A new study involving a researcher in Temple's School of Medicine offers hope for a blood test that can read the signature of Alzheimer’s before the onset of symptoms.

A study conducted by Chantelle Hart, associate professor of public health at Temple’s Center for Obesity Research and Education, found that lack of sleep may contribute to childhood obesity. Her study, published this week, is the first to examine the impact of sleep on children’s eating behaviors by manipulating the amount of sleep that study participants were able to get.

Educating children and their families about the importance of healthy food choices is the goal of the Medible Learning Garden, located on the side of the Medical Education and Research Building at Temple's Health Sciences Center. The plot of green space contains several flower beds where seasonal vegetables and herbs have been planted and grown by student volunteers.

A Temple medical student has received a scholarship to study stress-related mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease.

The American Heart Association has selected Verdi DiSesa as chairperson of the 2013 Greater Philadelphia Heart Walk, which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Citizen’s Bank Park. DiSesa is chief operating officer of Temple University Health System, vice dean for Clinical Affairs, professor of surgery for Temple University School of Medicine and interim CEO of Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Temple Center for Obesity Research and Education Director Gary D. Foster has been appointed to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee by the U.S. secretaries of Health and Human Services and Agriculture.