These days it seems everyone is trying to get rid of fat, especially with swimsuit season approaching. But did you know that our bodies actually contain a good kind of fat that can help you lose weight? Biochemist Sheila Collins, the latest addition to the faculty at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona, [...]
Your New Year’s resolution could also help fend off cancer. Quitting smoking is a no-brainer when it comes to reducing the chances of lung cancer. But did you know that putting down that cigarette for good can also lessen your chances of getting breast, prostate and bladder cancer? There’s even evidence that smoking can increase [...]
A moment on the lips, forever on the hips. That old adage about caloric overindulgence doesn’t just apply to noticeably visible parts of the body. Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research at Lake Nona are looking at ways fat is deposited in and around the heart to find new ways to treat diabetes [...]
Source: Orlando Business Journal The Veterans Administration has awarded a $9.2 million contract to RBVetCo to begin the site work, utilities and the main loop road for the new Orlando VA Medical Center. The Pittsburgh-based general contractor is expected to start work later this month. Continue Reading RBVetCo gets $9.2M Orlando VA contract
