Dr. Richer, speaking at his 4th annual Nutrition & The Eye conference, April 16-17, hosted by the College of Optometry at the University of Missouri in St. Louis, says molecular medicine is beginning to provide hope for patients with declining sight when all other therapies have been exhausted. "These nutritional molecules have begun to be rigorously studied around the world in cardiology , cancer research and some human studies", Dr Richer reported. Dr. Richer has now accumulated a growing number of otherwise hopeless cases that retina specialists and other ophthalmologists ...

Palo Alto, CA—Brazilians are world leaders in using biofuels for gasoline. About a quarter of their automobile fuel consumption comes from sugarcane, which significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions that otherwise would be emitted from using gasoline. Now scientists from the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology have found that sugarcane has a double benefit. Expansion of the crop in areas previously occupied by other Brazilian crops cools the local climate. It does so by reflecting sunlight back into space and by lowering the temperature of the surrounding ...

Bremerhaven/Geesthacht/Potsdam, 14 April 2011. The coastline in Arctic regions reacts to climate change with increased erosion and retreats by half a metre per year on average. This means substantial changes for Arctic ecosystems near the coast and the population living there. A consortium of more than thirty scientists from ten countries, including researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association and from the Helmholtz Centre in Geesthacht, comes to this conclusion in two studies published in Estuaries and Coasts ...

VIDEO: Cardiologist Dr. Geoffrey Pickering of the University of Western Ontario describes a new strategy for stimulating the formation of highly functional new blood vessels in damaged tissue. Click here for more information. Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have discovered a strategy for stimulating the formation of highly functional new blood vessels in tissues that are starved of oxygen. Dr. Geoffrey Pickering and Matthew Frontini at the Schulich School of ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In two new studies, researchers provide the first detailed view of the elaborate chemical and mechanical interactions that allow the ribosome – the cell's protein-building machinery – to insert a growing protein into the cellular membrane. The first study, in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, gives an atom-by-atom snapshot of a pivotal stage in the insertion process: the moment just after the ribosome docks to a channel in the membrane and the newly forming protein winds its way into the membrane where it will reside. A collaboration between ...

Thorne Vet, a division of Thorne Research, has introduced ImmunoVET for immune and gastrointestinal support. ImmunoVET is an immune globulin concentrate derived from purified bovine serum. It contains at least 45-percent immunoglobulin (IgG) - considerably more than the 20-25 percent typically seen in colostrums. ImmunoVET is purified from bovine serum, rather than bovine milk, hence there is no dairy component. ImmunoVET augments natural gut immunity by improving gut barrier function, activating gut immunity, and decreasing intestinal secretions for better stool consistency. ...

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that currently affects about one in every 200 people. Most patients find some relief from their symptoms by treatment with antipsychotics, however they may still suffer from cognitive and negative symptoms. These include poor concentration and memory, apathy, or a reduced ability to cope in social situations. Preliminary research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that patients who received L-lysine alongside their normal medication found some reduction in the severity of their symptoms. In ...

It was previously thought that land plants evolved from stonewort-like algae. However, new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that the closest relatives to land plants are actually conjugating green algae such as Spirogyra. Ancestors of green plants began to colonise the land about 500 million years ago and it is generally accepted that they evolved from streptophyte algae (a group of green, fresh water algae). But this group of algae is very diverse and currently ranges from simple, one cell, flagellates to more ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---For the first time, scientists have made star-shaped, biodegradable polymers that can self-assemble into hollow, nanofiber spheres, and when the spheres are injected with cells into wounds, these spheres biodegrade, but the cells live on to form new tissue. Developing this nanofiber sphere as a cell carrier that simulates the natural growing environment of the cell is a very significant advance in tissue repair, says Peter Ma, professor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and lead author of a paper about the research scheduled for advanced ...

Earlier this year the First Court of Appeals in Houston handed down a historic opinion guaranteeing undocumented workers a fair day in court. Through its ruling, the court set the standard for Texas courts in refusing to allow the immigration status of a plaintiff to prejudice a jury, while simultaneously affirming the relief granted through the original verdict to the family of a man killed on the job. The case, Republic Waste Services, Ltd., et al. v. Martinez, et al., was brought by Benny Agosto, Jr., a partner at the Houston law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, ...

Whether you're talking about genes, or neurons, or the workings of a virus, at the most fundamental level, biology is a matter of proteins. So understanding what protein complexes look like and how they operate is the key to figuring out what makes cells tick. By harnessing the unique properties of polarized light, Rockefeller scientists have now developed a new technique that can help deduce the orientation of specific proteins within the cell. By turning their instruments toward the nuclear pore complex, a huge cluster of proteins that serves as a gateway to a cell's ...

SAN DIEGO – (April 17, 2011) – Michael Croft, Ph.D., a researcher at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, has discovered a molecule's previously unknown role as a major trigger for airway remodeling, which impairs lung function, making the molecule a promising therapeutic target for chronic asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and several other lung conditions. A scientific paper on Dr. Croft's finding was published online today in the prestigious journal, Nature Medicine. The finding marks Dr. Croft's second major discovery with therapeutic ...

SALT LAKE CITY, April 18, 2011 – University of Utah psychologists have learned why many people experience "inattention blindness" – the phenomenon that leaves drivers on cell phones prone to traffic accidents and makes a gorilla invisible to viewers of a famous video. The answer: People who fail to see something right in front of them while they are focusing on something else have lower "working memory capacity" – a measure of "attentional control," or the ability to focus attention when and where needed, and on more than one thing at a time. "Because people are ...

