ATLANTA--Ginseng can help treat and prevent influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages, according to research findings by a scientist in Georgia State University's new Institute for Biomedical Sciences. In a recent issue of Nutrients and an upcoming publication of the International Journal of Molecular Medicine, Sang-Moo Kang reports the beneficial effects of ginseng, a well-known herbal medicine, on human health. Kang's primary research focuses on designing and developing effective vaccines against ...

VIDEO: This movie explains the new coating material. Click here for more information. Ever stop to consider why lotus plant leaves always look clean? The hydrophobic – water repelling – characteristic of the leaf, termed the "Lotus effect," helps the plant survive in muddy swamps, repelling dirt and producing beautiful flowers. Of late, engineers have been paying more and more attention to nature's efficiencies, such as the Lotus effect, and studying its behavior in order ...

Central-east Mexico gave birth to the domesticated chili pepper — now the world's most widely grown spice crop — reports an international team of researchers, led by a plant scientist at the University of California, Davis. Results from the four-pronged investigation — based on linguistic and ecological evidence as well as the more traditional archaeological and genetic data — suggest a regional, rather than a geographically specific, birthplace for the domesticated chili pepper. That region, extending from southern Puebla and northern Oaxaca to southeastern Veracruz, ...

The wetlands of the Mississippi River Delta are slowly sinking and rapidly eroding, but new research from Rice University and the University of South Carolina has found the river's supply of sand -- the material engineers most need to rebuild the delta -- will stay constant for centuries. The new study, which appears online this week in Nature Geoscience, is encouraging news for scientists and government officials who are working to shore up southeastern Louisiana's rapidly disappearing wetlands. The delta sinks each year as its soil settles and becomes more compact. ...

Cell reprogramming converts specialised cells such as nerve cells or skin cells towards an embryonic stem cell state. This reversal in the evolutionary development of cells also requires a reversal in the biology of telomeres, the structures that protect the ends of chromosomes; whilst under normal conditions telomeres shorten over time, during cell reprogramming they follow the opposite strategy and increase in length. A study published today in the journal Stem Cell Reports, from the Cell Publishing Group, reveals that the SIRT1 protein is needed to lengthen and maintain ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A new approach to handling agitation, aggression and other unwanted behaviors by people with dementia may help reduce the use of antipsychotics and other psychiatric drugs in this population, and make life easier for them and their caregivers, a team of experts says. Publishing their recommendations under the easy-to-remember acronym of "DICE", the panel of specialists in senior mental health hope to spark better teamwork among those who care for dementia patients at home, in residential facilities and in hospitals and clinics. In fact, the federal ...

Kids will be more than just observers at the Women in Development of Mercer County breakfast meeting Thursday, April 24 at the Fedora Cafe at 2633 Main St. The breakfast meeting, from 8:30-10 am, will focus on ways to effectively engage children, tweens and teens in volunteerism and philanthropy. Elian Rubin, a 7th Grade Student at John Witherspoon Middle School in Princeton, will speak about his experiences in fundraising. Elian is an active volunteer with SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, Princeton Boy Scout Troop 43 and his school's Do Something Club. In addition ...

Employees and tenants of Montreal's landmark Sun Life Building now have access to a unique benefit: exclusive yoga classes. As part of a new wellness initiative, property manager Bentall Kennedy is pleased to offer this benefit to all occupants of the Sun Life Building located at 1155 Metcalfe Street. The company, which earned a 1st place rank for sustainability in the Americas in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), is offering tenants and employees of the building the opportunity to de-stress, get fit and have fun with in-house yoga in a 10th floor ...

Suzanne Lieurance, The Working Writer's Coach, helps writers everywhere write more, sell more, and make more money. She now offers a free, 5 module e-course called "Jumpstart Your Freelance Writing Career." This free e-course is designed to help writers get clear about their writing goals and start thinking about an action plan to reach those goals. Lieurance knows that many people who have a passion for writing have no idea how to turn that passion into a business or a writing career, which is why she developed this free e-course. "When people sign up for my free ...

