim rapid […]
Lab optimizes performance and prevents injury for warriors, athletes and more
Medill News Service journalist Colleen Zewe is embedding this spring as a reporter with with sports medicine researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Neuromuscular Research Lab as they enhance performance for warriors and athletes. By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports At first glance, the University of Pittsburgh Neuromuscular Research Lab […]
Saying I Do: 2019 wedding trends and tips
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports Nothing is more exciting than getting engaged! You’ve got the ring and the amazing fiancée, but now there’s a wedding to plan! With all that needs to get done before the big day, it’s hard to know where to start. To help new brides sort through it all, a wedding […]
Senior housing facilities in Chicago: Creating communities for LGBT elders
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports When searching for a senior housing facility, most people ask the standard questions: What are the meals like? What are the costs? But for LGBT people, the process becomes more complicated because they have to consider how LGBT-friendly the home is. Luckily, new diversity trainings for senior homes can help […]
After facing violence in her senior living home, LGBT woman goes to court
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports After grieving the loss of her partner of 30 years, Marsha Wetzel, 70, moved into Glen St. Andrew Living Community, a senior housing facility in Niles in November 2014. Wetzel signed a tenant agreement that guaranteed her three meals a day, laundry services and access to a community room. It […]
Warmer climates bring more insects, and those insects can bring illnesses
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports Thanks to climate change, researchers found a new fly species buzzing through Indiana. And flies aren’t the only ones expanding their territories. Biologists at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science regularly collect blow flies in the area, but they were surprised to see a new species in their […]
Voice therapy helps trans people sing at a different pitch
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports This story originally appeared in INTO. One of the most defining gender characteristics, voice, often gets overlooked in technology and medicine, but new advances in voice therapy may help transgender people feel more like their true gender. While hormones may help some people change their voice, they don’t work for […]
Hot coffee delivers more antioxidant benefits than cold brew, research finds
by Colleen Zewe Medill Reports As the weather gets colder, caffeine-lovers often switch from cold brew to hot coffee. This switch packs more benefits than just warming you up. New research shows that hot coffee contains more antioxidants than cold.
Department of Health and Human Services revs up physical activity guidelines for Americans
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports Get your toddlers moving with active play. That’s the key change of new physical activity guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HHS released the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions meeting in Chicago on Monday. The […]
