Universities.com understands that everyone has heard myths about online universities. Some people claim that the education isn't as good if it didn't involve sitting in a classroom, that employers won't accept online degrees when hiring, and that online classes are easier than those at traditional universities. Anyone who has successfully completed an online master's degree in marketing or an online doctorate in education can quickly refute those falsehoods. The truth of the matter is that accredited online universities offer classes that may be even more challenging ...

Many companies are using social media websites, including Google Plus, or Facebook, to get their name out for internet users to see. This is not only limited to companies, and kids. One segment of the population that traditionally was not even allowed to advertise, lawyers, are also finding the use of social media as a way to establish their presence on the internet using this latest site. One lawyer in particular, Michael P. Ehline, Esq., has taken social media for lawyers to the next level. Ehline, a follower of the Matt Cutts blog, was involved in social media when DIGG, ...

Cache Metals Inc., Toronto Based bullion retailer of gold, silver and other precious metals, launches a new online store: https://www.cachemetals.com/store/. Clients can now buy gold, silver and other Precious Metals securely online at wholesale prices. Online payment methods include; credit card, Interac Online, as well as bank wire, bank draft and money order. Cache Metals sells a variety of Precious Metals products including; Gold and Silver bullion bars and Gold and Silver Canadian Maple Leaf coins. View their entire selection of bullion online. Thomas Green, ...

Founded by recognized aesthetic expert Michael M. Dao M.D., Leur Lab(TM) Integrated Aesthetics has opened the doors of its flagship location in Newport Beach, offering an alternative destination for skin rejuvenation and age management solutions, which incorporate the convenience factor that today's clientele craves. Fashioned more like a glossy, boutique hotel lobby than a traditional med spa, Leur Lab's(TM) sleek hardwood floors, modern fireplaces, and shimmering chandeliers provide an enticing space for patients to relax without disconnecting during their visit. ...

The antique rug world has seen many changes over the past few years and while the economic atmosphere would seem detrimental to the demand for these luxury items, in reality there has never been a better time for these works of art. Interior design professionals are as busy as ever and have been clamoring for the next major source for rare and decorative pieces while collectors from around the world are paying record-setting prices for the best pieces. While many companies have been downsizing and depleting their inventories in order to pay bills, there is one considerably ...

It's a monumental challenge, but one that has languished outside of our nation's consciousness for far too long. Now, thanks to recent news reports - from the battlefields overseas, to the football fields right in our own backyards - Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has finally been thrust into the spotlight. Researchers are just beginning to understand the intricacies of TBI, and most importantly, the best treatments for this complex condition. According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, each year, more than 1.5 million Americans sustain mild traumatic ...

Auto Trader offers in excess of 60,000 cars priced GBP14,000 and above, more than double the number offered by any of its main online rivals - 36,280 are used cars, 20,880 are nearly new cars less than 12 months old and 3,510 are new cars. Of the total, more than two thirds are offered by franchised dealers, the remainder being offered by used car supermarkets, independent dealers and private motorists. Nathan Coe, Group Director, Auto Trader said: "With more than double the number of cars costing GBP14,000 and above than any of our main online rivals, and with ...

Capital Credit Union and ScotWest Credit Union have been disturbed to discover some of the worst cases of mis-selling of Scottish Trust Deeds, Sequestration Agreements and other unsuitable plans are rogue insolvency practitioners. The use of insolvency agreements has greatly increased in recent years, and the once stringent rules for bankruptcy awards have been relaxed to make it available to a wider range of individuals. Combined with more widespread promotion of bankruptcy as an acceptable debt management solution, the result has been an increasing number of awards ...

Food is a natural part of life for all organisms on earth. While people eat food every day, they may not understand how their food choices can impact their physical and mental health. Over time, the wrong food choices can cause weight gain, heart disease, an increased risk of cancer, depression, anxiety and a wide variety of other health issues. The following guide explores the intricate link between food choices and mental health. The average human being consumes 2,000 calories every day. This amounts to over 700,000 calories every year. While it's possible to get ...

Backlinks - that's a term you have probably heard often when looking into Internet marketing. What does it mean, though? How important ARE backlinks? And, of course, the all-important question: how do you get more of them? Here's the lowdown: Backlinks are one factor that Google's algorithm looks at when deciding on a website's search rank. The reason? The more backlinks a site has, the more Google is likely to think that site contains quality content that deserves to be shared - and therefore, deserves a high rank. It makes sense: good news spreads fast, and ...

Election turnout among young people of color, including African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans, may drop by nearly 700,000 voters in states with new photo ID laws, a decline potentially impacting presidential contests in the battleground states of Florida and Pennsylvania, according to a report released today by the Black Youth Project. Completed by Jon C. Rogowski, PhD, an assistant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and Cathy Cohen, a University of Chicago political science professor, the report found that ...

New York, NY (September 13, 2012) — Scientists generally think that reduced insulin production by the pancreas, a hallmark of type 2 diabetes, is due to the death of the organ's beta cells. However, a new study by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers shows that beta cells do not die but instead revert to a more fundamental, undifferentiated cell type. The findings suggest that strategies to prevent beta cells from de-differentiating, or to coax them to re-differentiate, might improve glucose balance in patients with type 2 diabetes. The study, conducted ...

