A new technique successfully used in mice to identify embryos likely to result in a successful pregnancy could be used in humans, potentially boosting IVF success rates and helping to reduce the number of multiple births (1), according to Cardiff University scientists. The findings, published in the international journal, Fertility and Sterility and funded by the Wellcome Trust, used an advanced imaging technique to track the discrete movements inside an egg that occur during stimulation at fertilization. The Cardiff scientists worked with a team in Oxford University ...

Engaging, content-rich email newsletters aren't effective business marketing tools unless they are read by current and prospective customers. Thanks to a new module, developed by Miva Merchant Web Design Services Director, Brennan Heyde, ecommerce store owners can now add MailChimp email newsletter sign up boxes to their store pages, quickly and easily. "This module lets all Miva Merchant store owners integrate their Miva Merchant store with MailChimp's mailing list software, allowing them to send targeted emails to their customers who want to be updated about their ...

Philadelphia, PA, January 3 – For the first time, a joint committee of the European Association for Echocardiography and the American Society of Echocardiography have issued recommendations on image acquisition using three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE). 'The EAE/ASE Recommendations for Image Acquisition and Display Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography', are available in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE), published by Elsevier. The recommendations are a practical guide on how to acquire, analyze, and display ...

Single malt scotch whiskey distributor Liquors Galore, available online at http://www.LiquorsGalore.com, is now promoting its lines of Laphroaig and Glenmorangie discount liquors. The two brands are available at limited-time sale prices, with further discounts offered for bulk orders. "Laphroaig and Glenmorangie are both very popular, and their low prices make them ideal for casual single malt scotch whiskey drinkers, or those who would like to one day become connoisseurs," said Mr. Zimmerman, CEO of Liquors Galore. The 10 year old Glenmorangie, for instance, ...

Use of torture around the world has not diminished but the techniques used have grown more complex and sophisticated, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London. The study* suggests that these emerging forms of torture, which include various types of rape, bestiality and witnessing violent acts, are experienced by people seeking asylum in the UK. In many cases the techniques cause no visible effect but are responsible for a variety of serious mental health problems. The researchers say that their findings are vital for understanding what many asylum ...

The loss of manganese could mean that calcium does not stick to bones and could cause osteoporosis. This is the new theory put forward by researchers at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) in Spain after studying deer antlers. The hypothesis published this month in the Frontiers of Bioscience journal still needs to be confirmed by the scientific community. Through the study of deer antlers, researchers of the Research Institute of Hunting Resources (IREC, joint centre UCLM-CSIC-JCCM) suggest that the origin of osteoporosis could not be directly linked to the lack ...

Inland Fiber & Data (IF&D) announces the addition of Business Continuity Management Professionals (BCMPros) to the data center operator's Alliance Partner Program, as a service provider to IF&D's medical technology clients. BCMPros' HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Tool Suite provides a comprehensive resource ensuring that organizations remain legally and technically compliant and in accordance with internal and external regulatory processes. "BCMPros' HIPAA and HITECH expertise is significantly beneficial to us, as our medical technology client base is rapidly ...

Molly Maid franchise owners nationwide raised a record $221,000 this year to support shelters and safe houses in communities across the country. The Ms. Molly Foundation, Molly Maid's non-profit arm, was established to empower communities to stop the cycle of domestic violence, raise funds to support this effort, gather personal items to donate and provide refuge for victims. Since its inception in 1996, the Ms. Molly Foundation has raised more than $1 million and has supported more than 120 domestic violence shelters across the nation. The fundraising total for 2011 ...

NoBe Bay Holdings, LLC, a joint-venture between Miami-based 13th Floor Investments and Miami-based Key International, announced today the successful closing of an $18 million construction loan from U.S. Bank, said Iñigo Ardid, vice president of Key International. The secured funds will put equity back into the project as well as fund construction to finish the waterfront NoBe Bay condominium in Miami Beach and its neighboring parking garage and retail structure, he said. "We are very pleased to partner with U.S. Bank to finalize the development of NoBe Bay," ...

Pirfenidone inhibits the development of inflammation and scarring (fibrosis) in pulmonary tissue and has been approved for the treatment of mild to moderate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) since the beginning of 2011. In an early benefit assessment in accordance with the Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products (AMNOG), the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has examined the extent of added benefit of pirfenidone. Treatment with pirfenidone was compared with the appropriate comparator therapy, so-called best supportive ...

Bingo, a popular activity in nursing homes, senior centers and assisted-living facilities, has benefits that extend well beyond socializing. Researchers found high-contrast, large bingo cards boost thinking and playing skills for people with cognitive difficulties and visual perception problems produced by Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). "The general finding of improved performance across healthy and afflicted groups suggests the value of visual support as an easy-to-apply intervention to enhance cognitive performance," researchers from Case Western ...

Attorney Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina spoke at the American Bar Association Fall Leadership Summit Circuits 4-5-6 on Saturday, October 15, 2011 in Charleston SC. Attorney Guthrie spoke on a panel named Solo Practitioner Discussion about how to have a successful law firm. The American Bar Association Fall Leadership Summit is designed to give law students advice and education to become leaders at their school and leaders in the legal world after they graduate from law school. Circuits 4-5-6 of the American Bar Association cover ...

On 3 January 2012, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of people with diabetes mellitus type 2. The aim of the report is to identify those recommendations from current guidelines of high methodological quality that may be relevant for the planned revision of the corresponding disease management programme (DMP). According to the results of the report, there is no compelling need for revision of any part of the DMP. However, IQWiG ...

