Referring Physicians for Wake Forest Baptist Health

Brrrrrrrrr! It’s Brain Freeze Season

Neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin, Ph.D., explains the science behind brain freeze and says it’s your body's way of putting on the brakes, telling you to slow down and take it easy when eating or drinking something icy cold.

• Read more about brain freeze in the news release.
• See how brain freeze was covered.
• Watch Godwin explain how it works on WFMY.

Regular Moderate Exercise Does Not Worsen Pain in People with Fibromyalgia

For many people who have fibromyalgia, even the thought of exercising is painful. Yet a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows that exercise does not worsen the pain associated with the disorder and may even lessen it over time. The findings are published in the current online issue of the journal Arthritis Care & Research. According to Dennis Ang, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine at Wake Forest Baptist and senior author of the study, doing light to moderate exercise over a prolonged period of time improves overall symptoms, such as fatigue and trouble sleeping, while not increasing pain.
• Read coverage in Health24 and Medical News Today
• Read the recent research news release
• Visit Rheumatology

Will Replacement Organs One Day be Printed?

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine is a leader in research to "print" replacement tissues and organs. Work that started out on a modified inkjet printer has advanced to custom-designed machines that are attracting national attention for their innovation.

• Read about the institute's Edison Award for innovation.
• Learn about the 3-D printing, including the institute's projects, in The Smithsonian.
• Visit our website to see a 3-D printer in action.

Survived Cancer? Now Look Out for Cardiovascular Risks

New research finds that cardiovascular disease risk factors may be overlooked during survivorship care for people who beat cancer. The study highlights the need for more awareness by cancer survivors and their doctors to plan for good health following cancer treatment

• Read the coverage at Science Daily.
• Learn more about cancer survivorship.
• Visit the National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Migraine Headache Triggers Tricky to Pinpoint

Daily fluctuations of variables – such as weather, diet, hormone levels, sleep, physical activity and stress – make  it difficult for patients and their doctors to figure out for themselves what causes their headaches, according to a new study from researcher Timothy T. Houle, Ph.D, associate professor of anesthesia and neurology.

• Review coverage by the Huffington Post and Yahoo!News.
• Read the original news release.
• Learn more about migraines and visit the Neurology department.

Migrant Farmworkers

Ongoing research from The Center for Worker Health looks at occupational health issues related to migrant farm work. Recent studies have looked at housing conditions, water quality and pesticides.

• Read the most recent releases on food facilities and water quality.

• View news coverage on the topic.

• Learn more about The Center for Worker Health.