Professor Alfirevic from the Department of Women's and Children's Health at the University of Liverpool argues that although premature children tend to have lower cognitive ability than their peers and 14.9 million are born prematurely each year worldwide, is it really possible to stop spontaneous preterm labour? In an accompanying research paper, Haas and colleagues carried out a review of several controlled trials to determine the most cost-effective tocolytic agent. Tocolytic drugs are used to delay delivery for up to 48 hours. This allows time for doctors to give ...

Comparative effectiveness research conducted over the past decade has had a limited impact on the way medical care is delivered, but many opportunities exist to help doctors and others in the medical system translate such research into better patient care, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Comparative effectiveness research is designed to improve health care decisions by providing evidence on the effectiveness, benefits and harms of different treatment options. The studies may compare drugs, medical devices, tests and surgical procedures to determine whether ...

The world's leading mass spectrometer manufacturers have agreed to license technology that enabled University of Southern California (USC) researchers to develop software that, for the first time, allows scientists to easily use and share research data collected across proprietary platforms. The ProteoWizard Toolkit, a cross-platform set of libraries and applications designed to facilitate the sharing of raw data and its analysis, is expected to bolster large-scale biological research and help improve the understanding of complex diseases like cancer. "Think of it like ...

Researchers have discovered that a form of oxytocin—the hormone responsible for making humans fall in love—has a similar effect on fish, suggesting it is a key regulator of social behaviour that has evolved and endured since ancient times. The findings, published in the latest edition of the journal Animal Behaviour, help answer an important evolutionary question: why do some species develop complex social behaviours while others spend much of their lives alone? "We know how this hormone affects humans," explains Adam Reddon, lead researcher and a graduate student ...

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, the USC Brain and Creativity Institute and Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) are delighted to announce a longitudinal research collaboration to investigate the emotional, social and cognitive effects of musical training on childhood brain development. The five-year research project, Effects of Early Childhood Musical Training on Brain and Cognitive Development, will offer USC researchers an important opportunity to provide new insights and add rigorous data to an emerging discussion about the role of early music engagement in learning ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Before the financial crash of 2008, it was highly educated Americans who were most likely to pile on unmanageable levels of debt, a new study suggests. Overall, the percentage of Americans who were paying more than 40 percent of their income for debts like mortgages and credit card bills increased from about 17 percent in 1992 to 27 percent in 2008. But college-educated people were more likely than those with high school or less education to be above this 40 percent threshold - considered to be a risky amount of debt for most households. The association ...

Medicines could be made to have fewer side effects and work in smaller doses with the help of a new technique that makes drug molecules more resistant to breakdown by the human liver. Researchers based at Princeton University reported in the journal Science that they created a synthetic enzyme that acts as a catalyst to replace certain hydrogen atoms of a drug molecule with fluorine atoms. This swap stabilizes the molecule and makes it resistant to the liver enzymes that can inactivate a drug or create toxic byproducts. [More information is available at http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S34/97/92E16.] "Putting ...

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have shown for the first time in an animal model that vitamin C actively protects against osteoporosis, a disease affecting large numbers of elderly women and men in which bones become brittle and can fracture. The findings are published in the October 8 online edition of PLoS ONE. "This study has profound public health implications, and is well worth exploring for its therapeutic potential in people," said lead researcher Mone Zaidi, MD, Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, and of Structural and ...

Former President Bill Clinton recently expressed his support for interstellar travel at the 100 Year Spaceship Symposium, an international event advocating for human expansion into other star systems. Interstellar travel will depend upon extremely precise measurements of every factor involved in the mission. The knowledge of those factors may be improved by the solution a University of Missouri researcher found to a puzzle that has stumped astrophysicists for decades. "The Pioneer spacecraft, two probes launched into space in the early 70s, seemed to violate the Newtonian ...

JUPITER, FL, October 9, 2012 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a new method of screening more than three million combinations of interactions between RNA and small molecules to identify the best targets on RNA as well as the most promising potential drug compounds. This novel technology may lead to more efficient drug development. The study was published in the October 9, 2012 issue of the journal Nature Communications. RNA has multiple biological functions, including encoding and translating proteins from genes ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – People can let their fingers - and hands - do the talking with a new touch-activated system that projects onto walls and other surfaces and allows users to interact with their environment and each other. The system identifies the fingers of a person's hand while touching any plain surface. It also recognizes hand posture and gestures, revealing individual users by their unique traits. "Imagine having giant iPads everywhere, on any wall in your house or office, every kitchen counter, without using expensive technology," said Niklas Elmqvist, an assistant ...

(Boston) – Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) have shown that patient navigation services help decrease the time to diagnosis for female patients who have received an abnormal result from a breast or cervical cancer screening. The study demonstrates the importance of patient navigation in helping vulnerable populations get the care that they need in a timely manner and supports the recent standard recommendations for all cancer care centers to provide patient navigation services. Tracy Battaglia, MD, MPH, director of the Women's Health Unit at BMC and associate ...

We are, at our core, social creatures and we spend considerable time and effort on building and maintaining our relationships with others. As young children, we're taught that "sharing means caring" and, as we mature, we learn to take others' point of view. If we make a decision that favors self-interest, we often feel guilt for prioritizing ourselves over others. In prioritizing others, however, we sometimes forego the things that we know will make us happy. This raises an intriguing question: Is there any way to pursue self-interest without feeling bad about it? Can ...

