Discover Rush Fall 2009

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Discover Rush Fall 2009 issue

To download a PDF of this issue of Discover Rush see the link at right under Related Topics. Or view selected articles using the links below.

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Making Motions

• Making Motion: Some interesting facts about motion.
• The Body In Motion: Three stories about the body's systems in motion.

  • Easy As 1, 2, 3 ...: Tips on how to slow down.

  • Moving Medicine Forward: Learn how doctors and researchers at Rush are advancing medicine.

Rush in the News

• Link Found Between Belly Fat and Depression: Research shows that depression can cause the accumulation of visceral fat.
• Sleep To Cope With Headaches May Lead to Other Problems:  Learn about the negative health consequences associated with sleep.

Clinical Trials

• Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver Study
• Knee Cartilage Lesion Study