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Researchers explore hair cells of inner ear to reverse hearing loss

The ability to discern pitch - to hear the difference between "cat," "bat" and "hat," for example - hinges on remarkable gradations in specialized cells within the inner ear.

21 May 2014

Loyola's pediatric dermatologists highlight risks related to indoor tanning

Prom season is right around the corner and with that comes dress shopping and trips to the local tanning salons for many girls.

21 May 2014

Transcendence is the best predictor of positive aging, shows study

An aging population poses challenges for governments around the globe as nations grapple with how to satisfy the physical, social and economic needs of older adults.

21 May 2014

Mayo Clinic study provides key insights into aggressive form of pancreatic cancer

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered an enzyme they say is tightly linked to how aggressive pancreatic cancer will be in a patient.

21 May 2014

New study suggests greater focus on maternal mental health

Maternal depression is more common at four years following childbirth than at any other time in the first 12 months after childbirth, and there needs to be a greater focus on maternal mental health, suggests a new study published today (21 May) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

21 May 2014

A novel strategy to uncover new antibiotics

Resistance to antibiotics has been steadily rising, posing a threat to public health. Now, a method from Mohammad Seyedsayamdost, an assistant professor of chemistry at Princeton University, may open the door to the discovery of a host of potential drug candidates.

21 May 2014

athenahealth signs strategic agreement with Henry Schein Medical

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination, and Henry Schein Medical, the U.S. Medical business of Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today announced a strategic agreement.

21 May 2014

Weight loss at any age in adulthood linked to improved cardiovascular health

Weight loss at any age in adulthood is worthwhile because it could yield long-term heart and vascular benefits, suggests new research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

21 May 2014

Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System recognized as 2014 Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion

The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System is one of nine U.S. health care employers recognized May 15 as a 2014 Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion, an award given by CareerSTAT, an initiative of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions and Jobs for the Future.

21 May 2014

Study highlights factors that can combat hookah smoking among college students

Educational campaigns meant to dissuade college students from initiating hookah tobacco smoking may be more successful if they combat positive perceptions of hookah use as attractive and romantic, rather than focusing solely on the harmful components of hookah tobacco smoke, a new University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study found.

21 May 2014

First Edition: May 21, 2014

Today's headlines include status reports on the health exchanges in Nevada and Oregon.

21 May 2014

Combination of metformin and rapamycin shows potential in treating aging and related diseases

A proven approach to slow the aging process is dietary restriction, but new research in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University helps explain the action of a drug that appears to mimic that process - rapamycin.

21 May 2014

ClinTec International wins ‘Business Innovation of the Year’ award

ClinTec International is proud to be announced as winners of the prestigious 'Business Innovation of the Year' award sponsored by Microsoft presented during the Scottish Business Awards, held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on the 12th May 2014.

21 May 2014

cloudBuy welcomes the new Care Act passed by Parliament

cloudBuy, the world's leading online social care marketplace, has welcomed Parliament's Royal Assent for the Care Act 2014, a landmark piece of legislation that will lead to the most significant changes to the health and social care system in more than 60 years.

21 May 2014

New in vitro 12-cell line panel assay predicts anti-cancer drug activity

Southern Research Institute today announced a new service offering - a novel in vitro 12-cell line panel assay designed to predict drug activity and improve the success rate of drugs tested in xenograft models.

21 May 2014

Physicians Realty Trust prices public offering of common stock at $12.50 per share

Physicians Realty Trust ("the Company"), a self-managed healthcare real estate company, announced today the pricing of its public offering of 11,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest at a price to the public of $12.50 per share, for a total of approximately $129.5 million of net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.

21 May 2014

Cell Science Systems launches new blood test profile for GI disorders

Distinguishing the cause of gut disorders can be complicated. Therefore, Cell Science Systems, Corp. today announced the launch of a new test to help clinicians reach a diagnosis; and, suggest dietary strategies to improve whatever gut malady a person may have.

21 May 2014