Lung cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and is associated with very low survival rates. Two new genome-sequencing studies have uncovered novel genes involved in the deadly disease, as well as striking differences in mutations found in patients with and without a history of smoking. The findings, published September 13th by Cell Press in the journal Cell, could pave the way for personalized therapies that boost survival rates. "These efforts should spur more studies to fully understand the genomic landscape of lung cancer—more specifically, those who have no ...

CINCINNATI – New research reveals that fruit flies and mammals may share a surprising evolutionary link in how they control body temperature through circadian rhythm, unlocking new ways to study the insects as models of human development and disease. The study posted online Sept. 13 by Current Biology reports that similar to people, Drosophila fruit flies – a common research tool in life sciences – have a genetically driven internal clock. This circadian clock prompts the insects to seek out warmer or cooler external temperatures according to the time of the day. Cold-blooded ...

In a study at the University of California, San Diego and VA San Diego Healthcare, researchers were able to regenerate "an astonishing degree" of axonal growth at the site of severe spinal cord injury in rats. Their research revealed that early stage neurons have the ability to survive and extend axons to form new, functional neuronal relays across an injury site in the adult central nervous system (CNS). The study also proved that at least some types of adult CNS axons can overcome a normally inhibitory growth environment to grow over long distances. Importantly, ...

BOSTON – Invariant natural killer T-cells (iNKT) are a unique subset of immune cells that are known to influence inflammatory responses. Now, a scientific team led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that iNKT cells play a protective role in guarding against obesity and the metabolic syndrome, a major consequence of obesity. Their discovery, published on-line today in the journal Immunity, also finds that although iNKT cells are lost when humans become obese, they can be restored through weight loss, and further suggests that therapies ...

VIDEO: The video shows beating heart muscle cells, or cardiomyoctes, at day 10 of differentiation. Click here for more information. SAN FRANCISCO, CA—September 13, 2012— Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have revealed the precise order and timing of hundreds of genetic "switches" required to construct a fully functional heart from embryonic heart cells—providing new clues into the genetic basis for some forms of congenital heart disease. In a study being published ...

BOSTON, MA—Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer and is the leading cause of death from skin disease. Rates are steadily increasing, and although risk increases with age, melanoma is now frequently seen in young people. But what if we could pinpoint when seemingly innocuous skin pigment cells mutate into melanoma? Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have achieved this. Teams led by Yujiang Geno Shi, PhD, from BWH's Department of Medicine, and George F. Murphy, MD, from BWH's Department of Pathology have discovered a new biomarker for the lethal ...

AUDIO: Lung cancer patients with a history of smoking have 10 times more genetic mutations in their tumors than those with the disease who have never smoked, according to a new... Click here for more information. Lung cancer patients with a history of smoking have 10 times more genetic mutations in their tumors than those with the disease who have never smoked, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. "None of us were surprised that ...

TEMPE, Ariz. – If you think this summer was hot, it's nothing compared to the summer of 1913, when the hottest temperature ever recorded was a searing 134 F in Death Valley, Calif. But while that reading was made 99 years ago, it is only being recognized today by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as the most extreme temperature ever recorded. That's because an international team of meteorologists recently finished an in-depth investigation of what had been the world-record temperature extreme of 58 C (136.4 F), recorded on Sept. 13, 1922 in El Azizia, Libya. ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (September 13, 2012) – Several years ago, biologists discovered that regular body cells can be reprogrammed into pluripotent stem cells — cells with the ability to become any other type of cell. Such cells hold great promise for treating many human diseases. These induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are usually created by genetically modifying cells to overexpress four genes that make them revert to an immature, embryonic state. However, the procedure works in only a small percentage of cells. Now, new genetic markers identified by researchers at ...

University of Rochester Medical Center scientists discovered new genetic evidence linking cholesterol and cancer, raising the possibility that cholesterol medications could be useful in the future for cancer prevention or to augment existing cancer treatment. The data, published in the online journal Cell Reports, support several recent population-based studies that suggest individuals who take cholesterol-lowering drugs may have a reduced risk of cancer, and, conversely that individuals with the highest levels of cholesterol seem to have an elevated risk of cancer. The ...

New research could clarify how inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), conditions that include ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, are triggered and develop. Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have shown how the immune system can compensate for a "leaky gut" and prevent disease in mice that are susceptible to intestinal inflammation. These findings could explain why some individuals who are susceptible to developing IBD do or do not get the disease. The results will be published online Sept. 13 in the journal Immunity. "Our results suggest that when ...

Patients admitted to hospital with obstructed heart arteries were three times more likely to experience complications when they were in hospital if they felt they were not in control of their condition, according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing. However, persistent anxiety on its own appeared to have little effect on whether patients experienced complications or not. Researchers looked at 171 patients admitted to hospitals in the USA, Australia and New Zealand with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), following them for two years. ...

It isn't only birds that move south as autumn approaches. Some insects also live their lives on the same principle. A new study of migratory insects has just been published that shows that a considerably higher number of insects survive and migrate back south in the autumn than was previously believed. "These results are really exciting, because we have managed to show that it really is profitable for insects to migrate north at the start of the summer", says Lars Pettersson, a Reader at the Department of Biology, Lund University, Sweden. The findings help to fundamentally ...