(SALT LAKE CITY)—Buprenorphine is a safe and effective drug for treating opioid addiction. But as the prescribed use of buprenorphine has dramatically increased in recent years, accidental exposure of children to the drug has risen sharply, placing them at risk for serious injury and in extremely rare cases even death, according to researchers at the Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC), U School of Medicine's Department of Family and Preventive Health, and the Utah Department of Health (UDOH). In a study published Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, by the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite continues to provide rainfall and cloud height data on powerful Cyclone Evan as it crawls through the Samoan Islands with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains. NASA's TRMM satellite identified "hot towers" in the storm, hinting that it would continue to intensify. On Dec. 14, American Samoa, Tonga and Fiji are all under warnings or alerts as Evan continues to move west. A gale warning is in effect for Tutuila and Aunuu. A high surf warning is in effect for all of American Samoa. A flash flood watch is in effect ...

Turns out the trope is true: You should trust your gut -- as long as you're an expert. So says a new study from researchers at Rice University, George Mason University and Boston College. "How expert someone is within a particular domain has a positive impact on their ability to make an accurate gut decision," said Rice's Erik Dane, lead author of a study published last month in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. However, he added, "Even if you're an expert, intuitive decision-making is better for some types of tasks than others. Tasks that ...

HOUSTON – (Dec. 14, 2012) – A new material structure predicted at Rice University offers the tantalizing possibility of a signal path smaller than the nanowires for advanced electronics now under development at Rice and elsewhere. Theoretical physicist Boris Yakobson and postdoctoral fellow Xiaolong Zou were investigating the atomic-scale properties of two-dimensional materials when they found to their surprise that a particular formation, a grain boundary in metal disulfides, creates a metallic – and therefore conducting – path only a fraction of a nanometer wide. That's ...

TORONTO, ON – Global lifespans have risen dramatically in the past 40 years, but the increased life expectancy is not benefitting everybody equally, say University of Toronto researchers. In particular, adult males from low- and middle-income countries are losing ground. People are living longer on average than they were in 1970, and those extra years of life are being achieved at lower cost, the researchers, led by U of T Chemical Engineering PhD candidate Ryan Hum, say in a paper published in the open access science journal eLife this month. However, the costs for ...

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A multicenter study led by researchers at UC Davis describes new, paradoxical characteristics of the most common type of breast cancer. The findings shed light on how the disease can evade treatment and could improve diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. The research, led by Jian Jian Li, director of translational research in the UC Davis Department of Radiation Oncology, examined breast tumors previously thought to lack the HER2 protein, which, when over-expressed, is associated with disease recurrence. Instead, researchers found in the tumors ...

By using electric voltage instead of a flowing electric current, researchers from UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have made major improvements to an ultra-fast, high-capacity class of computer memory known as magnetoresistive random access memory, or MRAM. The UCLA team's improved memory, which they call MeRAM for magnetoelectric random access memory, has great potential to be used in future memory chips for almost all electronic applications, including smart-phones, tablets, computers and microprocessors, as well as for data storage, ...

A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers suggests that an existing HIV drug called maraviroc could be a potential therapy for Staphylococcus aureus, a notorious and deadly pathogen linked to hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations each year. Their study is published online this week in Nature. "What are the chances that a drug for HIV could possibly treat a virulent Staph infection?" asks Victor J. Torres, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology, and senior author of the study. "These findings are the result of a fantastic collaboration that we hope will result ...

ATLANTA - An international study of ibrutinib in people with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) continues to show unprecedented and durable results with few side effects. Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center presented interim findings of the multi-center Phase 2 study today at the 54th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition. "I believe we are witnessing a breakthrough in mantle cell lymphoma. This is great news for patients," said Michael Wang, M.D., associate professor in MD Anderson's Departments of ...

BOZEMAN, MT (December 13, 2012) – A new tool developed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and its partners is being used by scientists and land managers to model how noise travels through landscapes and affects species and ecosystems— a major factor in land and wildlife management decisions such as where to locate new roads or recreational trails. The tool, SPreAD-GIS, uses spatial data layers to predict how sound spreads from a source through the surrounding landscape and how it is affected by such factors as vegetation, terrain, weather conditions, and background ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Dec. 14, 2012 — A fast growing, flesh-eating fungus killed 5 people following a massive tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo., according to two new studies based on genomic sequencing by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Health officials should be aware of infections caused by the fungus Apophysomyces, according to the studies, which tracked 13 people infected by the pathogen during the Class EF-5 tornado — the most powerful category — whose 200-plus mph winds plowed through ...

Physicists at the University of Calgary and at the Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo have published new research in Nature Physics which builds on the original ideas of Einstein and adds a new ingredient: a third entangled particle. Quantum entanglement is one of the central principles of quantum physics, which is the science of sub-atomic particles. Multiple particles, such as photons, are connected with each other even when they are very far apart and what happens to one particle can have an effect on the other one at the same moment, even though these effects ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Aerobic training is the best mode of exercise for burning fat, according to Duke researchers who compared aerobic training, resistance training, and a combination of the two. The study, which appears Dec. 15, 2012, in the Journal of Applied Physiology, is the largest randomized trial to analyze changes in body composition from the three modes of exercise in overweight or obese adults without diabetes. Aerobic exercise – including walking, running, and swimming – has been proven to be an effective way to lose weight. However, recent guidelines have suggested ...