FrontDoorSoftware Corporation has announced that it will now provide its basic laptop loss prevention and recovery software free. This innovative software program is responsible for helping owners track down and recover lost and stolen laptops across the world, and was formerly sold for $29.95 for a 3-year licensing agreement. "In this age of increasing probability for laptop theft, we felt it was important to provide this sound and reliable software as a complimentary service rather than a paid service," said President of FrontDoorSoftware Corporation, Carrie Hafeman. ...

Washington, D.C. – Parents offered genetic testing to predict their risks of common, adult-onset health conditions say they would also test their children. That is the finding of a new study published in the May issue of Pediatrics (published online April 18). The study authors note these and other findings should put pediatricians on alert that parents may chose predictive genetic tests for themselves and for their children, and seek guidance from doctors about what to do with the information. Personal genetic tests are available directly to consumers at drug stores ...

Cashing in your pension early can seem like a good idea if you're short on cash, but the taxes have to be paid sometime. This fact is easy to overlook with a large lump sum payment coming to you. This is what happened to Lenora (Los Angeles, CA) when she cashed in her pension in 2009, which ended up granting her a headache along with an IRS debt of over $25,000 for that year. As a result, she also had a sizable debt with the Franchise Tax Board. When she came to the Blue Tax offices for help, their team of experts knew it would be a challenge to negotiate an affordable ...

NEW YORK – In the wake of several highly publicized suicides by gay teenagers, a new study finds that a negative social environment surrounding gay youth is associated with high rates of suicide attempts by lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth. The study, "The Social Environment and Suicide Attempts in a Population-Based Sample of LGB Youth," appears in the April 18 issue of Pediatrics. It was conducted by by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar Mark L. Hatzenbuehler at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. The study of nearly 32,000 ...

Tampa, FL (April 18, 2011) -- Non-Hispanic black infants born with heart defects are more likely to die within the first five years of life than their non-Hispanic white and Hispanic peers. For certain types of congenital heart abnormalities, Hispanic children as well as non-Hispanic black children fare worse than non-Hispanic white children. These findings, detailed in a new study by researchers at the University of South Florida, Texas Department of State Health Services and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, suggest preventive strategies are needed to ...

Dr. Paul Fondacaro will discuss enhancements in cosmetic surgery at the Cornell Club-NY. He will speak on Monday, May 2, 2011. This is a private event, restricted to Cornell Club members and their guests. CEO of Dr. Park Ave, Dr. Fondacaro has been listed twice in New York Magazine's "New York's Best Doctors" Issue; eight times in Castle Connolly's "How to Find the Best Physicians in the NY Metro Area;" in the American Consumers Research Council's "America's Top Surgeons;" in the "Guide to America's Top Surgeons;" and many other publications. A former Assistant ...

When Carol Matthews discovered a severely injured dog lying in a ditch late one night, the first person she called was her long-time veterinarian, Dr. Tammy Craig of TLC Veterinary Care in Hastings, NE. Although technically off-the-clock, Dr. Craig worked into the wee hours of the night to treat the severely malnourished Great Pyrenees that was thought to have been thrown from the back of a vehicle. The dog now lives with Matthews, and has been named Annabelle. Matthews said when she first heard about the pet insurance company's "My Vet's the Best" contest she knew ...

Chapter Group, Inc. the nation's #1 corporation filing service, today announced the launch of its free incorporation document site, www.FreeIncorporationDocuments.com, which enables anyone to download state-required LLC documents, corporation documents and standard business operation documents for any US state. "The public has been voicing their displeasure with Secretary of State Websites not being user-friendly "not making it easy" to find and retain the required documents needed to start a new business. In addition, the public has voiced their opinion about the heavy ...

SwingLifeStyle is the largest swingers site and this week launched a new swingers blog that engages all readers who visit. This safe for work swingers blog invites the reader to explore in politics around the globe, as well as some humerus opinions. The blog will entail offerings of jokes and daily happenings of world events. One of the first blogs was on Shirley MacLaine asking if she is a swinger. The blog became so popular that other bloggers and news syndicates re-wrote the article asking the same. SwingLifeStyle is often mimicked but not equaled and continues to ...

Generic drugs became popular due to their lower cost compared to brand medicines, so generic pharmacies took their worthy place among online traders. Online generic pharmacy 10pills.net was established several years ago and is an Indian-based company working in the online pharmaceutical market. The company sells and sends their medicines worldwide, so among its customers are people from all parts of the globe. 10pills.net online pharmacy confirms that they work to help customers get fresh medicines of the highest quality at the lowest prices. As is stated on their homepage, ...

Aneesoft Corporation, a leading digital multimedia software company, today announced the release of its newly-updated Aneesoft Video Converter Pro with iPad 2 support. The Video Converter Pro is added the iPad 2 profile for iPad 2 users to convert videos for watching on iPad 2 directly from the desktop or laptop. This Video Converter Pro is designed to enable users to convert videos for playback on a wide range of portable devices, like iPad 2, iPad, iPhone 4, iPod touch 4, etc. The program also supports HD video format, and has the ability to let users edit video and ...

Atlantic Timberframes takes pride in producing timber frame homes from the farms of Pennsylvania to the north woods of Alaska. The new website highlights the beauty of timber frame homes with multiple photo galleries of completed projects. True timber frame houses ( http://www.timberframes.com/about-timber-frame-homes.htm ) are created with traditional handcrafted wood joinery only, and secured with hardwood pegs. Timber frame buildings are self-supporting structures, which means they do not need interior walls as support walls. The strong oak timber beams enable the ...