COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study in animals shows that chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, a finding that researchers suggest could increase understanding of postpartum depression. Rat mothers showed an increase in brain cell connections in regions associated with learning, memory and mood. In contrast, the brains of mother rats that were stressed twice a day throughout pregnancy did not show this increase. The researchers were specifically interested in dendritic spines – hair-like growths on brain cells that are used to exchange information ...

Oct. 13-17, 2012 Ernest N. Morial Convention Center 900 Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, La. 70130 IN ANIMALS, DRUG PREVENTS NERVE DAMAGE CAUSED BY CHEMOTHERAPY, HIV AND DIABETES Poster#: 354.19/T6, Hall F-J, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, 9-10 a.m. CST Authors: J. Zhu, W. Chen, C. Zhou, N. Reed, A. Hoke AND Poster#: 354.29/T16, Hall F-J, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. CST Authors: M. Ray, N. Reed, J. Zhu, A. Hoke Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a drug that seems to protect mice and rats from nerve degeneration caused by chemotherapy drugs, ...

Many people love to have their walls adorned with beautiful canvas art. Though they would like to have a good collection of canvas art, the cost of these real canvas art can be highly prohibitive. Therefore, people remain content with enjoying exquisite collection of art at exhibitions and at art galleries. Some art lovers try to look for alternative options to get some good wall art on walls. Many go for what is called canvas prints. Canvas prints are not real paintings, but prints made on canvas art material, which tries to give the feel of the real wall art. However, ...

Live music booking agency Skyline Music is expanding with five key staff additions and promotions: Matt Sanchez joins as Skyline Music's 7th agent focusing on the agency's growing alternative roster. Crandall Rogers joins Skyline Music's Andrea Sabata in the company's Performing Arts booking division as Arts Touring Coordinator. Hisham Dahud joins to head Skyline Digital which includes Skyline-owned digital properties Hypebot.com and MusicThinkTank.com as well as digital initiatives on behalf of the Skyline Music roster. Bailey Rogers joins as Director of Social ...

Silent Partner Technologies (SPT) has been a leader in RFID asset management for years, helping businesses simplify their inventory process. Confidex produces the RFID tags which have made an appearance in countless industrial and technological companies. Recently, these two innovators of technology teamed up to help Seminole County in Florida find a more resourceful way to keep up with their inventory. For the local government of Seminole County, as with so many others, RFID asset management was the solution. RFID, or Radio Frequency IDentification, is similar ...

Dealing With Abusive Debt Collectors If you are behind and struggling to pay your bills and debt collectors are calling, you have plenty of company. Almost 15 percent of Americans are now being called by debt collectors. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices to collect from you. This federal law covers collection agencies, lawyers who collect debts on a regular basis, and companies that buy delinquent debts. The FDCPA covers personal, family, and household debts, including credit ...

Getting a Mortgage After Bankruptcy While bankruptcy may negatively impact your ability to obtain a mortgage, it is possible to qualify for a mortgage after filing for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy, which is listed in the public record information section of a credit report, remains for seven years from the filing date of a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, or ten years from the filing date of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. If you can wait that long to obtain a mortgage, your credit report not mention your bankruptcy. If you cannot wait for your bankruptcy to disappear from your credit ...

There are an estimated 12 million Americans who suffer from food allergies and if and Food Expert Lara Holland has her way, she'll be helping every single one of them. Holland is a food expert who trains professionals on how to manage food allergen and gluten free environments in commercial kitchens. She is certified to teach the program through Kitchens with Confidence, which is approved by the American Culinary Federation. Those who take her classes gain ACF credits while nutritionists gain similar credits from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Her presentations ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), along with local merchants, invites the public to participate in the Community Jack-O'-Lantern Contest held from October 26-27, 2012 at the ATC Visitor Center, located at 799 Washington Street, Harpers Ferry, WV. This event is free and open to the public. Local community members are encouraged to carve a pumpkin at home and bring it to the ATC Visitor Center on Friday, October 26, 2012 from 9:00a.m. - 7:00p.m. or on Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 9:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. All entries must be submitted by noon the day of the event ...

Systech Illinois are a leading provider of oxygen, moisture and gas analysers and are well known on the world stage in the gas instrumentation market. Systech Illinois place great emphasis on providing excellent customer service globally. This is demonstrated by the fact that their main website, which was initially created in English and Chinese, has been translated into five more languages; French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian. These additional translations ensure that a wide range of visitors can clearly and easily identify the gas analysis intruments that ...

LYNX Technik AG, provider of modular interfaces will showcase its new bluBox signal processing series at CCW 2012, booth 1164. bluBox was originally launched at NAB 2012, and is a new application specific product line that leverages signal processing technology from the popular Series 5000 terminal equipment line. bluBox solutions are packaged self-contained systems, providing cost-effective product configurations for fixed applications. bluBox products are 1RU rack mountable boxes which feature integrated control panels plus full remote control via the established LYNX ...

More than 75 panelists and two keynote speakers will address upwards of 500 attendees at the 12th Annual Trigild Lender Conference Wednesday, October 17, through Friday, October 19, at the downtown Omni Hotel San Diego, providing up-to-the minute news and analysis relating to the distressed commercial real estate industry. Headlining this year's event - themed "Lighting the Future" - are Robert Guest, business editor for The Economist, an acclaimed weekly focusing on international politics and business news, and Sam Chandan, Ph.D., president and chief economist ...