The Preiss Company is pleased to announce that Craig Eick has recently joined the company as Vice President of Design & Construction. He will be responsible for overseeing the Raleigh real estate company's interest in current development projects under construction, working with joint venture partners on projects in the development phase, and collaborating with the company's Executive Vice President of Development on potential new development projects. Eick brings 25 years of experience in the industries of real estate development and construction management. Prior ...

Tomas Mustelin, Vice President of Research, Respiratory, Inflammatory, and Autoimmune Diseases at MedImmune will give a featured presentation on "Targeting Cytokines in the Appropriate Patient Subsets" at the 11th Cytokines and Inflammation Conference to be held in San Diego, CA on January 31 - February 1, 2013 by GTC. Dr. Mustelin is Vice President and Interim Head of Research at MedImmune. On top of his many responsibilities, he oversees departments for novel therapeutics for grievous respiratory, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases. He is currently a ...

A reason to celebrate today for the Encore Resort Las Vegas who have recently been awarded the title of best hotel in Las Vegas by the Australian online hotel booking site Which Hotel 4 Me.com. Renowned for its signature golf course, very trendy nature and world class customer service the Encore Resort Las Vegas is a luxury hotel located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. Offering a fantastic range of facilities and amenities the hotel has quickly grown a reputation for excellence since it first opened its doors in 2009. In rating the Encore Resort as the best hotel ...

Marking the company's eighth Colorado acquisition, San Diego-based Pathfinder Partners, LLC has purchased two of the four buildings within the Garrison Business Park - a fully-leased, class B, flex industrial and office complex located at 9195-9197 W. 6th Avenue, Lakewood, Colo., 80215. Pathfinder purchased the two buildings - spanning 49,000 square feet of functional office, laboratory and warehouse spaces with nine roll-up truck doors, 16-foot high ceilings and extensive parking - from the real estate owned department of a CMBS special servicer. Both buildings are ...

Having a child with special needs requires parents to invest even more time and energy than those with unaffected children do. In an effort to bring some relief to the lives of these parents, Thousand Oaks resident Melissa Berenstein, mother of 15-year-old Miranda who has cerebral palsy, came up with the idea to have a night out for parents- to encourage them to "let down their hair and socialize with others in the same boat." Each month, Melissa coordinates 2 dinners -- one for moms and one for dads -- where they are able to socialize, build friendships and develop ...

The Duggan and Fine Construction Company is pleased to announce they are building a relationship with iWebContent. Duggan and Fine understands how important it is to reach out to their customers through the Internet. However, this requires more than having a simple website on the Internet; it requires a company to pay close attention to the latest Internet marketing techniques to ensure they are able to reach the widest audience that has a need for their services. The Duggan and Fine Construction Company is a full-service construction company that specializes in new ...

The March Madness-style tournament awards the winner a $500 grand prize. Additionally, each recipe will be featured on Solo Food's blog and recipe archive. Each contestant received a gift basket with Solo Foods products and was asked to create a unique recipe with photos. They then submitted their recipes and were paired up to go head-to-head in the first bracket. The first round turned out over 2,500 unique visitors and votes in a 60 hour period, and they now have an Elite 8. Voting ends December 16th at 9PM (CST) for round 2 which will determine the Final Four. The ...

FirstQuintile has completed a major effort to get licensed apparel manufacturer, Jack Of All Trades Clothing, online in record time. The manufacturer is currently offering an opening special of 25% discount off Hobbit t-shirts, just in time for the world-wide release of the The Hobbit movie. "We are proud to support this local manufacturer of licensed entertainment, movie, comic and automotive apparel", stated Terry Fagen, President of FirstQuintile. "The folks at Jack of All Trades Clothing are the most environmentally-friendly, local labor supporters ...

TOA Technologies was named for the third consecutive year to the Weatherhead 100, an annual list of the fastest growing organizations in Northeast Ohio. The world's leading provider of natively cloud-based mobile field service management software was honored as a business leader for its continued rapid global growth - 323 percent in five years. The Weatherhead 100 awards celebrate entrepreneurial spirit, rewarding companies that serve as beacons of inspiration to all businesses in the region. 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of this widely respected awards program. The ...

The timeline begins with historical background information beginning in 2000 and includes the creation of the first Working Draft in March of 2011, Committee Drafts, and creation of the Draft International Standard (DIS), Comments and Resolutions (Spring 2013) with the final adoption planned for February 2014. Mr. Dieter is the US Head of Delegation to ISO Technical Committee (TC) 251 developing ISO 55000 and encourages persons to contact him directly for information about the standard and its potential to add value to your organization at jdieter@sunflowersystems.com. "Uptime ...

Golf instructor Steve Whidden knows that most people don't like to practice their golf game. They just want to play - and they want to play well. When that doesn't happen, frustration sets in and many turn to golf professionals to unlock the mysteries of birdies, eagles and the elusive "perfect" swing. Whidden, who owns and operates a self-named golf academy at Rosedale Golf and Country Club in Manatee County, has been a golf instructor for 20 years. He is a firm believer that you shouldn't have to practice more than 10 minutes a week - if you know how to target ...

Dallas attorney and mediator Deborah Hankinson, founder of the appellate law firm Hankinson LLP, recently was invited to participate in a panel discussion about how appellate lawyers can best frame the issues in their cases during the Appellate Judges Education Institute 2012 Summit in New Orleans. Ms. Hankinson, a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas 5th District Court of Appeals in Dallas, joined the panel to discuss "Making Your Appellate Position More Appealing: The Importance of Framing the Issues." Joining her on the panel were ...