Obesity among people who eat a high-fat diet may involve injury to neurons, or nerve cells, in a key part of the brain that controls body weight, according to the authors of a new animal study. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston. "The possibility that brain injury may be a consequence of the overconsumption of a typical American diet offers a new explanation for why sustained weight loss is so difficult for most obese individuals to achieve," said presenting author Joshua Thaler, MD, PhD, a faculty member with ...

Animals and plants may not be able to evolve their way out of the threat posed by climate change, according to a UC Davis study of a tiny seashore animal. The work was published today (June 8) in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The tide pool copepod Tigriopus californicus is found from Alaska to Baja California — but in a unique lab study, the animals showed little ability to evolve heat tolerance. "This is a question a lot of scientists have been talking about," said study co-author Eric Sanford, an associate professor of evolution and ecology at UC ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Alabama at Birmingham has taken a significant step toward making sophisticated cell therapy a part of patient care with its acquisition of the first cell-processing workstation (CPWS) from SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO) in the United States. Richard Marchase, Ph.D., vice president for Research and Economic Development at UAB, says "UAB has a rich history of breaking ground in the cell-therapy arena. We are thrilled that we were able to be the first in the United States to use SANYO's CPWS. This will add to our world-class ...

The first tropical depression in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is now the first tropical storm, and two satellites are providing NASA insights into its thunderstorms, rainfall, and intensity. NASA satellite data on newly born Tropical Storm Adrian shows high cloud tops and moderate rainfall, indications that the storm is getting stronger, triggering a tropical storm watch in Mexico. Tropical Depression 1E is the first tropical depression of 2011 and formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean early on June 7. By the morning of June 8 it had strengthened into Tropical Storm Adrian, ...

System 98A has been bringing rains, gusty winds and churning up the surf along the Arabian Seacoast of west-central India for days, and NASA satellite imagery confirms that it is getting organized now that it has moved into open waters. NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument onboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image on June 8 at 08:47 UTC (4:47 a.m. EDT) of the hundreds of thunderstorms that make up the low pressure area called System 98A. The low pressure area has now moved to the west-southwest and away from Mumbai, India. In fact, today it is located ...

Durham, NC — We often think of rainforests and coral reefs as hotspots for biodiversity, but mountains are treasure troves for species too —especially in the tropics, scientists say. But what drives montane biodiversity? The diversity of plants and animals in tropical mountain ranges may have something to do with the stable seasonal temperatures found in the tropics relative to higher latitudes, says a new study by scientists working at the US National Evolutionary Synthesis Center. The study, based on nearly 200 species of bats, birds, frogs, lizards and snakes, also ...

Gazing into the depths of a pond, it's hard to miss the insects that whirl and zip beneath the surface. However, only one species of spider has joined them: the diving bell spider, Argyroneta aquatica. 'It is an iconic animal; I had read about the spider as a small boy in popular literature about ponds,' says Roger Seymour from the University of Adelaide. According to Seymour, each spider constructs a net of silk in vegetation beneath the surface and fills it with air carried down on its abdomen. The spiders spend their entire lives submerged and even lay their eggs in ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In a new study, researchers tested the claims of a Boston police officer who said he ran past a brutal police beating without seeing it. After re-creating some of the conditions of the original incident and testing the perceptions of college students who ran past a staged fight, the researchers found the officer's story plausible. The study appears in the peer-reviewed open access journal i-Perception. Psychology professors Christopher Chabris (Union College) and Daniel Simons (University of Illinois) often explore the limits of visual attention – ...

Bethesda, MD – Vaccinating children around the world against infectious diseases has saved the lives of millions over the past several decades. Now new opportunities exist to overcome remaining challenges—and save another 6.4 million lives over the current decade, according articles in the June 2011 edition of Health Affairs. The issue was produced under the journal's grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Last year, the Gates Foundation committed an additional $10 billion over the current decade to make life-saving vaccines available to millions of children. ...

Massachusetts' innovative use of "pay-for-performance" bonuses to try to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the case of Medicaid patients has turned up no evidence of the problem at any of the state's 66 acute-care hospitals, according to a new study that raises questions about the effectiveness of the state's novel approach. While the study, published in the June edition of Health Affairs (June 9, 2011), found that racial and ethnic inequities for disadvantaged patients may well exist, it also determined that the hospital "pay-for-performance" approach – typically ...

Contact: Preeti Singh psingh@burnesscommunications.com 301-280-5722 Meningitis Vaccine Project Dramatic fall in cases of meningitis A in 3 west African nations after new vaccine introduction New immunization campaigns to protect millions more in 2011; $375 million funding shortfall hindering wider rollout; new analysis projects enormous cost benefit over next decade from adopting new vaccine over existing ones This press release is available in French. Ferney-Voltaire, France, June 9, 2011—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger report the lowest number of confirmed meningitis ...

