A team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have uncovered a novel mechanism regulating gene expression and transcription linked to Spinocerebellar ataxia 7, an inherited neurological disorder. The discovery promises to have broad ramifications, suggesting that abundant non-coding transcripts of ribonucleic acid (RNA) may be key players in neurological development and function, and could be powerful targets for future clinical therapies. The research, headed by Albert La Spada, MD, PhD, chief of the division ...

In quantum physics there are two classes of fundamental particles. Photons, the quanta of light, are bosons, while the protons and neutrons that make up atomic nuclei belong to the fermions. Bosons and fermions differ in their behavior at a very basic level. This difference is expressed in their quantum statistics. In the 1980s a third species of fundamental particle was postulated, which was dubbed the anyon. In their quantum statistics, anyons interpolate between bosons and fermions. "They would be a kind of missing link between the two known sorts of fundamental ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -With the increasing pervasiveness of social media and online communication in the operation of most organizations and corporations, little is known about the potential effects of public expressions of anger displayed throughout various online sources. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that angry user-generated comments on Internet sites can further perpetuate negative perceptions of an organization undergoing the crisis. Based on her findings, Bo Kyung Kim, a doctoral student in the University of Missouri School of Journalism, urges ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. –Retirement is often viewed as a time to relax, travel, participate in leisurely activities and spend time with family. However, for many older adults, chronic health problems and poor planning often hinder the enjoyment of retirement. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found that planning for changes in lifestyle and health leads to better retirement for married couples. Angela Curl, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work, says it is important for couples to plan for retirement, both financially and socially and to consider the changes ...

How does the power output from solar panels fluctuate when the clouds roll in? And can researchers predict these fluctuations? UC San Diego Professor Jan Kleissl and Matthew Lave, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Jacobs School, have found the answer to these questions. They also have developed a software program that allows power grid managers to easily predict fluctuations in the solar grid caused by changes in the cloud cover. The program uses a solar variability law Lave discovered. The finding comes at a time when the ...

It will soon be happening again! On May 18th Chef Point Cafe rolled back the price of gasoline from 6:30-7:30 a.m. to 99 cents per gallon to show appreciation to their loyal horde of customers and to also kick off their "99" deals in celebration of their restaurant expansion. And on July 4th their next "99" deal will take place. The big question is: what will the deal be this time? This wildly popular and iconic Ft. Worth fine dining establishment is in the process of "remembering when" things were simpler in America; when 99 cents could ...

Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified the first genetic mutation ever associated with a mysterious and potentially devastating form of heart disease that affects women in the final weeks of pregnancy or the first few months after delivery. The disease, peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), weakens a woman's heart so that it no longer pumps blood efficiently. The disease is relatively rare, affecting about one in 3,000 to 4,000 previously healthy American women. Most PPCM patients are treated with medicine, but about ...

You've just been told you're going on a trip. The only problem is, you don't know where you're going, how you'll be traveling, or what you'll do when you get there. Sound like a wild ride? It's the one our planet is on right now. As land use, human population, consumption and atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations change at an unprecedented pace with complex and unpredictable interactions, it's anybody's guess where we'll end up or what we can do to ensure the most favorable outcome. Recognizing that "guess" is not good enough when talking about the viability of ...

INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE, Ind. —Native bees – often small, stingless, solitary and unnoticed in the flashier world of stinging honeybees – are quite discriminating about where they live, according to U.S. Geological Survey research. The study found that, overall, composition of a plant community is a weak predictor of the composition of a bee community, which may seem counterintuitive at first, said USGS scientist and study lead Ralph Grundel. This may be because specialized plant-bee interactions, in which a given bee species only pollinates one plant species ...

BLACKVILLE, S.C. — Scientists from Clemson University and the USDA Agricultural Research Service have developed a new variety of not-so-sweet potato, called Liberty. Known as a boniato, or tropical sweet potato, Liberty has a dark red skin and light yellow, dry flesh with a bland flavor. Boniato potatoes originated in the tropical Americas and are grown in south Florida in the United States. They can be served fried, mashed or in soup. "We developed Liberty because other boniato varieties are susceptible to damage by nematodes (microscopic parasitic worms)," said John ...

An international team of scientists led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to reveal for the first time how reduced levels of a specific protein may play a central role in causing at least one inherited form of the disease. The work, published in the June 2011 online issue of the journal Human Molecular Genetics, could help scientists overcome a major hurdle in the study and treatment of ALS, an incurable neuromuscular ...

AMARILLO – One potato field west of Bushland hosts three separate studies, all aimed at helping growers nationwide, even internationally, understand the habits and controls of the potato psyllid. The potato psyllid is the insect that transmits a bacterium that causes the relatively new disease in potatoes known as zebra chip, according to Dr. Charlie Rush, Texas AgriLife Research plant pathologist. The team of AgriLife Research scientists and a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist is working on potato psyllid control and epidemiology of disease transmission under ...

Hurricane Beatriz is skirting the southwestern Mexican coast today, June 21 and bringing heavy rains and high surf to coastal areas, including Mexico's biggest port. NASA satellite imagery showed that Beatriz seemed to develop an eye that opened on microwave imagery and closed on visible imagery, appearing to give satellites a "wink." Last night (June 20, 2011) by 8 p.m. EDT, heavy rains were spreading over the southwestern Mexican coast. At that time, Beatriz was still a tropical storm. By 11 p.m. EDT Beatriz had strengthened into a hurricane. At 5 a.m. EDT today, June ...

