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Danes are willing to pay more for genetic testing when treating depression than the cost of the testing itself, implying that genetic testing is socially useful.
Based on a survey among Danes the study estimates the supposed willingness-to-pay for genetic testing as part of the treatment of depression.
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Men who visit the University of Hertfordshire’s Health and Human Sciences Research Institute Showcase next week can have their ears and fingers measured and dance moves scrutinised to get a rating on their expected attractiveness to women.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Astepro - the new formulation of Astelin. Astepro Nasal Spray is an improvement over the marketed Astelin Nasal Spray and Continue Reading »

Suicide rates in those aged 10-19 in the UK declined by 28% in the seven year period from 1997-2003, shows a study published today in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Manchester, showed that the decline was Continue Reading »

Do mothers purposely expose their offspring to their own stress? If so, why?
The question arises because it is widely accepted that exposure to maternal stress during pre-natal development can have negative impacts on offspring following birth. To examine why a stressed mother would allow this to happen, evolutionary physiologists Oliver Love and Tony Williams examined how offspring exposure Continue Reading »

Researchers looking at different genetic factors which may be at play in people with asthma are looking for volunteers to help with their research at Queensland University of Technology.
Matthew Hadaway, a PhD student in the School of Life Sciences, said the research group he is working with is looking at Continue Reading »

Current research suggests that stress may activate immune cells in your skin, resulting in inflammatory skin disease. The related report by Joachim et al., "Stress-induced Neurogenic Inflammation in Murine Skin Skews Dendritic Cells towards Maturation and Migration: Key role of ICAM-1/LFA-1 interactions," appears Continue Reading »