WASHINGTON — Outdated approaches to preventing and treating substance abuse, barriers to care, and other problems hinder the U.S. Defense Department's ability to curb substance use disorders among military service members and their families, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Service members' rising rate of prescription drug addiction and their difficulty in accessing adequate treatment for alcohol and drug-related disorders were among the concerns that prompted members of Congress to request this review. "We commend the steps that the Department of Defense ...

Early in the morning of September 12 the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), mounted on the Victor Blanco Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, recorded its first images of a southern sky spangled with galaxies. Galaxies up to eight billion light years away were captured on DECam's focal plane, whose imager consists of 62 charge-coupled devices (CCDs) invented and developed by engineers and physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Berkeley Lab CCDs are noted for their exceptionally high ...

Eight billion years ago, rays of light from distant galaxies began their long journey to Earth. That ancient starlight has now found its way to a mountaintop in Chile, where the newly constructed Dark Energy Camera, the most powerful sky-mapping machine ever created, has captured and recorded it for the first time. That light may hold within it the answer to one of the biggest mysteries in physics – why the expansion of the universe is speeding up. Scientists in the international Dark Energy Survey collaboration announced this week that the Dark Energy Camera, the ...

Hear the word "party" and memories of your 8th birthday sleepover or the big bash you attended last New Year's may come rushing to mind. But it's exactly these kinds of memories, embedded in a specific place and time, that people with depression have difficulty recalling. Research has shown that people who suffer from, or are at risk of, depression have difficulty tapping into specific memories from their own past, an impairment that affects their ability to solve problems and leads them to focus on feelings of distress. In a study forthcoming in Clinical Psychological ...

LifeShield Security is proud to announce LifeShield Lifestyles, a unique tool to help consumers to choose home security systems and products that fit their routines and personalities. By offering security systems that are designed for individuals, families, and real-life situations, LifeShield is continuing its mission to go "beyond the alarm" and provide advanced technology wireless security and peace of mind. "Home security is really about people, not houses. Homeowners and renters don't install alarm systems to protect walls, ceilings and doors. They ...

LA JOLLA, CA -- Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and Sea Lane Biotechnologies have solved the co-crystal structure of a human antibody that can neutralize influenza viruses in a unique way. The antibody recognizes the crucial structure that flu viruses use to attach to host cells, even though previously this structure had been thought too small for an antibody to grab effectively. The immune protein manages to hit this precise spot by using just a small part of its target-grabbing apparatus. In so doing, it can neutralize a broad range of dangerous flu viruses. "This ...

Only under a scenario with strong action on mitigating greenhouse-gas emissions and the assumption that corals can adapt at extremely rapid rates, could two thirds of them be safe, shows a study now published in Nature Climate Change. Otherwise all coral reefs are expected to be subject to severe degradation. Coral reefs house almost a quarter of the species in the oceans and provide critical services – including coastal protection, tourism and fishing – to millions of people worldwide. Global warming and ocean acidification, both driven by human-caused CO2 emissions, ...

Chemists at UC San Diego have developed a method that for the first time provides scientists the ability to attach chemical probes onto proteins and subsequently remove them in a repeatable cycle. Their achievement, detailed in a paper that appears online this week in the journal Nature Methods, will allow researchers to better understand the biochemistry of naturally formed proteins in order to create better antibiotics, anti-cancer drugs, biofuels, food crops and other natural products. It will also provide scientists with a new laboratory tool they can use to purify ...

Researchers have announced the results of the largest ever health and lifestyle survey of cities and conurbations across Europe – including five British urban centres. The research examined and compared the health, life expectancy and lifestyles of the populations of 26 European cities (the Euro-26) and found major differences, not only between cities, but within individual urban areas too. The pan-European study, led in the UK by the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool, identified key priority areas for each city studied that the researchers hope policymakers ...

September 16, 2012, Shenzhen, China–A Chinese research team, led by Anhui Medical University and BGI, has found the strong genetic evidences of mevalonate kinase gene (MVK) mutations link to disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP). It is a major step toward discovering the genetic pathogenesisof DSAP, and sheds an eye-opening insight into its further molecular diagnosis and treatment. The latest study was published online in Nature Genetics. DSAP is a rare, non-cancerous, non-contagious skin disorderthat causes dry, itchy lesions on the arms and legs. It ...

Johns Hopkins scientists report what is believed to be the first evidence that complex, reversible behavioral patterns in bees – and presumably other animals – are linked to reversible chemical tags on genes. The scientists say what is most significant about the new study, described online September 16 in Nature Neuroscience, is that for the first time DNA methylation "tagging" has been linked to something at the behavioral level of a whole organism. On top of that, they say, the behavior in question, and its corresponding molecular changes, are reversible, which has ...

Could a clinic-based intervention that assists in dealing with childhood obesity be scaled down into an easily-taught, community-based program? Yes, according to a new feasibility study conducted by researchers at Temple University's Center for Obesity Research and Education and published in the journal, Pediatrics. Working in partnership with UnitedHealth Group and the Greater Providence YMCA, the Temple researchers conducted a six-month program on weight loss and management for 155 children and their parents or guardians in Providence, R.I. "We've known for decades ...

STANFORD, Calif. - California's pediatricians-in-training are not adequately educated about the methods to prevent recurrent sexually transmitted infections in teenagers. That's the conclusion of a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital examining pediatric residents' knowledge of laws governing treatment of their patients' sexual partners. "Unless you treat the partner, your patient gets re-infected," Neville Golden, MD, an adolescent medicine specialist at Packard Children's and professor of pediatrics at Stanford. ...