The event, aptly titled 'The Power of Ideas' will focus on how attendees can leverage their entrepreneurial ideas, develop the qualities and traits needed to maximise the chances of business success and business development, branding and growth. Unique to the events hosted by 'Generation Success', the event has been designed to be a fully interactive and practical session created to help candidates develop an edge over their future competitors. As a highly successful and acclaimed entrepreneur, Ketan Makwana will take a break from his current role as Director of Rockstar ...

In the spring of 1913, the city of San Marino incorporated, partly to avoid being taken over by a neighboring town with higher property taxes. In 1914, one year later, what was going on? How was the new little city working? What was going on in the 48 United States? KEN VERONDA, Headmaster of Southwestern Academy, will entertain one and all with a historical lecture on this era at Crowell Public Library Monday, May 19th at 7:00 p.m. Ken will impart the issues and perspectives of that day including the problems with the schoolhouse, Alhambra's outrageous charges for their ...

Positive lifestyle company Happy Fix (www.happyfix.com) is bringing its message on the road to the Lake Norman Bags & Brews Festival May 3rd at the Central Greenway at Mooresville Town Square in support of the inaugural fundraiser for the Captain Mark McDowell Memorial Foundation. Happy Fix will be selling quality, sought-after products people love at the event, including uber-comfy apparel and fun accessories. "We're honored to be supporting this event and the Captain Mark McDowell Foundation," Stacy Menzies, Happy Fix president said. Captain McDowell grew ...

Mold victims should know that there are possible links between multiple sclerosis (MS) and exposure to elevated levels of indoor toxic mold, warns Phillip Fry, Certified Environmental Hygienist, author of Mold Health Guide, and webmaster since 1999 of the 300 page mold health information website http://www.moldinspector.com. Environmental physicians believe that environmental influences (such as exposure to elevated levels of indoor toxic mold) might possibly be associated with several neurologically-oriented diseases such as Parkinsonfs disease, multiple sclerosis, ...

The Barbara Lee & Elihu Harris Lecture Series announced today a presentation featuring Dr. Coyness L. Ennix, Jr, noted heart surgeon and advocate for the Affordable Care Act and Mr. Peter V. Lee, Executive Director, Covered California. Dr Ennix and Peter Lee will be joined by Congresswoman Barbara Lee and former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris will also speak. The lecture will present information and updates regarding the Affordable Care Act and Covered California. There will be time for the speakers to answer questions. The lecture takes place on Thursday, April 24th ...

In an incredible effort to rescue dogs from the San Bernardino City Shelter (SBCS), a high-kill shelter in the city of San Bernardino, CA, Wings of Rescue, a non-profit organization that provides air transport for thousands of animals saved each year from high kill shelters in California, has committed to saving 100 dogs from the deadly animal shelter on Tuesday, April 22nd. The mass rescue will also include dogs in the Devore Animal Shelter, which is also located in San Bernardino County. Wings of Rescue has partnered with Humane Societies in Santa Fe, NM; Coeur d'Alene, ...

Career Step, an online provider of career-focused education and corporate training, will be exhibiting at the 2014 ICD-10/CAC Summit hosted by the American Health Information Management Association in Washington, D.C. April 22 and 23. The company will be providing information on its new assessment products and physician documentation training. "Since the delay of the ICD-10 transition the recommendation from industry leaders has been to use the extra time to double and triple check that transition plans will leave staff truly prepared for the switch," said Mike Hodgson, ...

A new startup offers a quick and affordable way for businesses and professionals to have their written communication professionally edited. WordChum is an easy-to-use web platform for uploading written communications and documents such as marketing collateral, professional memos, cover letters, press releases, emails, and formal social media postings. WordChum experts review the communication for grammar, punctuation, tone and overall clarity. WordChum's simple pricing and quick turnaround time enables users to communicate confidently and effectively in almost any scenario. WordChum ...

