Despite growing evidence that sleep apnea contributes to cardiovascular disease and can even make it worse, about 50% to 77% of hospitalized patients remain undiagnosed, according to a West Virginia University expert on sleep disorders.
Two West Virginia University experts warn that ticks are more prevalent than ever, and as encounters with humans increase, so do risks for contracting diseases like Lyme and alpha-gal syndrome.
As the days get shorter, don’t just brush off the winter blues. A West Virginia University clinical psychologist cautions seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that affects millions of Americans and should be taken seriously.
From candy to cauldrons, Halloween’s favorite traditions have been brewing for thousands of years, according to West Virginia University religious scholars.
A West Virginia University plant expert says mums, the traditional flowers of fall, can easily dry out and fade long before the end of the season without proper care and attention.
Dry conditions and lower than average rainfall mean West Virginia’s fall fire season could be a dangerous one without the public’s help, said Mark Lambert, director of the WVU Extension Fire Service.
As autumn begins, a West Virginia University expert is focused on the scents of the season — first pumpkin spice, then cranberry, pine and gingerbread. These aromas, popular in the form of candles, diffusers and simmer pots, trigger our emotions and memories through our limbic systems but avoiding too much fragrance exposure is important.
A West Virginia University psychiatrist says any legal or illegal substances used during pregnancy — including some falsely perceived as harmless, like marijuana — can hurt a developing fetus.
A West Virginia University supply chain professor says summer is getting spookier — with displays of Halloween merchandise already appearing at national retail chains like Walmart and Lowe’s — partly because sophisticated tools for predicting consumer behavior are helping drive the creep of holiday shopping seasons to earlier on the calendar.
Mark Benincosa, teaching associate professor of music technology at the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts and Media School of Music and heavy metal vocalist for the band Black Hole Zion, said Ozzy Osbourne pushed musical boundaries in his five-decade career.