Bethesda, MD – The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) commends Air India for continuing to transport research animals. In a letter to the company, FASEB expressed its appreciation for Air India's perseverance in the face of considerable pressure from animal rights groups to discontinue shipping laboratory animals. "Animals are crucial for the advancement of biomedical research, and scientists around the world are dependent upon their safe and humane shipment," stated FASEB President Judith S. Bond. "The inability of scientists to access research ...

For the first time, the dynamics of how Facebook user communities are formed have been identified, revealing surprisingly few large communities and innumerable highly connected small-size communities. These findings are about to be published in EPJ Data Science by Italian scientist Emilio Ferrara, affiliated with both Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, USA and his home University of Messina. This work could ultimately help identify the most efficient way to spread information, such as advertising, or ideas over large networks. No previous work has attempted to ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – "Hooking up" has become such a trend on college campuses that some believe these casual, no-strings-attached sexual encounters may be replacing traditional romantic relationships. However, a new study by researchers with The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine suggests college students are not actually hooking up as frequently as one might think. According to their study, published online by the Journal of Adolescent Health, romantic relationships are still the most common context for sexual behavior, at least among women ...

People can lip-read themselves better than they can lip-read others, according to a new study by Nancy Tye-Murray and colleagues from Washington University. Their work, which explores the link between speech perception and speech production, is published online in Springer's Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. Most people cannot read lips - just try watching television with the sound turned off and see how much of a news item you understand. If you see someone speak a sentence without the accompanying sounds, you are unlikely to recognize many words. Tye-Murray and her team ...

WASHINGTON — At least 126,000 sites across the U.S. have contaminated groundwater that requires remediation, and about 10 percent of these sites are considered "complex," meaning restoration is unlikely to be achieved in the next 50 to 100 years due to technological limitations, says a new report from the National Research Council. The report adds that the estimated cost of complete cleanup at these sites ranges from $110 billion to $127 billion, but the figures for both the number of sites and costs are likely underestimates. Several national and state groundwater cleanup ...

Researchers supported by the Wellcome Trust have discovered that we use a different part of our brain to learn about social hierarchies than we do to learn ordinary information. The study provides clues as to how this information is stored in memory and also reveals that you can tell a lot about how good somebody is likely to be at judging social rank by looking at the structure of their brain. Primates (and people) are remarkably good at ranking each other within social hierarchies, a survival technique that helps us to avoid conflict and select advantageous allies. ...

New Rochelle, NY, November 8, 2012—Concussion is a common disorder estimated to affect no fewer than 1.7-3.8 million people in the U.S. each year. Many more people with concussion likely do not seek medical care for symptoms of concussion and may suffer long-lasting, progressive, and profoundcognitive, psychiatric, and neurologic effects. The first use of teleconcussion, a novel solution for management and follow-up of a concussed athlete with remote access technology, is described in an article published in Telemedicine and e-Health, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann ...

Philadelphia, PA, November 8, 2012 – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 28% of adolescents are overweight. This means that about 1 in every 5 parents is thinking about how to discuss this with their child. Creating a healthful home environment, modeling healthful behaviors, and providing encouragement and support to adolescents for positive behavior changes may be more effective than communicating with adolescents about weight-related topics, according to a new study released in the November/December 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition ...

Deliberately inflicting carefully controlled painful stimuli on human volunteers and seeing how well specific drugs reduce the feeling of pain can be an effective way of testing new drugs. So conclude two researchers who reviewed the available literature on these types of tests in a paper published in the British Journal of Pharmacology. Pain is important. It acts as an alarm mechanism, warning us that something is about to cause physical damage. It could be triggered by something physical like a cut or bruise, or a temperature driven stimulus such as extreme heat or ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have developed a transgenic mouse that carries a human gene known to increase risk of Alzheimer's 15-fold. This new mouse mimics the genetics of the human disease more closely than any of the dozen existing mouse models and may prove more useful in the development of candidate drugs to prevent or treat the disease. The new mouse model provides new evidence for the earliest cause of Alzheimer's, researchers report in a study to be published in the December issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry ...

This press release is available in German. MicroRNAs are essential regulators of the genetic program in multicellular organisms. Because of their potent effects, the production of these small regulators has itself to be tightly controlled. That is the key finding of a new study performed by Tübingen scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology. They identified a new component that modulates the production of micro RNAs in thale cress, Arabidopsis thaliana, by the removal of phosphate residues from a micro RNA-biogenesis enzyme. This can be as ...

Florida residents know firsthand how devastating this most recent recession has been. While the economy is showing some positive signs, many Floridians are still not seeing these benefits. With unemployment remaining high, and home values struggling to rebound, many individuals throughout the state are experiencing debt problems. In fact, the debt that some residents are experiencing is actually much higher than the national average. A recent study by Credit Karma, a consumer website, examined the debt of South Floridians to learn more about the extent of debt within ...

Synthetic drugs such as bath salts, K2, spice, incense and potpourri have been gaining popularity in recent years. Authorities have responded by cracking down on the production and sale of such substances. On March 23, 2012, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed H.B. 1175 into law, greatly expanding the number of controlled substances under state law. Local governments have also enacted bans of the sale of synthetic drugs. Some say that the laws do not go far enough, but others are highly critical of the laws. New Substances Made Illegal The new law adds 90 substances to ...

