Born into this world, we live our lives, all of us destined to shuffle off this mortal coil. To put it bluntly, we are born to die. In simplistic terms, aging is a time-dependent decline in function, whether it is a cell, a tissue, or the entire organism. But when that final chapter arrives is ...
By ABIGAIL COMAR Special to the Journal MARQUETTE — A new study has demonstrated how an advisory program designed for the Anishinaabe is a useful tool for tracking fish consumption in Great Lakes tribes. The research collaboration among the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan and the ...
We are now into our wonderful busy holiday season, having just celebrated our Thanksgiving Holiday on the last Thursday of November. We are now all getting ready for our special Christmas and New Year celebrations in a very short time. This is a very busy time of year and this can certainly ...
Lower extremity amputations are a tremendous source of illness, disability, and death for Americans living with diabetes. And these debilitating events aren’t a rarity, with a limb lost to diabetes globally every 20 seconds. The three most important factors in this are an impaired immune ...
Perhaps obesity is a problem of “bad behavior,” or just bad habits. Take the existence of the cookie jar as an example. It seems that the world has conspired to put extra pounds on me just by presenting jars of free cookies everywhere. These ubiquitous, free cookies are delicious, don’t ...
No doubt you are familiar with Father Time and the ticking of the clock which signals the advancing years. The human condition requires the endurance of this passage through time and its consequences to our physical body. Early on, this passage brings growth through the vitality of youth, but ...