Tropical Storm Olivia was a three-day tropical cyclone in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It was born on Oct. 6 and faded to a remnant low pressure system on Oct. 9. NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Olivia just after it became a tropical storm during its brief lifetime. On Oct. 6, Tropical depression 15E was born near 14.0 North latitude and 118.7 West longitude, about 845 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. It would later strengthen into Tropical Storm Olivia. On Oct. 6, 2012, at 21:25 UTC 5:25 p.m. EDT, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ...

Typhoon Prapiroon is the twenty-second tropical cyclone of the western North Pacific Ocean, making for a very active season. NASA's Terra satellite passed over the storm as it was intensifying into a typhoon and noticed very tight circulation with bands of thunderstorms wrapping into the center. Tropical Depression 22W was born on Oct. 7. On Monday, Oct. 8, the twenty-second tropical cyclone had organized and strengthened into Tropical storm Prapiroon. At that time it was located about 600 miles southeast of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The storm had maximum sustained ...

Marvin Dejean, a leading professional futurist, and CEO of Gilead Sanders, a business futurist consulting firm in Fort Lauderdale, FL has been chosen to be the keynote speaker at the Greater Miami Society of Human Resources Professional's (GMSHRM) monthly meeting in November. Dejean's topic will focus on: "Retooling your Workforce for the 21st Century: Decoding Human Capital trends for 2013 and beyond" on November, 13th 2012 from 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM at the InterContinental West, 2505 NW 87 Ave. Doral, 33172. The presentation based on his latest upcoming book, ...

MyBinding.com, one of the nation's leading Internet retailers, is sending one of its top executives to TriMega's National Convention, Propel. Jeff McRitchie, Vice-President of Marketing, will represent the company at the Orlando conference in mid-October. His seminar will offer tips on how to grow an online business using free web tools. "Speaking at the TriMega Conference is an exciting honor," said McRitchie. "This convention gives us a great chance to network as well as connect with trade show vendors in person." McRitchie's presentation is ...

Friends of Douglas County K-9 will be hosting their 2nd annual "Howling Good Time Gala" fundraiser. Celebrated Denver comedian and Great American Comedy Festival winner, Sam Adams, will emcee the event as to honor the career of this year's K-9 retiree, Borris, and remember the life and service of last year's retiree, Leon (2001- 2012). This event will be held at Cielo at Castle Pines beginning at 6 p.m. "After a very successful event last year, we are excited to once again celebrate the life of such an amazing animal," said Dr. David Swieckowski, ...

At the American Academy of Implant Dentistry's 2012 Annual Meeting, which was held in Washington DC, October 3 - 6, Dan Hagi, DDS, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was recognized as an Associate Fellow of the Academy, one of 61 dentists who hold this distinguished membership in Canada. He maintains a dental practice in Thornhill, Ontario focusing on conventional Dental Implants, All-on-4 treatments and Ceraroot Ceramic Dental Implants. To qualify for Associate Fellowship, Dr. Hagi completed a minimum of 300 hours of post-doctoral instruction in implant dentistry, performed ...

A new on-line shopping website is on the horizon. Seasons of Giving, developed by Erica Albritton of Decatur, Georgia, is set to change the way you shop on-line, while helping those in need. In early 2012, Erica began working on creating an on-line shopping website, that would allow customers shop and save big, with tons of savings and discounts, where a large portion of the profits made through the site would be donated to charities, organizations and individuals who needed it the most. The idea, which was born in 2010, came after Erica saw numerous stories on the news ...

Bolt Public Relations, an award-winning public relations and social media management agency with offices in Orange County, Calif., and Raleigh, N.C., has been named the agency of record for Smashburger in Orange County. The country's fastest growing, fast casual "better burger" restaurant has more than 160 locations currently open nationwide, with plans to open at least 20 restaurants in Orange County over the next five years. "We are honored to introduce Smashburger to the Orange County market," said Caroline Callaway, president, Bolt Public Relations. ...

Following the successful launch of their first two "Plasti Dip Blaze" colors, Plasti Dip International has now added four new colors to the Blaze lineup. The Plasti Dip Blaze collection delivers the same, best-selling Plasti Dip product the company is famous for, but in bright, neon colors. Plasti Dip International manufactures a full line of specialty protective coatings, adhesives, and other products for home, manufacturing, and industrial use. Since 1972, the company has developed dozens of unique products, including their popular Plasti Dip synthetic rubber ...

Rosa & Co. LLC today announced that Dr. Pratap Singh, Senior Principal Scientist at Pfizer, will present a webinar "Role of Myostatin in Muscle Growth: Key Learnings From PK/PD Modeling Analysis" on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 1:00 - 2:00 pm EDT as part of Rosa's ongoing monthly public webinar series. The purpose of the series, "Impact of Modeling & Simulation in Drug Development," is to foster the use of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) activities in biotechnology, pharmaceutics, and other life science industries. This series is geared to ...

A free public event will be held from 7 to 9 pm at the University Heights Center in Seattle. Dr. Gary Namie will brief the audience on what's new in workplace bullying research, employer engagement and the record of Washington State legislation over the years. Individuals with current lawsuits and workplace bullying stories may share their experiences, if succinct. Time will be reserved for support and networking. For directions and parking instructions visit http://www.uhcca.org/contactus.asp In years past, several cities and counties across the country have proclaimed ...

Nutrilys Del Mar is offering a holistic approach to staying healthy and avoiding viruses this flu season in the form of Shark Liver Oil supplements. For those that choose not to receive the flu shot for various reasons, incorporating shark liver oil into their daily diets boosts their immune system the natural way. Nutrilys Del Mar offers a high quality Shark Liver Oil supplement that has been backed by more than 40 clinical studies. "When locating a top Shark Liver Oil supplement, shoppers should never settle for cheap imitations," said Nutrilys Del Mar founder ...