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently revealed several modifications to the process of submitting workplace discrimination complaints. The revamped process is designed to be more user-friendly, flexible and efficient than the former method. The more efficient process will make all aspects of a complaint easier, including everything from filing to processing and from determinations to appeals. How does the process work now? Under the current system, an EEOC complaint begins when an employee or applicant asserts discrimination and contacts ...

In a move that implied it was out of its depth, Bank of America has dropped its lawsuit against a Tennessee Chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee. The bank had claimed the trustee was improperly dispersing money when administering Chapter 13 bankruptcy payments. To understand the significance of Bank of America's lawsuit withdrawal, consumers must first understand the role of a bankruptcy trustee and how Tennessee handles foreclosures. Role of the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee & the Tennessee Foreclosure Process At heart of Bank of America's lawsuit was the responsibility ...

As our population ages, and people are active into later years the demand for joint replacement surgeries has increased. Medical device manufacturers have sought to find ways to extend the lives of various implants, such as hip and knee replacements. In the mid-2000s, DePuy, a division of Johnson & Johnson, marketed and sold a hip replacement system that claimed to outlast other models. The new system used metal components rather than plastic. In the United States, 37,000 patients received the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System or the ASR Acetabular System. Unfortunately, ...

Minnesota residents who are going through a divorce know what a painful experience it is. The early stages of a divorce come with a variety of emotions. Anger, loss, shock, confusion and panic are common feelings during a divorce. It is often an emotional rollercoaster with individuals feeling up one minute and down the next. Dividing marital property is one of the most difficult steps of a divorce. Because the process is so emotionally charged, an individual may feel they may be more deserving of some assets than their former spouse may. It is important to not only ...

Did you know that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 15 people die per day in the United States in car accidents that involve distracted driving? Moreover, another 1,200 people are injured on a daily basis. Distracted driving is a national problem. "Distracted driving" is defined as any activity that diverts a motorist's attention from the task of driving. Unfortunately, far too many people engage in this dangerous habit. Activities that make driving hazardous include the following: - Using a cellphone or smartphone ...

When fired from a position there are many questions regarding what caused the drastic action. Deciphering what prompted the management decision is difficult especially when it is sudden. When the termination coincides with a workplace injury or the filing of a workers' compensation claim it might be retaliatory. Recently, a United States District Court in Illinois confirmed that employees are able to make it past the initial proceedings of a civil lawsuit for retaliatory discharges if they can prove that their terminations were significantly motivated by their workers' ...

Car accidents often happen at unexpected times. Knowing what to do after a motor vehicle accident happens can help you later, if recovering damages becomes an issue. Here are some tips for motorists that have been involved in car accidents. Steps to Take When an accident happens, taking the proper steps can mean the difference between a smooth recovery and an extremely difficult one. The first step to take is to put safety first. Ensure that everyone involved is okay, and, if necessary, seek immediate medical attention for anyone who is injured. After ensuring ...

No one can argue that sometimes people and pests just do not mix safely. Sometimes the dangers of pests require that we somehow prevent them from being in contact with us, our foods, our pets, our homes, our schools and our businesses. While there are less intrusive ways to do so, we often resort to pesticides to do this. Pesticides are chemically based products pervasively used throughout our society to kill or repel harmful or nuisance pests -- from tiny microorganisms to insects to rodents. Not surprisingly, considering that pesticides only exist to harm other ...

McNabola Law Group is pleased to announce Karen McNulty Enright has joined the firm as a partner and Ruth Degnan has joined the firm as an associate. Karen Enright has 20 years of experience representing clients who are injured through medical negligence, premises and products liability, automobile and construction accidents. Karen is a member of the Board of Governors and former treasurer of ISBA and Past President of WBAI. Ruth M. Degnan has dedicated her nearly 20 year professional career to the representation of personal injury victims and to the families and ...

No one wants to have home repairs or remodeling going on during the holidays, so if you have been thinking of upgrading the floors in your home, consider scheduling an installation now for the fall. Fall can be a very busy time for local flooring companies such as Atlanta Hardwood Flooring, and scheduling can fill up quickly. Many people want to have a project they have been planning completed prior to the holidays. In many cases, family and friends will be visiting and making the house look great suddenly becomes a priority. Once holiday decorations are up, it is much ...

Team Pest USA understands that sometimes you might not know exactly what that nasty little critter trying to invade your home is or why it's a threat. Their new blog, http://www.pestusa.com/blog/, is designed to offer home owners insight into the creepy crawlies that we all love to hate. Whether it's identifying the type of spiders in your shed, diagnosing a bed bug infestation or understanding the threat of silverfish, this blog from professional Atlanta exterminators introduces you to the common pests in the area. Team Pest USA experts discuss steps home owners can ...

McCart Insurance understands that no one likes to get shots, but that doesn't mean they aren't necessary. The Georgia health insurance broker wants to remind students that there is a good reason that vaccinations are required for college students. With the proximity of living in a dorm, eating in a cafeteria and attending classes, students can easily be exposed to contagious diseases. Many colleges require students that are intending to live in the dorms to get boosters for measles and whooping cough. Other recommended vaccinations for college students including meningitis ...