We all make numerous decisions everyday; unconsciously or consciously, sometimes doing it automatically with little effort or thinking and yet, at other times, we agonize for hours over another. Why do we make these choices – be it from deciding what to have for lunch or whether to say yes to that job offer halfway round the world. Sometimes we make choices on our own, and at other times, the choice is made for us. Exercising control (by making choices) is adaptive and now, a new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of ...

What does a passionate founder of a domestic violence charity do when he wants to raise awareness and promote a daily fitness program? Rich Tola, Founder and Chairman of the yoga-inspired nonprofit, The Boulevard Zen Foundation, would say "We're going on a 30,000 mile fundraiser, visiting all 50 states in 100 days. That's 100 cities in 100 days, producing trivia-filled travelogue videos including fat burning workouts that are based on yoga". Ambitious? Yes. Impossible? "Certainly not," says the former Wall Streeter turned actor-filmmaker whose film, ...

FINDINGS: Using a new in vivo screening system, Whitehead Institute researchers have identified a protein in a key metabolic pathway that is essential in estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer. When the expression of the gene that codes for this protein—phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase or PHGDH—is suppressed in tumors and cell lines with an overabundance of the protein, the rate of cellular growth declines markedly. RELEVANCE: PHGDH is overexpressed in approximately 70% of ER-negative breast cancer patients. Patients with ER-negative disease respond poorly to treatment ...

PHILADELPHIA — Almost everyone has experienced one memory triggering another, but explanations for that phenomenon have proved elusive. Now, University of Pennsylvania researchers have provided the first neurobiological evidence that memories formed in the same context become linked, the foundation of the theory of episodic memory. The research was conducted by professor Michael Kahana of the Department of Psychology in the School of Arts and Sciences and graduate student Jeremy R. Manning, of the Neuroscience Graduate Group in Penn's Perelman School of Medicine. They ...

PHILADELPHIA - Years after a single traumatic brain injury (TBI), survivors still show changes in their brains. In a new study, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggest that Alzheimer's disease-like neurodegeneration may be initiated or accelerated following a single traumatic brain injury, even in young adults. Over 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury each year, and beyond the immediate effects, growing evidence demonstrates that a single TBI may initiate long-term processes that further damage the brain. ...

Oncogenes are generally thought to be genes that, when mutated, change healthy cells into cancerous tumor cells. Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have proven that those genes also can change normal cells into stem-like cells, paving the way to a safer and more practical approach to treating diseases like multiple sclerosis and cancer with stem cell therapy. "The reality may be more complicated than people think," said Jiang F. Zhong, Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology at the Keck School. "What is a stem cell ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 18, 2011 – A new approach to growing graphene greatly reduces problems that have plagued researchers in the past and clears a path to the crystalline form of graphite's use in sophisticated electronic devices of tomorrow. Findings of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrate that hydrogen rather than carbon dictates the graphene grain shape and size, according to a team led by ORNL's Ivan Vlassiouk, a Eugene Wigner Fellow, and Sergei Smirnov, a professor of chemistry at New Mexico State University. This ...

With more than 7,600 kilometers of shoreline and over 100 beaches, there's a good reason Nova Scotia is home to the best beaches in Canada. The province is a great place to have fun in the sun and dip your toes in the water. From the red cliffs and warm sands of the Northumberland shore, to the white sands and cobbled shores of the Atlantic, there's a favourite spot for everyone. This summer, check out our personal top ten Nova Scotia beaches. Top 10 Beaches in Nova Scotia Ingonish Beach Located on the Cabot Trail just outside of the Highlands National Park, this ...

Bacteria use various appendages to move across surfaces prior to forming multicellular bacterial biofilms. Some species display a particularly jerky form of movement known as "twitching" motility, which is made possible by hairlike structures on their surface called type IV pili, or TFP. "TFP act like Batman's grappling hooks," said Gerard Wong, a professor of bioengineering and of chemistry and biochemistry at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA. "These grappling hooks can extend and ...

Polaris Software (POLS.BO), a leading global Financial Technology Company, Sonali Bank Ltd., the largest Nationalized Commercial Bank in Bangladesh and Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd. (BCBL) today announced that they have chosen IntellectTM Core Banking Solution (CBS) to replace their existing solutions. To this effect the companies signed an MoU to form a Joint Venture Company Sonali Polaris Financial Technology Ltd (SPFTL) where Polaris will hold a 51% stake in the new company. The end-to-end Intellect Core Banking Solution will allow the banks to run a single application ...

A new study that was prompted by recent reports of an increase in cases of congenital hypothyroidism in the United States, and aimed at assessing the incidence of this condition among Quebec newborns, suggests that the increase is entirely artifactual. CH is characterized by inadequate thyroid hormone production and is the most common cause of preventable intellectual disability. The results were published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism by Dr. Johnny Deladoëy, a pediatric endocrinologist and researcher in metabolic and genetic diseases at CHU Sainte-Justine ...

German scientists at the Stuttgart Natural History Museum were leading in the discovery of a new insect order from the Lower Cretaceous of South America. The spectacular fossils were named Coxoplectoptera by their discoverers and their findings were published in a special issue on Cretaceous Insects in the scientific journal Insect Systematics & Evolution. The work group led by Dr. Arnold H. Staniczek and Dr. Günter Bechly, both experts on basal insects, determined that these fossils represent extinct relatives of modern mayflies. Coxoplectoptera however significantly ...

