Weight Loss Research:MIND diet repeatedly ranked among best ♦ Higher fat variation of DASH diet lowers blood pressure, triglycerides ♦ People face subconscious urges to over-eat in winter

People face subconscious urges to over-eat in winter People have evolved to have subconscious urges to over-eat, and limited ability to avoid becoming obese, especially in winter.

MIND diet repeatedly ranked among best A diet proven to lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease by as much as 53 percent in participants who adhered to the diet rigorously has also been ranked as the easiest diet to follow by U.S. News & World Report.

Eat less and be happy: Is it possible? Small, uncertain incentives stimulate the same reward center of the brain as food, new brain-imaging research reveals. In a new article, the authors offer food for thought on why we overeat and how we can be just as happy not doing it.

Research raises concerns over long-term use of chromium diet pills Chromium is partially converted into a carcinogenic form when it enters cells, with increased risk associated with taking the nutritional supplement in high doses or in the long term..

Higher fat variation of DASH diet lowers blood pressure, triglycerides A higher fat DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet lowered blood pressure to the same extent as the DASH diet, but also reduced triglycerides and did not significantly raise LDL cholesterol, scientists report at the conclusion of their study

Health Research;FDA approval of first drug to treat radiation sickness ♦ New possibilities for cell-based vaccines ♦ Subconscious learning shapes pain responses

Subconscious learning shapes pain responses People can be conditioned to associate images with particular pain responses – such as improved tolerance to pain – even when they are not consciously aware of the images.

Microfluidic cell-squeezing device opens new possibilities for cell-based vaccines Researchers have shown that they can use a microfluidic cell-squeezing device to introduce specific antigens inside the immune system’s B cells, providing a new approach to developing and implementing antigen-presenting cell vaccines

Anti-stroke drug effective treatment for middle-ear infections An existing anti-stroke drug is an effective treatment for middle-ear infections, showing the ability to suppress mucus overproduction, improve bacterial clearance and reduce hearing loss.

FDA approval of first drug to treat radiation sickness New research has led to FDA approval of the use of a drug to treat the effects of radiation exposure following a nuclear incident. The drug, Neupogen, is the first ever approved for the treatment of acute radiation injury.

Beyond average: New platforms genetically barcode tens of thousands of cells at a time Two separate research teams have developed high-throughput techniques to quickly, easily and inexpensively give every individual cell in a sample a unique genetic barcode. This allows scientists to analyze complex tissues by profiling each individual cell--no averaging required.