The experienced legal team of Hardesty, Tyde, Green and Ashton is proud to announce they are partners with the Northeast Florida Road Rangers to serve the Jacksonville, Florida community. The Road Ranger program has helped thousands of stranded Floridians over the years. Joining with the Florida Department of Transportation, Hardesty, Tyde, Green and Ashton sponsors white JAXLEGAL.COM trucks to patrol many congested and overcrowded Jacksonville, Florida roadways to help motorists. "We are proud to sponsor such an important program," said Jacksonville attorney Marc ...

Orlando lawyer, Vanessa Brice has recently been published in NALA Facts & Findings Magazine for her article on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Ms. Brice is a lawyer at the prominent Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter law firm. Ms. Brice has also recently been appointed to the Florida Bar's standing committee on Military Affairs - effective July 1, 2014. The article titled "Recognizing and Developing PTSD claims for Veterans" came out early this month. Ms. Brice discusses why many veterans who have PTSD do not seek appropriate care, including denial, pride and ...

Because of the natural sugars in fruit, one might think that it should be avoided in order to prevent diabetes. On the contrary, a study recently published in the British Medical Journal has found that greater consumption of specific whole fruits, particularly blueberries, grapes, and apples, is significantly associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes (adult-onset diabetes), whereas greater consumption of fruit juice is associated with a higher risk. Fruits are very rich in antioxidants, which are substances that protect our tissues from the reactions of oxygen ...

Agilix xLi, the "extensible learning infrastructure" by Agilix Labs, Inc. is disrupting traditional approaches to education technology innovation, and is causing software, solution, and content providers to start asking the question, "Build, buy, or Agilix xLi'?" The Agilix xLi Platform enables complete learning systems for partners that can include content, professional development, training, support and other services required for organizations to successfully implement this innovative model. "With everything from back-end data storage and content search indexing ...

Agilix Labs, Inc. is extending its xLi Platform offering with xLi-ng--a new JavaScript component library based on Google's AngularJS, the "Superheroic JavaScript MVW Framework" (see www.AngularJS.org). AngularJS is quickly becoming the de facto standard in building large scale, single page web applications (SPAs), with Google search trending reports showing interest in AngularJS has nearly doubled, worldwide, in the past six months. Leveraging AngularJS, the xLi-ng component and JavaScript library extends the Agilix xLi Platform with a domain-specific framework for ...

The City of Stamford has agreed to pay a Norwalk woman $230,000 as the result of a 2009 case of police brutality. Atty. Antonio Ponvert III, of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, today announced that the $230,000 out-of-court settlement resolves a lawsuit filed against the City of Stamford and Stamford police officer Greg Zach on behalf of a longtime Norwalk resident. According to the Complaint filed in Stamford Superior Court in June 2009, Brenda Mazariegos was attempting to enter the parking lot of her employer, The Palms Nightclub, a longtime downtown Stamford business ...

KIDS 'N' PETS Instant All-Purpose Stain & Odor Remover has been named a 2014 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) GOLD winner for its innovation, attention to quality and proven ability to eliminate both stains and odors from any water-safe surface. KIDS 'N' PETS was founded by a dad who desired a non-toxic, simple, and effective solution for tackling a variety of messes , from pet accidents to potty training mishaps, mealtime spills to wine party slips. "We are honored to receive this recognition and excited about the opportunity for more parents to learn ...

Meridian Leasing Corporation ("Meridian"), one of the largest independent lessors in the IT industry, has gone live with LeaseWave, the lease management suite provided by Odessa Technologies, Inc. ("Odessa"). The Meridian install of LeaseWave represents significant enhancements made to user experience for both front and back office personnel. "Meridian offers creative leasing structures tailored to the unique financial requirements of each of our clients. The flexibility of LeaseWave will enable us to automate our highly customized services and meet the needs of our ...