PHILADELPHIA — Poly (ADP-Ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, shown to have clinical activity when used alone in women with familial breast and ovarian cancers linked to BRCA mutations, may be a novel treatment strategy in women with HER2-positive breast cancers, according to the results of a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Currently, women with HER2-positive breast cancers are treated with therapies that target HER2. However, many women with this form of cancer either fail to ever respond to these targeted ...

The age-old parental struggle of convincing youngsters to eat their fruits and vegetables has some new allies: Power Punch Broccoli, X-Ray Vision Carrots — and a host of catchy names for entrees in school cafeterias. Cornell University researchers studied how a simple change, such as using attractive names, would influence elementary-aged children's consumption of vegetables. In the first study, plain old carrots were transformed into "X-ray Vision Carrots." 147 students ranging from 8-11 years old from 5 ethnically and economically diverse schools participated in tasting ...

MBAProjectSearch.com offers businesses an opportunity to contract top-tier MBA talent on a project-by-project basis, while simultaneously assisting MBA students with securing periods of work and experience that stretch far beyond their internships. The team at MBAProjectSearch.com consists of a leading group of entrepreneurs who felt that a vital link needed to be built between the business and the apprentice. "Businesses are missing out on leveraging an untapped intellectual resource - the top-tier MBA student," says Dan Mullaney, the website's Founder. He ...

Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), the Brockton based regional agency serving elders, their families and caregivers throughout greater Brockton and Plymouth County, is offering "Powerful Tools For Caregivers", a six-week educational program for family caregivers. The educational program is designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend. The class meets on Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Easton Council on Aging, located at 15 Barrows Street. The classes are from October 3 to November 7, 2012. There ...

Bernie Journey presents his pop dance sounds live in concert at Space On White, 81 White Street, New York, NY 10013 on Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 doors opening at 7:30 PM. This event will be webcast live across the globe via PlayFi.com (based in Australia) starting at 8:00 PM EDT. This webcast will not be available in North America. Bernie looks forward to performing songs from his self-titled debut album, his current release "The World In the Eye of the Beholder", as well as newly penned songs. Venue Admission: $15.00. Webcast Ticket Price: $2.99 AU Born ...

Whenever one mentions orthodontics braces, the most common vision is children wearing dental braces - almost like kids, teeth and braces go hand in hand. San Diego Orthodontist, Dr. Richard Grant, reveals that braces are not just for kids. Adults looking for orthodontist San Diego on the Internet are looking to have dental orthodontics for a variety of reasons. The top reason is to improve their smile. No longer do adults have to be shy and self-conscious when they are out in public. They want an orthodontist in San Diego that has the knowledge and expertise, as well ...

Premiere Agency Based in Medford, NJ to Represent Lori Leigh Designs Earring Chalets in NY, NJ, Eastern PA, MD, DE and VA Florence, KY Geoff Ficke, President of international Consumer Product Development and Branding Consulting firm Duquesa Marketing announced today that his group has appointed Don-Mar Associates to handle sales of Lori Leigh Designs Earring Chalets in the states of New York, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. "Don-Mar Associates has a strong history of success with luxury fashion accessory and jewelry lines", ...

Larger Family Life is an established parenting and family site which has grown at a considerable rate in the four years since it began. Started in 2008 by Tania Sullivan, a mother of eleven and currently expecting her twelfth, Larger Family Life now has a worldwide following including over 7,000 followers on Facebook alone and an increasingly active community forum on the site. The website has also been mentioned on television, radio and print publications worldwide. Larger Family Life currently offers a range of opportunities for companies to promote their products, ...

The Grauer School announces the installation of a $200,000 technologically advanced teaching kitchen. The "next generation" facility ties into the school's complete, campus-wide "farm to table" program. Provided by Fixtures Living, Inc. and made possible through the generous donation from a local philanthropist, the kitchen was unveiled during the opening week of school. The kitchen is a part of the "Green Grauer" initiative. a program that encompasses a multi-dimensional reorrientation of the school campus and programming in light of need ...

This fall, dog owners will be able to train their dogs with a professional trainer in Basic Dog Obedience classes hosted by Village Pets and Supplies. The classes will start the first week of October and students will have a choice between a Wednesday evening class or a Saturday morning class. Classes will run for 6 consecutive weeks and students can make up missed classes for up to 6 months into the future. Matt Miller, a certified dog trainer and owner of Wet Nose Pet Care, will lead the classes. His father was an avid sportsman and trained many of his own dogs ...

The first trailer for Children of Sorrow, from Rogue River director Jourdan McClure and writer Ryan Finnerty has just been released. In the film a young woman embeds herself in a cult looking for answers to her sister's disappearance, only to find a dark secret within the cult and an even darker secret within herself. Director Jourdan McClure says, "Children Of Sorrow" is unlike anything I thought I would do. It's really my attempt at a P.O.V Mocku-horror film with roots in the slice of life genre. The story is told through the lenses of diegetic devices. ...

PC check printing software EzCheckPersonal saves users time and money on check printing and bill paying. It also helps families track financial status easily during this tough time. EzCheckPersonal developers from Halfpricesoft.com updated this check software with several new features and hope any user can begin this software easily and quickly. The new updates include: - Improved graphic users interface which is more user-friendly than ever - New database backup and restore features to prevent loss to viruses, spyware and computer crashes - Updated data import feature With ...