Expectant mothers who dealt with the strain of a hurricane or major tropical storm passing nearby during their pregnancy had children who were at elevated risk for abnormal health conditions at birth, according to a study led by a Princeton University researcher that offers new insights into the effects of stress on pregnancy. The study used birth records from Texas and meteorological information to identify children born in the state between 1996 and 2008 whose mothers were in the path of a major tropical storm or hurricane during pregnancy. The children's health at ...

VIDEO: Uri Shumlak, UW professor of aeronautics and astronautics, describes the equipment that can produce extreme ultraviolet light to make smaller microchips. Click here for more information. A University of Washington lab has been working for more than a decade on fusion energy, harnessing the energy-generating mechanism of the sun. But in one of the twists of scientific discovery, on the way the researchers found a potential solution to a looming problem in the electronics ...

Genetic engineers and genomics researchers should welcome the news from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) where an international team of scientists has discovered a new and possibly more effective means of editing genomes. This discovery holds potentially big implications for advanced biofuels and therapeutic drugs, as genetically modified microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, are expected to play a key role in the green chemistry production of these and other valuable chemical products. Jennifer Doudna, a biochemist with Berkeley Lab's Physical ...

Whether it is a phobia like a fear of flying, public speaking or spiders, or a diagnosis such as obsessive compulsive disorder, new research finds patients suffering from anxiety disorders showed the most improvement when treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in conjunction with a "transdiagnostic" approach – a model that allows therapists to apply one set of principles across anxiety disorders. The combination was more effective than CBT combined with other types of anxiety disorder treatments, like relaxation training according to Peter Norton, associate ...

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (06/28/2012) — University of Minnesota engineering researchers are leading an international team that has made a major breakthrough in developing a catalyst used during chemical reactions in the production of gasoline, plastics, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and other chemicals. The discovery could lead to major efficiencies and cost-savings in these multibillion-dollar industries. The research is to be published in the June 29, 2012 issue of the leading scientific journal Science. "The impact of this new discovery is enormous," said the team's lead ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Scientists could take greater strides toward crop improvement if there were wider adoption of advanced techniques used to understand the mechanisms that allow plants to adapt to their environments, current and former Purdue University researchers say. In a perspective for the journal Science, Brian Dilkes, a Purdue assistant professor of genetics, and Ivan Baxter, a research computational biologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, argue that today's technology could allow scientists to match physiological and ...

Researchers using three different telescopes -- NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton in space, and the Parkes radio telescope in Australia -- may have found the fastest moving pulsar ever seen. The evidence for this potentially record-breaking speed comes, in part, from the features highlighted in this composite image. X-ray observations from Chandra (green) and XMM-Newton (purple) have been combined with infrared data from the 2MASS project and optical data from the Digitized Sky Survey (colored red, green and blue, but appearing in the image as white). The ...

An international team of astronomers using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made an unparalleled observation, detecting significant changes in the atmosphere of a planet located beyond our solar system. The scientists conclude the atmospheric variations occurred in response to a powerful eruption on the planet's host star, an event observed by NASA's Swift satellite. "The multiwavelength coverage by Hubble and Swift has given us an unprecedented view of the interaction between a flare on an active star and the atmosphere of a giant planet," said lead researcher ...

Scientists convening at the largest-ever meeting of tropical biologists congratulated Brazil for its global leadership on environment and science, but warned that recent developments could jeopardize that position, undermining progress on reducing deforestation, protecting indigenous lands, and safeguarding ecosystems outside the Amazon rainforest. Forgoing the Rio+20 Earth Summit, some 1200 tropical biologists and conservationists met in Bonito, Brazil at the 49th annual meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) to present and discuss topics ...

NASA's TRMM satellite provided data that allowed scientists to calculate Tropical Storm Debby's rainfall totals across Florida. The highest rainfall totals from June 20-27 topped 380 mm (~15 inches) in a wide patch of central Florida from around Titusville on the east coast. Even though it never became more than a tropical storm, the residents of northern and central Florida will remember Debby. Debby, which formed as a tropical storm on the 23rd of June 2012 in the central Gulf of Mexico, took three full days to reach the Big Bend of Florida just 350 miles away. Although ...

Tropical Storm Dokuri weakened into a tropical depression today, but NASA infrared satellite imagery is still showing some areas of strong convection and thunderstorms in the storm and they're being pushed away from the center. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Dokuri on June 27 on 0435 UTC (12:35 a.m. EDT). Infrared data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument onboard indicated there were still some strong showers and thunderstorms within the system. Those cloud top temperatures were colder than -63 Fahrenheit (-52 Celsius), indicating ...

Authentik Artists is proud to announce the signing of alternative/pop band Shining Through from San Diego, CA. The group is lead by guitarist/vocalist James Clelland, bassist Hutton Baird and drummer Jeremy Sampier. Shining Through recently finished their latest EP Stripes with producer/engineer Brian Grider in Corona, CA at his SCM Recordings studio. The album will see the release of their hard-hitting focus track and music video for Stripes on July 12th through Blank TV. The band also released their first track "Balance Beam" online this week. Scheduled ...

The Coalition of Theatres of Color saluted its members, the historic Negro Ensemble Company's 45th anniversary and the acclaimed Audelco Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre's 40th anniversary, with "Award-Winning Journeys in Black Theatre," a special press event hosted by award-winning actors Lillias White and Ralph Carter on June 25 at the Dwyer Cultural Center in Harlem. The world famous Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) has alumni encompassing today's superstars in television and film. There are Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Lou Gossett, Jr and Oscar ...

