The Hilton Garden Inn - Atlanta Airport Hotel (North), located near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, recently named Nicholas Henderson as their new Sales Assistant. The premier hotel near Atlanta Airport is pleased to welcome Mr. Henderson to their sales and marketing team. A 2011 graduate of The University of North Carolina Greensboro, Henderson earned a degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management with a concentration in Travel and Tourism. As the Sales Assistant, Henderson will work with the hotel's Director of Sales and Marketing to generate revenue ...

Research: Outcomes of elective induction of labour compared with expectant management: population based study Induction of labour beyond 37 weeks of pregnancy can reduce perinatal mortality (death before, during or shortly after birth) without increasing caesarean section rates, finds a study published on bmj.com today. However, induction is associated with a greater risk of admission to a special care baby unit. Induction of labour is frequently performed for pregnancies of more than 41 weeks gestation to reduce perinatal mortality. Induction at term (beyond 37 weeks) ...

Research: Venous thrombosis in users of non-oral hormonal contraception: follow-up study, Denmark 2001-10 A study published on bmj.com today adds to the evidence that certain non-oral hormonal contraceptives (e.g. skin patches, implants and vaginal rings) carry a higher risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromboembolism) than others. The findings suggest that some women should switch from a non-oral product to a contraceptive pill to help reduce their risk. Several studies have assessed the risk of venous thrombosis (a collective term for deep vein thrombosis ...

Holiday Inn Express Simpsonville Hotel offers close lodging to Greenville Hospital System's Freedom Weekend Aloft. Presented by Bi-Lo, the event will take place Memorial Weekend, May 25-28, 2012 at Heritage Park in Simpsonville, SC. Sure to be fun for the whole family to enjoy, event activities will include: - Hot-Air Balloon Rides - Charter Amphitheatre Concerts - with Gavin DeGraw, Colbie Caillat, and more - Family Fun Zone - Disc/Frisbee Dogs - Krazy Kow 5K - Artist Showcase - Lacrosse Tournament "Freedom Weekend Aloft is a popular hot air balloon festival ...

Pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children under 5, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They examined the distribution of child deaths globally by cause in 2010 and found that 64 percent were attributable to infectious causes and 40 percent occurred in neonates. The authors' findings, published in the May issue of the Lancet, suggest a decline in the total number of deaths between 2000 and 2010, however, they caution the decline is not sufficient enough to reach Millennium Development Goal number ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — From tiny villages in developing nations to suburban kitchens in the United States, dangerous strains of E. coli bacteria sicken millions of people each year – and kill untold numbers of children. Now, new research from the University of Michigan Health System gives scientists a better understanding of what is going on in the diarrhea-wracked guts of its victims, and what might be done to prevent or treat it. Specifically, they show that the bacteria that usually live in our digestive tracts compete against invading bacteria such as E. coli to help ...

Hampton Inn Spartanburg - North I-85, a premier Spartanburg Hotel, offers nearby accommodations to Wofford College's Class of 1962 50th Reunion. The event will take place on May 19-20, 2012 at Wofford Campus. The Reunion will include: - Baccalaureate Service - 50th Class Reunion - Commencement - Luncheon Class of 1962 alumni can register to attend the reunion at wofford.edu. "We are happy to welcome alumni visiting Spartanburg for Wofford College's Class of 1962 50th Reunion," shares Dawn Allison, General Manager at the Hampton Inn Spartanburg SC Hotel. ...

Dams are believed to be one of the biggest threats to freshwater organisms worldwide: They disrupt normal patterns of water and sediment flow, impede migration, and alter the character of spawning and feeding grounds. A shortage of data has until now prevented a thorough global assessment of the threat dams pose to fish species, but a study described in the June issue of BioScience attempts just that. The report, by Catherine Reidy Liermann of Umeå University, Sweden, and three coauthors, analyzed 397 ecologically distinct freshwater regions around the world and plotted ...

Newly launched MMABoxingWorld.com enters the arena of mixed martial arts and boxing featuring related news, schedules and insider interviews with trainers, fighters and promoters. MMABoxingWorld.com will also offer a comprehensive state by state list of all the most important Boxing and MMA gyms in the United States. Started by Omar "OD" Davis, also founder of AHAT.TV, the premier west coast rap battle league based in Las Vegas, MMA Boxing World will focus on being a resource and new outlet for fans of professional fighting leagues. "As a fan of MMA and ...

Hospitals that perform expensive, invasive cardiovascular procedures on a disproportionate number of patients are more costly for all heart failure patients, including those treated with noninvasive methods, according to a new Yale study. Most heart failure patients are cared for without the use of invasive procedures like cardiac catheterization, notes the study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes; but the rates of invasive procedures used for heart failure patients vary across hospitals. The study authors represent the NIH Heart, Lung, and ...

Patients with mitral regurgitation, a type of valvular heart disease common in the elderly, are living longer after surgery, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Surgery that replaces or repairs the mitral valve remains the definitive therapy for symptomatic mitral regurgitation, but surgery carries considerable risks of mortality and complications such as infection and renal failure. Led by John A. Dodson, M.D., a postdoctoral fellow in cardiology and geriatrics at Yale School of Medicine, the researchers ...

PASADENA, Calif.—For those who study earthquakes, one major challenge has been trying to understand all the physics of a fault—both during an earthquake and at times of "rest"—in order to know more about how a particular region may behave in the future. Now, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed the first computer model of an earthquake-producing fault segment that reproduces, in a single physical framework, the available observations of both the fault's seismic (fast) and aseismic (slow) behavior. "Our study describes a methodology ...