DALLAS – June 9, 2011 – A gene linked to emphysema also can be a factor for developing lung cancer unrelated to cigarette smoking, UT Southwestern Medical Center research indicates. Smoking was the only known risk factor previously associated with both diseases. In the study, mice bred to have the human gene pleiomorphic adenoma gene-like 2 (PLAGL2) all developed emphysema, and by gender also developed lung cancer at rates as high as one in every six rodents. Although the new study showed PLAGL2 as a contributing factor in emphysema and lung cancer development, the diseases ...

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After damage from the Feb. 22 earthquake the two florists combined to continue providing beautiful fresh flowers with same day delivery Flowers on Cashmere has announced that it has combined with Flowers on Holmwood to continue providing customers with the same convenient service they expect. Because of damage to the shop from the Feb. 22 earthquake the two florists came together in order to continuing putting customers first. Flowers on Cashmere will continue with its commitment to provide the best flowers Christchurch wide. They provide top quality flowers at an ...

A "hot" topic in space exploration circles these days is transient activity, which is one of 12 topics discussed in the May special issue on the subject of Solar System Radar & Radio Science of Proceedings of the IEEE, the world's most highly-cited general interest journal in electrical engineering and computer science since 1913. The paper entitled "A Prototype Radio Transient Survey Instrument for Piggyback Deep Space Network Tracking" defines NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) as a tool for making radio transient observations. The authors discuss ...

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Underscoring its profound performance and notable proficiency in cardiovascular complications treatment, cardiologists NYC has since observed with a degree of surprise that many resident in the city of New York have fell short of their personal obligations in taking care of their hearts. Motivated by a genuine concern, cardiologist NYC has categorically noted that the external conditions and environment in New York City in addition to the pressure associated with its vibrancy can and indeed has been a common trigger of heart failure and cardiovascular complications. Furthermore, ...

topseos.com, an independent authority on search vendors has named the Top 10 Web Development Firms for the month of June 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 is one that ...

It starts off innocently enough: your child gets some Instant Messenger notices from someone she doesn't know. She may even see her photos tagged or some rather cute but puzzling messages left on her Facebook mail box. While things may start off rather harmless, your kid's online safety may be on the line. The person sending her messages might not be who he claims to be. The person your kid is exchanging "cute" emails with might have a criminal past—of harming children. Sounds extreme? Not a chance. As Facebook and Twitter's subscriber base explode, more and ...

Biodiesel consulting group, Lee Enterprises of Little Rock, Arkansas is pleased to announce its management of Diesels, LLC, a newly activated company designed to assist biodiesel producers and purchasers in buying and selling biodiesel. Wayne Lee, principal owner of Lee Enterprises Consulting, says his company is very pleased to have been selected to manage what he calls "a revolutionary step in the biodiesel industry." "Diesels, LLC was formed by four individuals with lots of experience in the biodiesel industry," says Lee. Two of them own the engineering ...

Burbank based AlphaDogs Post is pleased to announce the completion of Two Spirits, a documentary that will air nationally on PBS as part of the Independent Lens Series in June of 2011. Produced by filmmakers, Lydia Nibley and Russell Martin, the film asks the question "Why are people killed for being who they are?" as the film examines the life of Fred Martinez, one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history who lost his life at the age of 16 in Cortez, Colorado. AlphaDogs Post was responsible for conforming two versions of the docufilm, DVD authoring ...

ExtraHop Networks, a leading provider of network-based application performance management (APM) solutions, today announced support for decryption and analysis of 2048-bit secure sockets layer (SSL)-encrypted application data. The new functionality eliminates the growing blind spot in organizations' security and application monitoring capabilities caused by the increased use of SSL encryption. Insight into this encrypted data is particularly important as the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently advised that SSL certificates use 2048-bit RSA ...

Miratel Solutions (Miratel) are a leading provider of fundraising services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations. Since its inception in 2000, the company has successfully completed more than 40 million donor interactions via phone, web, fax and mail representing over $1.3 billion in gross fundraising revenue. Miratel's client base includes some of Canada's largest and most reputable nonprofit organizations who rely on Miratel to provide expert telephone fundraising, lottery management, online fundraising, donation processing and other donor program management ...

Hot off the heels of the ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) 2011 Conference, Train by Cell has launched a new Mobile Content Platform. This web-based system transforms training courses and content into a sleek mobile website in under an hour. Audio, video, photos, and PDFs quickly become short form content accessible to employees anywhere, anytime, through their mobile device. With thousands in attendance, ASTD President & CEO Tony Bingham kicked off ASTD 2011 by highlighting mLearning as a viable means of training content delivery. During the ...

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