As one of the country's leading developers of Magento, the number one shopping cart technology for internet merchandising, Orange Collar Media has widened its expertise to the most flexible and functional eCommerce solution available. Orange Collar Media has held the prestigious Gold Partner status in Magento's Solutions Partners Program since the summer of 2011. Achieving Magento Gold Partner indicates Magento's recognition of Orange Collar Media as one of the country's leading developers of their eCommerce platform. On Friday, June 1st, Orange Collar Media successfully ...

Muli Management Pty Ltd, an Australian software developer of construction and project accounting solutions, today announced that their software can now support the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) requirement for Contractor Reporting coming into effect on July 1 2012. The ATO had announced that as part of the 2011-12 Federal Budget, the Government had announced the introduction of taxable payments reporting for businesses in the building and construction industry. From July 1st this year, all businesses in this industry are required to report the total payments they ...

June, 2012 Publisher Humberto Fortuna announces the new Celebrity Cover of the July 2012 issue of 55+ Magazine, the preferred, free, Bi lingual (English / Spanish) Senior Magazine Publication for South Florida. Suze Orman, through a great deal of hard work and dedication, she became America's Personal Finance Expert. You know her best from her weekly television show, "The Suze Orman Show" as well as from her seven PBS specials. 55+ had the pleasure of speaking with Suze about her life, her success and her advice and recommendations for our readers. 55+ Magazine ...

Carsten Sieden, Senior Vice President of Fine Chemicals & Biocatalysis Research at BASF to give a Keynote Presentation on "Biobased Chemicals - BASF's Perspective" at the 3rd Biobased Chemicals: Commercialization & Partnering Conference (Sep 13-14, 2012 in San Francisco, CA) Carsten Sieden will describe the various options for renewable raw materials in the chemical industry. Elegant chemical synthesis strategies starting from renewables have been proposed and are currently under investigation. In biotechnology the rapid progress in genetic engineering ...

Lucia Matthews, CEO of DIÁLOGO, San Diego's largest social marketing agency, has been chosen by the San Diego Business Journal as a nominee finalist for the 2012 Marketing Professionals of the Year Awards. The award recognizes, promotes and honors excellence, professionalism and outstanding achievement in marketing. The reception and awards ceremony to honor the winners, finalists and guests will take place on Thursday, June 26 at Paradise Point. DIÁLOGO CEO Lucia Matthews was chosen based on her excellence, professionalism and outstanding achievement in marketing.Nominees ...

Foundation for Second Chances (FFSC), a community based organization is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of a $ 2,200 Reading Is Fundamental Grant sponsored by Macy's Inc. Macy's has been committed to RIF's mission of educating and empowering children through literacy since 2004. This grant will provide over 500 K-8 South Los Angeles youth books through FFSC's Reading Wheels program. Foundation for Second Chances' Reading Wheels program aims to prepare and motivate children to read by delivering programming, free books, activities and literacy resources to ...

"Churches are spiritual places. Artists are people who imbue life and creativity into the culture. It makes sense that church should be a place for artists to become invigorated and uplifted, and that's exactly what our church is all about," says Rev. Brian Fesler, Pastor of the Church of Scientology in Nashville. That's why the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville has launched a summer program of seminars designed to uplift local artists. "The seminars are delivered by seasoned professionals who know what they are talking about" continues ...

Custom mini pet portraits by Animal Artist Lisa LaTourette are now available for $125 exclusively at Petique Retail and Adoption Center at Biltmore Fashion Park, 2502 E. Camelback Road in Phoenix. The Arizona Humane Society receives $25 for each hand-painted portrait that is sold through Petique. The mini portraits are oils 4" x 4" in size. They come wrapped in a gold gift bag accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity just like the artist's larger commissions. LaTourette's trademark signature shows a Swarovski crystal with her two initials. This special ...

CDM Media announced that Accellion Inc., the pioneer in providing enterprise-class, secure and mobile file sharing solutions, was awarded "Most Innovative Technology" at the 2012 Midmarket Summit, held in Scottsdale, Ariz., June 3-5, 2012. The CIO Midmarket Summit is a chance for CIOs and IT executives from mid-sized companies to attend in-depth educational sessions, network with a group of peers, meet with solutions providers and make critical business contacts. Summit attendees represented multiple industries, including health care, finance, insurance, government, ...

The restaurant chain known for its fish tacos is bringing its flare for delicious and sustainable seafood to a bed of greens. Starting today, the menu at Rubio's includes the new Chipotle Orange Shrimp Salad and the Wild Planet Tuna Salad. These new offerings, developed by co-founder Ralph Rubio and the Rubio's culinary team, are continuing the chain's success in providing guests with lighter, fresher food options that are representative of both its love of costal living and dedication to creating craveable flavors. The Chipotle Shrimp Salad features sustainable ...

Joyce Middleton, best selling author, announced the release of Volume 1, "Hamburger & Hot Dog Backyard BBQ" in her new cookbook series, "American Classic Digest," which features vintage recipes and a full menu for an authentic American barbecue circa 1950's. "I wanted to feature special family recipes that people would want to refer to and make for many years to come" said Joyce Middleton. "To begin this series, I spent over a month with my Mother, going over recipes that have been handed down for generations. Once such recipe for ...

Bringing its number of 2012 transactions to eight, Pathfinder Partners, LLC - a San Diego based firm specializing in opportunistic investments in distressed real estate assets and defaulted loans - has recently closed two transactions in Denver, Colorado, and Long Beach, California. In Denver, Pathfinder and its partner, Bruckal Properties, Inc., acquired the Wellshire Arms Apartments, a 103,000-square-foot, 12-story, 107-unit apartment community located in the historic Observatory Park neighborhood. Earlier this month, Pathfinder purchased Le Park Apartments, a 40-unit, ...