Polymet Corporation, a leading manufacturer of hardfacing wire, welding, and thermal spray wire, will exhibit at the 19th International Oil & Gas Industry Exhibition & Conference in Singapore, November 27-30, 2012. OSEA is Asia's most important business technology event for the Oil and Gas industry. The event gathers key companies from around the globe in an extensive showcase of products, solutions, and technologies in this industry. Polymet is excited to attend OSEA-2012 in order to expand its global reach and promote its full line of industrial hardfacing ...

Whimsical Winds Wind Chimes has announced today that they are making shopping for a wind chime a more visual process through their new and improved Pinterest profile. Through product images and descriptions, they will be actively connecting with their customers and fans. The company hopes to be able to share a wealth of gardening and decor advice, great content, and visually showcase a selection of their hand-made and name brand wind chimes. Pinterest is a social media in which the image is the central focus of each post, or "pin." This format is what appealed ...

Toale Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, celebrating their 100th anniversary in 2012, were selected to be featured on "City Business," a City of Sarasota television show highlighting newsworthy businesses in the city limits. The episode is being aired on Access Sarasota on Comcast Channel 19 and Verizon Channel 32 and is archived online at http://sarasota.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=66&clip_id=5381&meta_id=334660. The segment features the Sarasota Chapel and Pre-Arrangement Center, historic photographs, and interviews with President and ...

The CCTA Conference will focus on the regulatory changes facing the industry, addressing the key issues and supporting business growth through best practice. PacNet's presence will give attendees of the conference an opportunity to consult with a payment expert with a wealth of experience in the payday loans industry. A representative will be on hand, ready to meet with online lenders and discuss both domestic and international payment solutions. For close to a decade, PacNet has been providing back end payment processing solutions to payday loan companies in the ...

A band of injured service members will gather at Grants Pass next month for an action-packed river excursion, courtesy of Freedom Alliance. The troops will arrive in Oregon on Oct. 18 for what will be the fishing trip of a lifetime on the Rogue River. The four-day adventure is facilitated by Briggs Rogue River Trips of Grants Pass, "Where the Rogue River Runs." This event is not open to the public. The service members range from active duty to retired and all suffer service-connected injuries, varying from combat stress to amputation. The deserving heroes will ...

The Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County and its Small Business Development Center present an International business learning workshop Oct. 23 at California Lutheran University, Lundring Events Center in the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, 60 West Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; the program is 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The seminar will be divided into two sessions. The morning session will have a panel of industry experts to answer any export questions and share their collective knowledge on where to go to solve export issues. Panelists ...

For a small business in the time-shares industry, it's not always easy to take credit cards online. Oftentimes timeshare resellers fall into a category "unqualified to accept credit cards for payment." Tasker Payment Gateways is now available to timeshare merchants everywhere for guidance and solutions in the realm of credit card processing. For many startups and businesses, the subject of ecommerce payment processing can be a complex subject that can prove to be difficult to understand. There are many options in the Internet world related to Florida payment ...

Mary Carrick has been making her mark on the cabaret scene across the Midwest with her rich, soaring vocals and gift for storytelling. She returns to the city she once called home, with "On My Way", her Chicago debut in the cabaret room at Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret, on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 8 p.m. Carrick performs with her pianist and music director, Todd Brooks, who also offers selected vocals throughout the evening. Together, the duo blends the fondly familiar and lesser known gems with quirky surprises including songs by William Finn, Amanda ...

The attorneys, members and staff of the DosterUllom, LLC law firm congratulate member Tim Jones on his election as the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives. "We couldn't be more proud of Tim on this historic achievement. Tim's colleagues in the Missouri House of Representatives obviously know what we know about his skills and character," said Mike Doster, founding member. "Tim's ability to solve important and complex issues for our clients for nearly 15 years has always made him a valued member of our talented team at DosterUllom," he ...

The company - which has US offices in Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Atlanta and Washington DC - has successfully acquired the on board courier business of Euro Express Ltd, a specialist logistics company based in Hong Kong with over 8 years of experience providing hand-carry services in Asia and worldwide. Operating as Chapman Freeborn OBC in Hong Kong, the new venture will afford freight forwarders and cargo clients greater access to the Chinese and Asian markets. Chapman Freeborn's OBC team specialises in delivering time-critical parts and important documents worldwide. ...

Shira Klein, a wife and loving mother of three beautiful children, is fighting once again for her life. Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma on New Year's Eve of 2010, Shira has been battling this disease for the past two years. After months of intense chemotherapy, Shira experienced a short period of remission, followed by a relapse. Again, the disease took control and Shira underwent another round of intense chemotherapy, which included several hospital stays. Shira was able to undergo a stem cell transplant using her own cells, which put her in remission for a short time. ...

Philadelphia personal injury lawyer Royce W. Smith of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP will serve as a course planner and moderator of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's continuing legal education (CLE) program, "Doctors / Lawyers Explore the Debate on Tort Reform" on Nov. 1, 2012. This medical malpractice seminar, which offers substantive advice for all levels of plaintiffs' and defense litigators as well as corporate and other interested attorneys, will be offered via live webcast. Individuals can also register to participate in ...

Orthopaedic Specialists of North Carolina (www.orthonc.com) has announced that it has partnered with the Wake County Basketball Association (WCBA). OSNC staff will be on site at WCBA games and events and will also offer sports physicals, weekend athlete walk-in services, rehabilitation and sports performance training to all WCBA athletes. The Wake County Basketball Association is a not-for-profit, community-based volunteer organization that coordinates youth basketball leagues for children ages 6 to 18 years old. The fall/winter season runs from October through February. ...