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EVANSTON, Ill. --- Teenagers are known for their angst-ridden ways, but those who remain happy and positive during the tumultuous teenage years report better general health when they are adults, according to a new Northwestern University study. Researchers also found that teens with high positive well-being had a reduced risk of engaging in unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, binge drinking, using drugs and eating unhealthy foods as they transitioned into young adulthood. The study, one of the first to focus on the effect positive psychological characteristics in ...

SilverSaver has just launched its program in Canada. SilverSaver gives you a simple, safe and disciplined way to build your savings in a protected and tangible asset. As people become more concerned about a return of a recession or even worse a depression and the possibility of a total economic collapse, precious metals have been a growing trend for those seeking a save haven for what they've earned in a more secure manner. Speculators have also been joining in the buying participation of precious metals, primarily silver and gold as it is looked upon as the new investment ...

Over half of all Alzheimer's disease cases could potentially be prevented through lifestyle changes and treatment or prevention of chronic medical conditions, according to a study led by Deborah Barnes, PhD, a mental health researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Analyzing data from studies around the world involving hundreds of thousands of participants, Barnes concluded that worldwide, the biggest modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease are, in descending order of magnitude, low education, smoking, physical inactivity, depression, mid-life hypertension, ...

InfoTech Solutions for Business (InfoTech) is pleased to announce the establishment of a partnership with Washington, D.C.-based Strategic Marketing Innovations, Inc. (SMI). With this partnership, InfoTech is taking yet another step in growing its exposure in the Federal/Department of Defense arena. "InfoTech is a leading software house and systems integration company with a history of providing state of the art technology to the Department of Defense. We look forward to working jointly with InfoTech to ensure that InfoTech's products and services are well known ...

To prevent the potential for accidents and costly repairs to aircraft being moved in hangars, Talon Air (www.TalonAirJets.com), a full-service private jet charter and aircraft management company based at Republic Airport (FRG) in Farmingdale, New York, has installed a unique perimeter-warning system in two of its hangars. Using the Redscan laser-scan detectors from Optex (www.optexamerica.com), the system warns pilots and hangar operators when a plane comes within eight feet of the hangar walls. "Talon Air puts a premium on maintaining clean, safe, and state-of-the-art ...

Teen Drivers More Likely to Talk, Text and Get Into Accidents The U.S. Department of Transportation is showing no signs of letting up in its extended campaign to make teens aware of the danger that arises from distracted driving. The campaign recently joined forces to conduct a survey with the Consumer Reports National Research Center and found some distressing facts: -Over 60 percent of drivers under 30 have used cell phones in the last 30 days while driving, and 30 percent texted and drove, according to the survey respondents -Approximately 70 percent of teens ...

As part of their dedication to charity services, mobile marketing and communications company Txtlocal managed to raised over GBP1000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care using the power of multi-media text messaging. Txtlocal have been in partnership with Marie Curie since the beginning of the year, and so wanted to support their annual 'Blooming Great Tea Party' where people hold tea parties in aid of the charity. All money raised from tea parties helps Marie Curie Nurses to provide more free care to patients with terminal cancer and other illnesses in their own homes or one ...

topseos.com.au, an independent authority on search vendors has named the Best Web Development Firms in Australia for the month of July 2011. As the importance of having a good website increases, so does the importance of web development. Web development is about tying together all the different functions of a website to have one coherent portal. All the best web developers recognized next to hundreds of other web development services have gone through an evaluation system facilitated by a qualified and experienced team of researchers. "A good Web Development Company ...

Everyone knows someone who has lost a child. From everyday people to billionaires to celebrities such as John Travolta and Kelly Preston, no one is immune from one of the most heart-wrenching events to befall any human being. Tom O'Grady, author of 'A Gift Is Waiting', demonstrates that even in the darkest of tragedies, a gift can be found. "I wrote this book," stated Mr. O'Grady, "because, like the parents in the story, I watched a dark future turn bright. The loss of a child and the adoption of a child were two opposing worlds at first, then one amazing ...

Every decent company understands that customers' care should be one of the highest priorities. OvernightEssay.com is a custom writing company, in which nearly all communication between the company workers and the customers is done online. This kind of communication often leads to misunderstandings and different issues. Therefore, at the moment the company is striving to deal with it in the most effective way. In order to do this OvernightEssay.com has launched the research of customer care departments of the major US companies. It is expected that experience of these companies ...

"Greeks are the guardians of the sea. Their long history of saving lives at sea is extraordinary", said Victor Mooney, an invited speaker for the the World Maritime Rescue Congress 2011 (WMRC 2011) and founder of SAAI. "In addition to sharing my survival on a life raft for 14 days and being rescued by MV Norfolk, it will be an honor to visually share this experience with the delegates and distinguished guests", said Victor Mooney. The MV Norfolk is operated by Diana Shipping of Athens, Greece. "Furthermore, as the world witnessed the unrest ...

Harlequins Enigma With New Born Album - "Alt" - Released At Nimbit Alt is born from our 2nd database, where the 1st had conventional genres to offer. Blood, sweat & tears along the way is a fact that still remains, Due to pressure in a continuance of a series of hacking. Alt genres include Trip Hop, Industrial, Extreme Techno, Metal & Surprises. Åge Riisnes did this album mainly on his own, but have help from Katie Leung on "Legends". Do not compare our octagon volume 2 dance album with alt, that doesn't make sense. We seek new ...