(Boston) - The first-ever published whole-genome sequences of not just one, but two supercentenarians, aged more than 114 years, reveal that both unusual and common genetic phenomena contribute to the genetic background of extreme human longevity. Data from the study -- led by researchers from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine and Boston Medical Center -- will be available to researchers around the world at the NIH data repository. In the study, published Jan. 3 in the open-access journal Frontiers in Genetics, researchers at BU, the University ...

Play'n GO - The Gaming Pro sponsors Lyceum's annual Fire & ICE party for a second year running. 11th annual Fire & ICE will create another eye-catching party with unique over the top stage performances depicting the bible story of Original Sin with scenes straight out of Genesis and Revelations, on Wednesday, January 25th at London's famous Gilgamesh in Camden town market. Johan Törnqvist CEO at Play'n GO commented: "We're proud to be part of an event that pushes the boundaries with creative entertainment. It's a perfect association for Play'n GO. Our ...

This press release is available in German. As the wind swiftly blows clouds across the sky, the light is in a constant state of change. The feeling of spaciousness and freedom we experience outdoors is exactly what researchers from the Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO replicate indoors: a luminous ceiling that extends across the entire room simulates lighting conditions which resemble those produced by passing clouds – conveying the impression that you are sitting outdoors. The innovative luminous ceiling, which was developed by ...

Robert (Bob) Hamrick, Chairman and CEO of Coldwell Banker Premier Realty (CBPR), will speak to real estate professionals at the first Crystal Ball Seminar event of the new year, on Friday, January 20, 8:30-10:00 am at the Alexis Park Resort, 375 East Harmon, Las Vegas 89169. Hamrick, who cut his teeth in the real estate industry in the early 1980's, will discuss the current housing market in Southern Nevada as well as provide information about his company's innovative Neighborhood Awareness Campaign (NAC). The NAC's are a series of grass root initiatives that help educate ...

Bethesda, MD -- A new research report in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology (http://www.jleukbio.org) suggests that a woman's ovarian cycle plays an important role in her susceptibility to infection. Specifically, researchers from Spain and Austria found that women are most susceptible to infection, such as Candida albicans or other sexually transmitted diseases, during ovulation than at any other time during the reproductive cycle. This natural "dip" in immunity may be to allow spermatozoa to survive the threat of an immune response so it may fertilize an egg successfully. ...

Karen Albright, president of BodyLase Skin Spa (http://www.getbodylase.com), is pleased to announce the addition of two new staff members and a promotion from within the company. An award-winning medical spa with several lasers and dozens of aesthetic treatment offerings, BodyLase is excited to welcome Ashley Hix and Holly Strickland, and congratulate Meredith Fritz. Welcome to Holly Strickland, our Cary location Spa Manager, and Ashley Hix, an aesthetician in the Raleigh office. Congratulations to Meredith Fritz on her recent promotion to lead aesthetician. Holly ...

Philadelphia, PA -- A new study of sexually active older women has found that sexual satisfaction in women increases with age and those not engaging in sex are satisfied with their sex lives. A majority of study participants report frequent arousal and orgasm that continue into old age, despite low sexual desire. The study appears in the January issue of the American Journal of Medicine. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System evaluated sexual activity and satisfaction as reported ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Two teams of Michigan State University researchers – one working at a medieval burial site in Albania, the other at a DNA lab in East Lansing – have shown how modern science can unlock the mysteries of the past. The scientists are the first to confirm the existence of brucellosis, an infectious disease still prevalent today, in ancient skeletal remains. The findings, which appear in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, suggest brucellosis has been endemic to Albania since at least the Middle Ages. Although rare in the United States, ...

Join Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum and Ripley's Red Trains as we attempt to break a world record! On Sunday, February 12th at 2:00 PM, we will attempt to host the world's largest wedding vow renewal ceremony at Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum in St. Augustine, Florida. The current record is 1,087 couples. Ripley's is looking for couples who would like to participate in this special activity, just two days prior to St. Valentine's Day! Check-in will begin at noon on the 12th. "Brides" will receive a complimentary flower and grooms will receive a ...

January 2, 2012, USA - Couples who are trying to get pregnant: http://www.trying-to-get-pregnant.us/ have had, up until now, few options on finding the latest information and resources. Thanks to the new website, http://www.trying-to-get-pregnant.us/, its creator, Neville Pettersson, has made it his mission to help couples who are desperately trying to get pregnant. According to Pettersson, "The aim of this site is to help people get pregnant without having to do what we did. Which is spend thousands of dollars whilst being constantly disappointed and having to ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Scientists are one step closer to repairing the damage caused by brain metastasis, a major challenge in cancer treatment, according to data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "We are making progress from the neck down in cancer treatment, but brain metastases are increasing and are often a primary reason patients with breast cancer do not survive," said Patricia S. Steeg, Ph.D., head of the Women's Cancers Section at the National Cancer Institute's Center for Cancer Research. Steeg, who is also a ...

Hammerhouse LLC, an expanding national recruiting and strategic growth firm for the financial services industry with mortgage sales and leadership placement at its core, announced today that Managing Partner Steve Rennie was named to National Mortgage Professional Magazine's 2011 list of the top "40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals Under 40." National Mortgage Professional is one of the mortgage industry's leading media trade outlets with a monthly print magazine, online news site and daily news distribution services through NMP Daily and Mortgage News ...