Lauren A. Cruz

Case Western Reserve University | CWRU · Population and Quantitative Health Sciences

Aim: Functional high intensity training (F-HIT) is a novel fitness paradigm that integrates simultaneous aerobic and resistance training in sets of constantly varied movements, based on real-world situational exercises, performed at high intensity in workouts that range from ∼8-20 min/session. We hypothesized that F-HIT would be an effective exerc...

Patho-physiologically, type 2 diabetes is progressive increase in insulin resistance and defects in insulin secretion combined with low grade systemic inflammation. Exercise and dietary interventions are known to be effective in enhancing skeletal muscle and hepatic insulin sensitivity (ability of insulin to increase glucose uptake and decrease glu...

Fungal infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a pituitary or sellar mass, albeit fungal infections involving the pituitary gland and sella are a rare occurrence. We report a case of Aspergillus infection involving the pituitary gland and sellar region discovered in a 74-year-old man. The patient had a history of hypertensio...