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Science 2013-06-09

Realtor Linda Trevor of RE/Max United Helps Buyers and Sellers for Real Estate, Single Family Homes, Townhouses and Land in Wake County Including Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay Varina

Realtor Linda Trevor of RE/Max United in Cary, NC today announced the continuing effort of Linda Trevor & Company, one of Wake County's top real estate teams, to meet the needs of buyers and sellers in handling their real estate transactions in the Wake County area. Linda Trevor services the real estate communities of Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Willow Springs, and Morrisville. "The real estate market in Wake County has remained fairly steady through the past few years," said Linda Trevor, Realtor with RE/Max United. "Recently, ...
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Smile For A Lifetime Organization Demonstrates (Again) That Miracles Do Happen
Science 2013-06-09

Smile For A Lifetime Organization Demonstrates (Again) That Miracles Do Happen

Orthodontist Dr. Mark Reynolds of Reynolds Orthodontics has been a supporter of the Greensboro, NC chapter of the Smile for a Lifetime organization since its inception. The organization has sought out children with need and thanks to the benevolent resources of its members, Smile for a Lifetime has positively impacted the lives of countless individuals with quality orthodontic care that would normally not be available to these youngsters. The latest happy ending in S4L's ongoing commitment to beautiful smiles and community service has all the elements of a Hollywood ...
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Medicine 2013-06-09

Patient Education From West University Dentist Encourages Healthy Teeth And Gums

Dr. Karisha Madden, dentist in West University and the surrounding areas, is helping her patients understand the importance of good dental health. Patients can now easily access educational dental information via the practice's comprehensive website. This Meyerland dentist's new patient education library offers an array of informational dental articles on topics such as cosmetic procedures, dental problems, pain management and treatment options. Whether patients have questions about tooth pain or want more information on a cosmetic procedure, they can easily access ...
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Medicine 2013-06-09

Destin Cosmetic Dentists Reach Out To Patients With Social Media Presence

Dr. Richard Corley, Destin dentist, has been using social media to interact with his patients. Emerald Coast Dental is maintaining a Facebook page, Twitter account and practice blog to help promote their practice online. "I am happy that we have been able to use social media to communicate with our patients online. I know that many of our patients use Facebook and Twitter on a daily basis and I'm glad that we have been able to become a part of that conversation. I hope that all of our patients will take a few minutes to 'like' our Facebook page and follow us on ...
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Medicine 2013-06-09

Olney Podiatrist Offers Helpful Tips For Exceptional Foot And Ankle Health

Leading podiatrists in Olney, Drs. Christopher Farnworth, Michael Frank and Marc Goldberg work together to provide their patients with exceptional foot and ankle health care. To help improve their patient's foot health, the Drs. at Family Foot and Ankle Associates of Maryland are available to provide important health tips. At. Family Foot and Ankle Associates, Drs. Farnworth, Frank and Goldberg work to educate patients about the importance of choosing proper fitting footwear all year long. These Olney, MD podiatrists inform their patients that serious foot disorders and ...
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Medicine 2013-06-09

Podiatrists In Silver Spring Offers Noninvasive Treatment For Heel Pain

With technology constantly advancing, Drs. Goldberg, Farnworth and Frank, Silver Spring foot doctors, are committed to remaining on the cutting edge of technological advancements. To showcase this, the doctors are pleased to announce that Family Foot & Ankle Associates of Maryland is now offering a noninvasive way to treat their patient's heel pain in Silver Spring. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, or ESWT is a fast, non-surgical way of reducing heel pain. "We are glad that we can provide this sort of technology to our patients. We are always looking for ...
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Medicine 2013-06-09

Dentist In Toledo, OH Helps Patients Request Their Next Appointments Online

Leading dentist in Toledo, OH, Dr. Charles Latham, has enhanced his patient's' ability to seek treatment through online appointment requesting. The online appointment feature was created in order to make routine appointment setting quick and convenient, as well as to increase the quality of care patients receive. Patients can easily access the appointment requesting feature via the practice's educational website. Providing patients with the opportunity to easily request appointments for various procedures and treatments creates a welcoming environment for this Toledo, ...
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Medicine 2013-06-09

Dentist In Eau Claire, WI Offers Treatment For Snoring And Sleep Apnea

A solid night of sound sleep is important; so important that a person's overall health and ability to function effectively during the day depends on it. But when normal breathing patterns are disrupted during sleep, it's not unusual for health to deteriorate. To help patients suffering from sleep complications, Dr. Chris Poss, dentist in Eau Claire, WI, is happy to offer dental appliances. "Many people suffer from snoring. It happens when the soft tissues of your throat narrow, causing vibration as air passes through. This restriction in air flow can not only prevent ...
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Medicine 2013-06-08