Urgent appointments, tight work timetables and hectic social schedules structure modern life, and they very often clash with our intrinsic biological rhythms. The discrepancy results in so-called social jetlag, which can damage one's health. Among other effects, it can contribute to the development of obesity, as a new LMU study shows. Three temporal cycles shape our lives. Our biological clock ensures that fundamental physiological processes oscillate with a period of approximately 24 hours. This internal timekeeper used the daily succession of light and dark to synchronize ...

Scientists have identified a protein which regulates the activation of brown fat in both the brain and the body's tissues. Their research, which was conducted in mice, was published today, Friday 11 May, in the journal Cell. Unlike white fat, which functions primarily to store up fat, brown fat (also known as brown adipose tissue) burns fats to generate heat in a process known as thermogenesis. The research, led by scientists at the University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories at the Institute of Metabolic Science, discovered that the protein BMP8B acts on ...

Patrons tilting heads and crouching up and down at libraries and bookstores are a familiar sight. Azymous Interactive's new ShelfLook iPhone app may change that landscape forever, as users no longer have to bend or twist to view book titles. Using ShelfLook is exceptionally simple. Users just launch the ShelfLook app, hold the iPhone horizontally, and look through the screen. Book titles that were once hard to read are now easily read horizontally on the screen. For low light environments, ShelfLook conveniently provides enhanced lighting at the push of a button. When ...

In order to interact with the environment, bacteria secrete a whole arsenal of proteins. Researchers have now found how one of the transportation systems used for this purpose – the type VI secretion system – works for the single-celled organism Agrobacterium tumefaciens. They have identified the relevant transport proteins and their energy suppliers. With colleagues at the Academia Sinica in Taiwan, RUB biologist Prof. Dr. Franz Narberhaus describes the findings in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. "The proteins involved also occur in other secretion apparatuses" explains ...

Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing a special feature devoted to the early results obtained during the first science flights of the airborne observatory SOFIA [1] with the GREAT far-infrared instrument [2]. We present 22 articles reporting on the technologies and the early astronomical results (including the first ever detection of new interstellar molecules). Developed on the legacy of the Kuiper Airborne Observatory, which flew from 1974 to 1995, SOFIA performed its first science flight by the end of 2010, after a series of characterization flights. SOFIA flies ...

Understanding linguistic diversity among London's schoolchildren is key for the city's future as a 'global player', research shows. A study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) mapped the distribution of languages spoken by London state school pupils. By combining language spoken with ethnicity, researchers have shed new light on patterns of educational inequality. "London's increasing language diversity attracts much interest and debate among public service providers, educationalists and the public. Yet little was known about the numbers of people ...

From June 22nd through 24th, 2012, London will be the site of the first 7 Graces Global Conference (7GGC), bringing together hundreds of participants wishing to express their commitment to business ethics, corporate responsibility, social wellbeing and environmental sustainability (http://the7gracesofmarketing.com/7GGC) The 3-day conference will take place on Friday June 22nd through Sunday 24th, 2012, at The Window, 13 Windsor Street, London, N1 8QG, United Kingdom. To encourage as many people for around the world to attend without increasing their carbon footprint, ...

Researchers in the University of Leicester's Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology have identified a cellular mechanism that could underlie the development of tinnitus following exposure to loud noises. The discovery could lead to novel tinnitus treatments, and investigations into potential drugs to prevent tinnitus are currently underway. Tinnitus is a sensation of phantom sounds, usually ringing or buzzing, heard in the ears when no external noise is present. It commonly develops after exposure to loud noises (acoustic over-exposure), and scientists have speculated ...

This press release is available in German. Around 100 billion neurons in the human brain enable us to think, feel and act. They transmit electrical impulses to remote parts of the brain and body via long nerve fibres known as axons. This communication requires enormous amounts of energy, which the neurons are thought to generate from sugar. Axons are closely associated with glial cells which, on the one hand, surround them with an electrically insulating myelin sheath and, on the other hand support their long-term function. Klaus Armin and his research group from the ...

A few hundred thousand billion free-floating life-bearing Earth-sized planets may exist in the space between stars in the Milky Way. So argues an international team of scientists led by Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, Director of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology at the University of Buckingham, UK. Their findings are published online in the Springer journal Astrophysics and Space Science. The scientists have proposed that these life-bearing planets originated in the early Universe within a few million years of the Big Bang, and that they make up most of the so-called ...

Philadelphia, PA, May 10, 2012 – These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence brain function in important ways. MAGI1 and MAGI2 are genes that code for the MAGI proteins. These proteins influence the development and function of synapses in the brain, the junctions where communication between nerve cells occurs. Because they perform many important functions at brain synapses, researchers have made several attempts to tie ...

Chimpanzee Santino achieved international fame in 2009 for his habit of gathering stones and manufacturing concrete projectiles to throw at zoo visitors. A new study shows that Santino's innovativeness when he plans his stone-throwing is greater than researchers have previously observed. He not only gathers stones and manufactures projectiles in advance; he also finds innovative ways of fooling the visitors. The study, which was carried out at Lund University, has been published in PLoS One. The new study looked at the chimpanzee's ability to carry out complex planning. ...

New in the journals: From how our attachment with our moms affects our future relationships, to the connection between family size and general intelligence.... and more. Attachment to mom predicts ability to cope with future loss How children cope with the loss of a loved one depends on their attachment to their mother and activity within their nervous system, according to a recent study. Adolescents with more attachment anxiety to their mom at age 14 had a harder time adjusting to the loss of a close social partner than adolescents with less attachment anxiety. "Adolescent ...