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April 16, 2012
A network of brain regions which is activated during intense aesthetic experience overlaps with the brain network associated with inward contemplation and self-assessment, NYU researchers have found. Their study sheds new light on the nature of the aesthetic experience, which appears to integrate sensory and emotional reactions in a manner linked with their personal relevance. Read more
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April 11, 2012
American Federation for Aging Research announced today it will distribute nearly $2.5 million in career development awards to 83 advanced fellows and junior faculty members at 28 Hartford Centers of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine and Training. The Centers of Excellence program is funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, a committed champion of improving health care for older adults, and administered by AFAR, with the goal of increasing the number of academic leaders in geriatric medicine. Read more
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February 3, 2012
ARVO Foundation for Eye Research congratulates the first AFER/Genentech Age-related macular Degeneration Fellowship recipients -- Balamurali K. Ambati, M.D., Ph.D., and Stephen H. Tsang, M.D., Ph.D. Each received $40,000 to support their age-related macular degeneration research and will be honored at the 2012 ARVO Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 6, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Read more
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February 14, 2012
ARVO Foundation for Eye Research congratulates the first AFER/Vistakon Dry Eye Fellowship recipients -- Andrea Petznick, Ph.D., and Juan Ding, Ph.D. Each received $40,000 to support their dry eye research and will be honored at the 2012 ARVO Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 6, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Read more
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April 5, 2012
Consumers nationwide would have received an estimated $2 billion in rebates from health insurers if the new medical loss ratio rules enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act had been in effect in 2010, according to a new study from the Commonwealth Fund. About one-quarter (23 percent) of privately insured consumers in all markets would have received rebates. Read more
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March 28, 2012
A study by the Genographic Project has found that the majority of all known ethnic Afghans share a unique genetic heritage derived from a common ancestral population that most likely emerged during the Neolithic revolution and the formation of early farming communities. Through detailed DNA analysis of samples from 27 provinces, the Genographic team found the inter-Afghan genetic variability to be mostly attributed to the formation of the first civilizations in the region during the Bronze Age. Read more
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January 7, 2014
Due to a lack of suitable data, it is not proven that visual impairment in macular oedema can be treated more effectively with aflibercept than with the appropriate comparator therapy. Read more
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January 11, 2012
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research announced it will award approximately $18 million in grants to 48 scientists and engineers who submitted winning research proposals through the Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program. Read more
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April 5, 2012
The blogging community is more racially diverse than one might think. Internet-connected African Americans are more likely to blog than their white and Hispanic counterparts, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley. Read more
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March 5, 2012
It is a common perception that the African public sector and Western-style bureaucracy are very different in nature, and that our norms cannot, and should not, be transferred to Africa. Yet a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that African auditors beg to differ. Read more
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