Health of entire families at risk through under-use of genetic testing

Paris, France: A new study of the use of genetic testing for cancer-causing mutations in affected families in France has found that its take-up is very low. Professor Pascal Pujol, Head of the Cancer Genetics Department, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics tomorrow (Sunday) that analysis of data from the French National Cancer Institute covering the years 2003 to 2011 showed that, although there had been a steady increase in tests performed for the breast and ovarian cancer-causing ...
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Medicine 2013-06-08

Diabetes drug shows promise in treatment of neurodegenerative disease

Paris, France: A drug used to control Type II diabetes can help repair the spinal cords of mice suffering from the inherited disease adrenoleukodystrophy which, untreated, leads eventually to a paralysis, a vegetative state and death. This is an important step along the road to the development of a therapy for the human disease for which current treatment options are scarce and only partially effective, the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics will hear tomorrow (Sunday). The research is published simultaneously on line in the journal Brain. Professor ...
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Medicine 2013-06-08

How do immune cells detect infections?

How do immune cells manage to sort through vast numbers of similar-looking proteins within the body to detect foreign invaders and fight infections? "For immune cells, singling out foreign proteins is like looking for a needle in a haystack – where the needle may look very much like a straw, and where some straws may also look very much like a needle," notes McGill University physics professor Paul François. Understanding how immune cells tackle this formidable challenge is important, because it could provide crucial insights into the understanding of immune diseases, ...
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Science 2013-06-08

Fires in northern Saskatchewan

NASA's Aqua satellite collected this natural-color image with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, MODIS, instrument on June 05, 2013. Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS's thermal bands, are outlined in red. All three fires noted here are more than 100 hectares in size (>247 acres). According to the Government of Saskatchewan's wildfire website, this area of the province has been designated an "observation zone." This means in this area there are fewer human values or commercial timber and fire is generally allowed to play its natural, beneficial ...
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Science 2013-06-08

PD-like sleep and motor problems observed in α-synuclein mutant mice

Amsterdam, NL, 7 June 2013 – The presence of Lewy bodies in nerve cells, formed by intracellular deposits of the protein α-synuclein, is a characteristic pathologic feature of Parkinson's Disease (PD). In the quest for an animal model of PD that mimics motor and non-motor symptoms of human PD, scientists have developed strains of mice that overexpress α-synuclein. By studying a strain of mice bred to overexpress α-synuclein via the Thy-1 promoter, scientists have found these mice develop many of the age-related progressive motor symptoms of PD and demonstrate ...
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Science 2013-06-08

UC Santa Barbara study provides a new framework for understanding the energetics of ionic liquids

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– A new study by researchers at UC Santa Barbara provides clues into the understanding of the behavior of the charged molecules or particles in ionic liquids. The new framework may lead to the creation of cleaner, more sustainable, and nontoxic batteries, and other sources of chemical power. The research was published in an early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "I think this framework would provide a nice strategy to begin discussions toward batteries utilizing ionic liquids," said graduate student researcher ...
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Medicine 2013-06-08

Large-scale biodiversity is vital to maintain ecosystem health

Over the years ecologists have shown how biological diversity benefits the health of small, natural communities. New analysis by ecologists at UC Santa Cruz demonstrates that even higher levels of biological diversity are necessary to maintain ecosystem health in larger landscapes over long periods of time. Think of it as patches on a quilt, says Erika Zavaleta, UCSC associate professor of environmental studies. Each patch may be a diverse habitat of plants, animals, and insects but it is equally important that the landscape "quilt" is made up of a diversity of patches ...
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Science 2013-06-08

Vegetable oil IS good for you, MU researcher says

COLUMBIA, Mo. ¬— A typical American consumes approximately 3 or more tablespoons of vegetable oil each day. Vegetable oils, like those from soy, corn and canola, are a significant source of calories and are rich in linoleic acid (LA), which is an essential nutrient. Since the 1970s, researchers have known that LA helps reduce blood cholesterol levels, and for decades, scientists have known that consuming LA can help lower the risk of heart disease. However, some experts have been claiming recently that Americans might be getting too much of a good thing. A new study from ...
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Space 2013-06-08