Tropical Depression 06W is still slowing, making its way through the South China Sea today and has weakened overnight. NASA infrared satellite imagery showed a much more disorganized storm with scattered convection, which accounts for its weakened status from tropical storm to tropical depression. On June 21 at 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT) the newly weakened Tropical Depression 06W was located about 480 nautical miles east-southeast of Hanoi, Vietnam near 18.8 North and 113.8 East. Depression 06W's maximum sustained winds had decreased to 25 knots (28 mph/46 kmh). It was moving ...

Leading online casino CastleCasino.com has today furthered their live dealer offering with a new Spanish speaking version of their renowned live roulette game, broadcasted by real croupiers totally in Spanish. The new Spanish version of the live roulette game is shown live during 19.30PM and 4.00AM GMT and will feature in addition to the current English speaking version of the game. As well as the croupiers interacting with players in the Spanish language, the new live roulette version game interface will also be designed in Spanish, making it the easier for Spanish ...

The independent assessment, written by WCS Senior Conservation Scientist Dr. John Weaver, is a compilation and synthesis of the latest information on these species – and how climate change may affect them – from 30 biologists in the region and from nearly 300 scientific papers. In addition, Weaver spent four months hiking and riding horseback through these remote roadless areas to evaluate their importance for conservation. The Crown of the Continent is a trans-border ecosystem of dramatic landscapes, pristine water sources, and diverse wildlife that stretches more than ...

Chef Don at The Eatery on Beach Street has a delicious new creation for the dog days of summer: The "Anthony" Weiner. It's a kosher, half-pound hotdog served wrapped in lettuce or on a toasted bun. Patrons can choose toppings from ketchup, mustard, relish, grilled onions, chili, and even a bbq sauce with a hint of chocolate if they find the plain Anthony hard to swallow. The Anthony comes with hand cut fries on the side. "We recommend the Anthony wiener stay wrapped at all times," quipped Chef Don Gifford. Good and wholesome, this Anthony ...

CHAMPAIGN, lll. — With the BeeSpace Navigator, University of Illinois researchers have created both a curation tool for genetic biologists and a new approach to searching for information. The project was a collaboration between researchers at the Institute for Genomic Biology and the department of computer science. Led by Bruce Schatz, professor and head of medical information science at the U. of I., the team described the software and its applications in the web server issue of the journal Nucleic Acids Research. When biologists need information about a gene or its ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. recently found a way to improve electricity generating fuel cells, potentially making them more efficient, powerful and less expensive. Specifically, they discovered a way to speed up the flow and filtering of water or ions, which are necessary for fuel cells to operate. Simply put, the researchers stretched Nafion, a polymer electrolyte membrane, or PEM, commonly used in fuel cells and increased the speed at which it selectively filters substances from ions and water. The resulting process could be important to a number ...

The BarCode News, dedicated to providing current news, resources, tools, and advice for anything bar code related, is providing a free tool for visitors. The online Bar Code Label Creation Tool allows individuals to generate multiple sheets of customized bar code labels that can be printed on standard Avery labels. "Our goal at The Bar Code News is to provide news, information and resources to assist with the implementation and adoption of bar code technology," says Craig Aberle, Publisher. "This new feature of printing mass quantities of bar code labels ...

In a recent publication in Physical Review Letters, physicists at the University of Arizona propose a way to translate the elusive magnetic spin of electrons into easily measurable electric signals. The finding is a key step in the development of computing based on spintronics, which doesn't rely on electron charge to digitize information. Unlike conventional computing devices, which require electric charges to flow along a circuit, spintronics harnesses the magnetic properties of electrons rather than their electric charge to process and store information. "Spintronics ...

Recently-filed Zimmer knee recall lawsuits allege that the medical devices are defective as they have a higher risk of loosening or failing altogether. These issues are affecting thousands of knee replacement patients whose options may be limited to a second revision surgery or living with constant pain - neither of which is acceptable. Zimmer NexGen Lawsuits Allege Company Downplayed Risks Hundreds of already filed Zimmer NexGen lawsuits generally allege that the company's artificial replacement knee system (also known as a Total Knee Arthroplasty or TKA system) ...

(June 22, 2011) – HOBOKEN, NJ – A recent study published in Panminerva Medica reveals that a Pycnogenol® and Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) combination (PycnoQ10®) taken by stable heart failure patients as an adjunct to medical treatment naturally strengthens the heart, increasing the blood volume ejected with each beat. As a consequence, the oxygen-rich blood supply to the organs improves, and patients become more physically energetic. Furthermore, blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rates were improved among patients. Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all) is an antioxidant plant ...

Snell & Wilmer attorney, Richard Katz, recently sat down with The Offshore Group to discuss the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and its effect on aerospace manufacturers in Mexico. During the session, Katz explains that the ITAR is a set of federal regulations that, under the authority of the U.S. State Department, sets out the US compliance requirements for the sale, the manufacture and the cross border trade in items and technology on the U.S. munitions list. ITAR regulates the production of military aerospace and the defense industry items in ...

The book, How 12 Immigrants Made Billions: 12 Keys to Success tells stories unlike any you have ever read before; stories of people who arrived in America with almost nothing but the desire to succeed and the ability to think positively. All of the billionaires were hindered, as strangers to the United States with hardly any money and some lacked the knowledge of English. Yet each one of them, in time, became a billionaire. Each story represents one of Dr. Singh's 12 keys to success. To arrive at these 12 keys to success, Dr. Singh has analyzed each billionaire's course ...