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Research: Women's faces are rated as more attractive in presence of pleasant odors

New research from the Monell Chemical Senses Center reveals that women's faces are rated as more attractive in the presence of pleasant odors. In contrast, odor pleasantness had less effect on the evaluation of age.

30 May 2014

Regular grape consumption may play role in eye health

New research presented this week at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology conference in Orlando, Florida suggests that regular grape consumption may play a role in eye health by protecting the retina from deterioration.

30 May 2014

Allowing PTSD patients to choose their own treatment is less expensive, shows study

A cost-analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder treatments shows that letting patients choose their course of treatment - either psychotherapy or medication - is less expensive than assigning a treatment and provides a higher quality of life for patients.

29 May 2014

Computer simulations offer potential treatment option for dry eye syndrome

A treatment for dry eye-a burning, gritty condition that can impair vision and damage the cornea-could some day result from computer simulations that map the way tears move across the surface of the eye.

29 May 2014

Innovative device has potential to reduce hemorrhage, save lives

Removing a malignant tumor from the head of the pancreas is a risky and demanding operation. The surgeon must carefully navigate around the stomach, the gallbladder, the bile duct, lymph nodes, and several high-pressure blood vessels.

29 May 2014

Researchers create initial catalog of human proteome, identify 193 novel proteins

Striving for the protein equivalent of the Human Genome Project, an international team of researchers has created an initial catalog of the human "proteome," or all of the proteins in the human body.

29 May 2014

Research shows how brain distinguishes specific voices in noisy, distracting environments

Listening to a conversation in the context of a cocktail party presents a great challenge for the auditory system.

29 May 2014

New approach provides a viable way to culture hESCs for clinical purposes

To be suitable for medical transplantation, one idea is that human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) need to remain "undifferentiated" i.e. they are not changing into other cell types.

29 May 2014

Worldwide obesity rates reach all-time high

Obesity rates have been steadily climbing over the last three decades and the number of adults and children who are now obese is higher than ever, show important new findings.

29 May 2014

Professor receives grant to develop noninvasive method for detecting breast cancer in excised tumors

The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $388,913 grant to an electrical engineering professor at the University of Arkansas to further her work on an alternative, noninvasive method of detecting breast cancer in excised tumors in real time.

29 May 2014

Viewpoints: Who is responsible for mentally-ill shooters?; privatizing VA floated to fix problems

Mass killers like Elliot Rodger teach society all the wrong lessons about the connection between violence, mental illness and guns - and what we should do about it.

29 May 2014

RBCC’s BiO Assay wins grant from CASIS for Biological Research in Microgravity

The BiO Assay, a 3D Bioprinting technology being promoted around the world by the joint venture of Rainbow Coral Corp. (OTCBB: RBCC) and Nano3D Biosciences (n3D), has been awarded a research grant from the Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS)—the sole manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory.

29 May 2014

State highlights: Mental health funding in Kansas; EHR problems claim CEO's job; 'litany of woes' at IHS

A selection of health policy stories from Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, and Wyoming.

29 May 2014

First Edition: May 29, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles on an inspector general's report on care at VA hospitals and growing pressure from some House Republicans to vote on an alternative to the Affordable Care Act.

29 May 2014

Despite new IRS rule, employers can still send workers to the online marketplaces

Nothing stops companies from canceling their health plans, as long as they pay the relevant taxes and penalties, KHN reports.

29 May 2014

Atlantis Healthcare publishes innovative psychology-based model to improve adherence

Health psychology experts from Atlantis Healthcare, a global company specializing in patient adherence solutions, have published a review supporting an innovative psychology-based model for understanding treatment non-adherence and designing behavior change interventions to improve adherence.

29 May 2014

Synexus starts new state of art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany

On 28th May, 2014, Synexus officially opened a new state of the art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany.

From AES - Accelerated Enrollment Solutions 29 May 2014

Insurers, employers trimming costs, consumers paying more

News outlets cover how companies are puzzling through the increasing costs of health care. Insurers are changing how they pay for cancer care, aiming to blunt soaring costs and push oncologists to adhere to standardized treatment guidelines.

29 May 2014

Michelle Obama wades into political debate to stop backtracking on school lunch reforms

Michelle Obama turned uncharacteristically political on Tuesday, pushing back against a measure pending in the Republican-controlled House that would let some schools opt out of federal dietary standards for school lunches.

29 May 2014

UT Southwestern researchers identify protein critical to the spread of deadly cancer cells

UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researchers have identified a protein critical to the spread of deadly cancer cells and determined how it works, paving the way for potential use in diagnosis and eventually possible therapeutic drugs to halt or slow the spread of cancer.

29 May 2014

Research News and Research

Research: Women's faces are rated as more attractive in presence of pleasant odors

Regular grape consumption may play role in eye health

Allowing PTSD patients to choose their own treatment is less expensive, shows study

Computer simulations offer potential treatment option for dry eye syndrome

Innovative device has potential to reduce hemorrhage, save lives

Researchers create initial catalog of human proteome, identify 193 novel proteins

Research shows how brain distinguishes specific voices in noisy, distracting environments

New approach provides a viable way to culture hESCs for clinical purposes

Worldwide obesity rates reach all-time high

Professor receives grant to develop noninvasive method for detecting breast cancer in excised tumors

Viewpoints: Who is responsible for mentally-ill shooters?; privatizing VA floated to fix problems

RBCC’s BiO Assay wins grant from CASIS for Biological Research in Microgravity

State highlights: Mental health funding in Kansas; EHR problems claim CEO's job; 'litany of woes' at IHS

First Edition: May 29, 2014

Despite new IRS rule, employers can still send workers to the online marketplaces

Atlantis Healthcare publishes innovative psychology-based model to improve adherence

Synexus starts new state of art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany

Insurers, employers trimming costs, consumers paying more

Michelle Obama wades into political debate to stop backtracking on school lunch reforms

UT Southwestern researchers identify protein critical to the spread of deadly cancer cells

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