A North Carolina State University researcher has created a roadmap to areas of the brain associated with affective aggression in mice. This roadmap may be the first step toward finding therapies for humans suffering from affective aggression disorders that lead to impulsive violent acts. Affective aggression differs from defensive aggression or premeditated aggression used by predators, in that the role of affective aggression isn't clear and could be considered maladaptive. NC State neurobiologist Dr. Troy Ghashghaei was interested in finding the areas of the brain engaged ...

Vitamin D has been touted for its beneficial effects on a range of human systems, from enhancing bone health to reducing the risk of developing certain cancers. But it does not improve cholesterol levels, according to a new study conducted at The Rockefeller University Hospital. A team of scientists has shown that, at least in the short term, cholesterol levels did not improve when volunteers with vitamin D deficiency received mega-doses of vitamin D. The finding is published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. The researchers, led by Manish ...

BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL, September 4, 2012 -- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have determined that preeclampsia is a significant risk factor for long-term health issues, such as chronic hypertension and hospitalizations later in life. The findings from the retrospective cohort study were just published in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. Thousands of women and their babies die or get very sick from preeclampsia; it affects approximately 5 to 8 percent of all pregnancies. It is a rapidly progressive condition characterized by high blood ...

HOUSTON – Biologic therapies developed in the last decade for rheumatoid arthritis are not associated with an increased risk of cancer when compared with traditional treatments for the condition, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), is the largest systematic review evaluating the risk of developing any malignancy among rheumatoid arthritis patients using approved biologic response modifiers (BRMs), several of which include tumor necrosis factor ...

(Edmonton) University of Alberta led research shows an elk's personality type is a big factor in whether or not it survives the hunting season. Data collected from GPS collars on more than 100 male and female elk in southwestern Alberta showed U of A researchers the study population could be divided into two categories: bold runners and shy hiders: Bold-runner elk, both males and females, moved quickly through the study area and preferred to graze in open fields for the most abundant and nutritious grass. GPS data showed shy hiders stayed and grazed on the sparse vegetation ...

The protection of the savings of the elderly—one of the primary goals of Medicare—is under threat from a combination of spiraling healthcare costs and increased longevity. As the government attempts to reduce Medicare costs, one suggestion is that the elderly could pay a larger proportion of the costs of their healthcare. But exactly how much would this be and what impact would it have on their finances? A new study by Amy Kelley at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and her colleagues, funded by the National Institute on Aging, aims to identify the portion of wealth ...

Tropical Storm John had about one day of fame in the Eastern Pacific. Born Tropical Depression 10, it intensified into Tropical Storm John on Sept. 2 at 5 a.m. EDT and maintained maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kmh) until it weakened back into a depression on Monday, Sept. 3 at 11 p.m. EDT. NASA's Aqua satellite flew over John on Sept. 3 at 2041 UTC (4:41 p.m. EDT) during its brief time as a tropical storm and noticed convection (rising air that forms thunderstorms that make up the storm) and coldest cloud top temperatures seemed to be limited to the northeastern ...

Over the weekend of Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, Tropical Storm Leslie's maximum sustained winds were pretty constant and satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites confirm the steadiness of the storm. That story is expected to change later this week however, as Leslie nears Bermuda and is expected to reach hurricane strength. Meanwhile, Leslie is still about the same strength today, Sept. 4 because of wind shear. Two visible images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies onboard both of NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites ...

Tiny Tropical Storm Michael formed today, Sept. 4, from the thirteenth tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean, but it seems that wind shear will make Michael struggle to intensify over the next couple of days like his "sister" Tropical Storm Leslie. Isaac's remnants blanket the U.S. east coast. Leslie has been a tropical storm since late Aug. and has not yet reached hurricane strength because of wind shear, although that is expected to change. Isaac's remnants are also struggling, but struggling to get off the land and back into the Atlantic Ocean. Isaac's remnants ...

JUPITER, FL - Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have designed a compound that shows promise as a potential therapy for one of the diseases closely linked to fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that causes mental retardation, infertility, and memory impairment, and is the only known single-gene cause of autism. The study, published online ahead of print in the journal ACS Chemical Biology September 4, 2012, focuses on tremor ataxia syndrome, which usually affects men over the age of 50 and results in Parkinson's like-symptoms—trembling, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research suggests that violent video games may not make players more aggressive – if they play cooperatively with other people. In two studies, researchers found that college students who teamed up to play violent video games later showed more cooperative behavior, and sometimes less signs of aggression, than students who played the games competitively. The results suggest that it is too simplistic to say violent video games are always bad for players, said David Ewoldsen, co-author of the studies and professor of communication at Ohio State University. "Clearly, ...

There isn't a hard and fast rule for how long doctors should perform CPR, but new research from the University of Michigan Health System shows longer attempts might be beneficial for some patients. Most cardiac arrest patients are often successfully resuscitated after a short period of time – about 12 minutes on average. Practitioners are often reluctant to perform longer attempts – those that can last 30 minutes or longer – because if patients do not survive early on during cardiac arrest, their overall prognosis is poor. The research from U-M, however, shows that ...

Fanconi anemia is a recessive genetic disorder affecting 1 in 350,000 babies, which leaves cells unable to repair damaged DNA. This lack of repair puts Fanconi anemia patients at high risk for developing a variety of cancers, especially leukemias and head and neck cancer. Cruelly, the condition also nixes the use of an entire class of cancer drugs, namely drugs like mitomycin C that act by encouraging DNA to crosslink together like sticky strands of bread dough – generally, healthy cells can repair a few crosslinks whereas cancer cells cannot and so are killed. However, ...

