Articles by Shari Barbanel
Logan University Names New Director of Admissions
Logan University (Chesterfield, MO) has named Lucas Hahn as the new director of admissions. Hahn brings more than a decade of experience in higher education enrollment to Logan. In his role, he will work with the admissions team to develop, design and implement enrollment strategies and fulfill the university’s recruitment goals for new students. As ...
Active Components of Ginkgo biloba May Improve Early Cognitive Recovery After Stroke
People with ischemic (clot-caused) stroke had better early recovery of cognitive function if treated with intravenous injections of a combination of biologically active components of Ginkgo biloba during the first two weeks after the stroke, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2024. The meeting will ...
IHS 2024 Expands With Added Networking, On-site Offerings
The Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS) announced that it is expanding the 2024 event with elevated on-site offerings. Under new leadership, IHS will emphasize networking and in-person experiences this Feb.15-17 in New York, NY. “The most common feedback we hear from Symposium attendees is the need for more peer-to-peer connection and learning, not just at our event, ...
ACA Elects New Leadership
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) installed new leadership during its annual meeting in January in Washington, D.C. Leo Bronston, DC, MAppSc, of Onalaska, WI, was elected president of the association, and Marcus Nynas, DC, of Billings, MT, was re-elected vice president for the 2024-2025 term by members of the ACA Board of Governors (BoG). Dr. ...
Sonoran University Announces New School of Mental Health and Clinical Mental Health Counseling Degree
Sonoran University of Health Sciences (Tempe, AZ) has announced it has established a School of Mental Health to house an innovative new Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree program. The program will welcome its first class in Oct. 2024 and serves to meet the urgent need for licensed mental health practitioners locally and ...
New Gut-Brain Circuits Found for Sugar and Fat Cravings
Understanding why we overeat unhealthy foods has been a long-standing mystery. While we know food’s strong power influences our choices, the precise circuitry in our brains behind this is unclear. The vagus nerve sends internal sensory information from the gut to the brain about the nutritional value of food. But, the molecular basis of the ...
EKU Launches Feasibility Study for a College of Osteopathic Medicine
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) is seeking vendors to complete a feasibility study to analyze if a public College of Osteopathic Medicine is needed in the Commonwealth. EKU said that it is committed to meeting the rising health care needs in the state by seeking to introduce a new and cost-effective medical education program in Kentucky. ...
Shuvendu Sen MD MS FACP, Vice-Chair/Faculty, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Shuvendu Sen, MD, is director, medical education and associate program director, Internal Medicine Residency Program at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Meridian Hackensack University. Dr. Sen has been named to America’s Best Physicians and has received the Oscar E. Edwards Award from the American College of Physicians, as well as many national and regional awards for ...
COSMOS Study Finds Evidence That Multivitamins Improve Memory and Slow Cognitive Aging in Older Adults
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, by 2060, nearly one in four Americans will be in an age bracket at elevated risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease unless interventions can help preserve cognitive function before deficits begin. The COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) is a large-scale, nationwide, randomized trial rigorously testing cocoa extract ...
Logan University Announces 2024 Symposium
Logan University (Chesterfield, MO) welcomes chiropractors and health science professionals to its 2024 Symposium this spring. Taking place Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel (1820 Market St., St. Louis, MO 63103), the 2024 Symposium will provide continuing education opportunities, chiropractic seminars, networking events and an address by Logan President Clay ...
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