NASA sees Tropical Storm Andrea cover half the East Coast

VIDEO: This flyby animation showed most of the rain was well ahead of the center of circulation. A broad area of light (shown in blue) to moderate rain (shown in green)... Click here for more information. As Tropical Storm Andrea continued pushing up the east coast of the United States on Friday, June 7, NOAA's GOES-East satellite captured an image that showed its extensive cloud cover. By early afternoon on June 7, Andrea was centered over North Carolina, but its cloud ...
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Medicine 2013-06-08

Bone tumor in 120,000-year-old Neandertal discovered

The first-known definitive case of a benign bone tumor has been discovered in the rib of a young Neandertal who lived about 120,000 years ago in what is now present-day Croatia. The bone fragment, which comes from the famous archaeological cave site of Krapina, contains by far the earliest bone tumor ever identified in the archaeological record. Details of the tumor confirmation, announced by an international research team led by Penn Museum Associate Curator and Paleoanthropologist Janet Monge, is available in a research paper, "Fibrous dysplasia in a 120,000+ year old ...
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Environment 2013-06-08

Climate conditions determine Amazon fire risk

Using an innovative satellite technique, NASA scientists have determined that a previously unmapped type of wildfire in the Amazon rainforest is responsible for destroying several times more forest than has been lost through deforestation in recent years. In the southern Amazon rainforest, fires below the forest treetops, or "understory fires," have been hidden from view from NASA satellites that detect actively burning fires. The new method has now led to the first regional estimate of understory fire damages across the southern Amazon. "Amazon forests are quite vulnerable ...
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Medicine 2013-06-08

Danish researchers expose new cause of life-threatening disease

Danish researchers have just published findings that explain a previously unknown mechanism used by cells to communicate with one another. The research significantly contributes to understanding why some children are born with malformations and why children and adults may develop life-threatening diseases. Dr. Søren Tvorup Christensen (Department of Biology) and Professor Lars Allan Larsen (Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine) at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with colleagues in Denmark and France, have spearheaded the recent discovery which ...
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Science 2013-06-08

Tips for fathers seeking child custody in Indiana

Tips for fathers seeking child custody in Indiana Article provided by The Bellinger Law Office Visit us at http://www.bellingerlaw.com In most families these days, fathers play just as active a parenting role as mothers do. Gone are the days when dads were expected to bring home the bacon and let mom handle the rest. Now, the more common situation is to see dads being very involved in their children's day-to-day lives. However, if a couple breaks up, this parenting equality doesn't always translate into confidence during a child custody case. Many dads still ...
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Science 2013-06-08

Connecticut man loses 8 fingers in workplace accident

Connecticut man loses 8 fingers in workplace accident Article provided by Sousa & Stone, LLC Visit us at http://www.sousastonelaw.com Nearly every occupation carries some risk of injury. However, individuals who work around dangerous machinery are particularly susceptible to traumatic injuries on the job. For that reason, it is important for employers and workers alike to take proactive steps to ensure the workplace is as safe as is reasonably possible. A recent accident in New Milford shows what can happen if workplace safety rules aren't properly observed. The ...
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Social Science 2013-06-08

U-visas are available to immigrants who have been victimized by crime

U-visas are available to immigrants who have been victimized by crime Article provided by Petty & Stewart, PLLC Visit us at http://www.roypetty.com Immigrants without legal status in the United States are often considered to be some of the most vulnerable in our society. Unfortunately, many immigrants in such situations may find themselves in dangerous situations, as victims of terrible crimes. As many individuals may not be aware of their rights, many of these crimes go unreported. This need not be the case, however, as protections are in place for immigrants ...
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Social Science 2013-06-08

Immigration reform bill passes out of Senate committee

Immigration reform bill passes out of Senate committee Article provided by Petty & Stewart, PLLC Visit us at http://www.roypetty.com The focus on immigration reform is gaining momentum in Congress, as an immigration reform bill recently was passed out of committee in the Senate. The bill was introduced by the so-called Gang of Eight, which includes senators from both sides of the aisle. The bill -- called the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act -- would provide approximately 11 million immigrants without status in the ...
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Science 2013-06-08

Michigan parents may still be struggling with child support

Michigan parents may still be struggling with child support Article provided by Joseph L. Bernwanger, P.L.L.C. Visit us at http://www.michiganattorneyonline.com With a distressed job market and the ever-increasing costs of almost every product, the cost of raising a child is daunting. Many Michigan parents depend on the child support payments that have been awarded to them. Unfortunately, though, just because payments are ordered doesn't mean they are actually received. Child support payments in Michigan Like many other states, Michigan law provides a standard ...
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