Brian Dickinson President of Logical Conclusions Inc. http://www.EventDrivenConcepts.com has been invited to give a keynote speech at the Project Management Institute's annual Professional Development Day on the 28th September 2012 in Honolulu Hawaii. As an author of many books and an expert in business improvement and reengineering concepts Dickinson will explain why he believes the vast majority of businesses, both public and private, are stuck in an old industrial-age paradigm leading to inefficient manual and computer systems that are not responsive to their customers ...

Peanut butter and jelly, hamburgers and fries, and hip hop and R & B are some of the world's best combinations! Yes, you can have either without the other, but together they make one extraordinary connection. One potentially legendary connection that has been put together by a twist of fate is Southern rapper "Jawz of Life" and R&B singer "Monica Monet." The two renowned storytellers have teamed up for one purpose and one purpose only: Good Music! The first release from this dynamic duo is "Teach Me." Jawz ushers in the smooth, jazzy ...

SBT Seabuckthorn International Inc. is pleased to announce its new distribution deal with major Singapore distributor Neu3xion Private Limited, which will be representing SII's full line of skincare and nutritional products throughout Southeast Asia. After a two-year courtship, Singapore-based Southeast Asian distributor Neu3xion (http://www.neu3xion.com/) has partnered with Peachland, BC's skincare and supplements manufacturer SBT Seabuckthorn to bring the Canadian product line to the Asian market for the first time. SII's moisturisers, cleansers, hair care and supplements ...

HSB Academy will open its September training run with a bang! September 4th will mark a return to the Idaho Athletic Club in Nampa. In addition, HSB is proud to announce that it will be opening its fourth Treasure Valley location on Monday September 10, 2012. Joining forces again with Axiom Fitness, Idaho's first year round basketball training Academy will hold Monday and Wednesday training sessions for high school players at Axiom's Fairview location. "We are incredibly blessed to have experienced such great success in our first year of operations," shared ...

Burbank based AlphaDogs Post Production is pleased to announce that they have once again partnered with Blank Paige Productions to provide post-production services for the new mun2 reality series Jenni Rivera presents: Chiquis n' Control. The new reality series is a spin off from the #1 Hispanic reality series I Love Jenni. Chiquis premiered on Saturday, July 28 on mun2 and follows the life of Jenni Rivera's eldest daughter Chiquis and her personal life and the launch of her new business-blow dry salon in Encino, California. AlphaDogs recently finished delivery of all 20 ...

Doctors Improving Healthcare congratulates its Founder and President, Beau Golob for his achievements in creating instrumental new platforms for the healthcare industry, through a groundbreaking promotional marketing partnership with NBC for Doctors throughout the Bay Area in 2010. Mr. Golob was key in implementing a new innovative approach to the promotion of Doctors and Dentists in the San Francisco Bay area through various key marketing partnership initiatives such as: making an agreement deal with NBC to allow for Doctors to be filmed and featured in special local ...

Macro Sensors miniature LVDT Linear Position Sensors serve as part of a steering actuator control system that regulates the tilt of a new Replicate Ice Coring System designed for a U.S. Deep Ice Coring Project currently being conducted in one of the snowiest regions of the West Antarctica Ice Sheet (WAIS) for studies of climate, ice sheet history and cryobiology. The multi-year WAIS Divide project is examining approximately the last 100,000 years of the Earth's climate history by drilling and recovering a deep ice core from the ice divide in central West Antarctica. While ...

Lingoo, the latest tech startup to launch in the Silicon Hills (a.k.a. Austin and San Antonio, TX), is offering a free Spanish lesson to anyone willing to give their product a try. Their model is simple: one-on-one Spanish lessons from your very own private tutor over videochat. Because your tutor is in a foreign country, you not only learn the local dialect, culture, and pronunciation, but also save heaps of money as compared to an at-home private tutor. Spanish lessons can be on a recurring basis, or can be purchased as a package, and lessons can be rescheduled or ...

Ticket Relief announced today the launch of its official social media platform, including the company's presence on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Ticket Relief's first-ever Facebook page (http://www.Facebook.com/TicketRelief) will focus on developing direct connections to the mainstream audience, making this the ideal destination online for those who utilize the services of the preferred choice for satisfying traffic school on the Internet. Following Ticket Relief on Twitter (http://www.Twitter.com/TicketRelief) will give the opportunity for people to instantly ...

Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina helped with the Quarters A Cleanup Project on the former Charleston Naval Base in North Charleston, SC on Saturday July 14th 2012. The Quarters A Cleanup Project was cosponsored by the Preservation Society Of Charleston and the Charleston Commandry of the Naval Order of the United States. Quarters A is on the Preservation Society Of Charleston's Seven To Save List that recognizes historic landmarks in the Charleston SC that are in danger of being lost to deterioration and damage. The building is on ...

No one should ever stop learning. That's according to one Solo-E.com certified expert, who believes the key for heart-based entrepreneurs and small business owners to achieve success is to keep learning and seeking new knowledge. "And there's no better time to start than during Self University Week," says Paula Eder, Ph.D., Time Management Expert and owner of Finding Time in Francestown, NH. "Self University Week is celebrated the first week of September and focuses on alternative ways to learn and grow." Founded in 2006, Finding Time helps heart-based ...

tanQ, a local group dedicated to supporting needy causes and positive change the world over, will be celebrating its second anniversary with a Second Year Charity Party Saturday, September 8, 2002 at The Slate. The Slate is located at NW 19th and Vaughn in Portland. The theme of the party is "Godzilla Strikes Again," a reference to a special third edition t-shirt scheduled to be launched at the event. The shirt, which is being printed in a limited quantity of 75, will be available for purchase for $28, with net proceeds benefiting the American Red Cross and ...