Chapel Hill, NC – Laboratory research has always been limited in terms of what conclusions scientists can safely extrapolate from animal experiments to the human population as a whole. Many promising findings in mice have not held up under further experimentation, in part because laboratory animals, bred from a limited genetic foundation, don't provide a good representation of how genetic diversity manifests in the broader human population. Now, thanks to an in-depth analysis by a team led by Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD, in the UNC Department of Genetics ...

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Studying the genetic make-up of different varieties of lipids (fatty molecules) in the blood plasma of an individual can lead to a better and earlier prediction of diseases such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, and heart disease, two researchers will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today (Monday 30 May). In the first study, Dr. Joanne Curran from the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, USA, will tell the conference that lipidomic profiling will become a more reliable early indicator of individuals ...

CINCINNATI – Scientists identify in the journal Nature a new molecular pathway used to suppress blood vessel branching in the developing retina – a finding with potential therapeutic value for fighting diseases of the retina and a variety of cancers. Researchers report that myeloid cells, blood cells involved in the immune system, use this molecular pathway to guide blood vessel patterning in the retina. Furthermore, in the same study researchers were able to reverse this pathway to accelerate the growth of branching vessels, which could be important to developing new ...

The Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel (North) is now offering the perfect summer package. The Great Getaway package includes offering guest an additional 15% off Hilton Garden Inn's standard Bed & Breakfast rates for guests who book their stay now through August 22, 2011. Visits must take place between May 27 and September 5, 2011. Guests will enjoy a fresh cooked-to-order breakfast for up to four adults staying in the same room. Plus, up to two kids 12 and under eat breakfast free per room. In addition, other perks offered with The Great Getaway include: - ...

A new position paper by researchers at the European Centre for the Environment and Human Health (ECEHH - part of the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry) and the University of Birmingham has compared the benefits of interaction with actual and virtual natural environments and concluded that the development of accurate simulations are likely to be beneficial to those who cannot interact with nature because of infirmity or other limitations: but virtual worlds are not a substitute for the real thing. The paper includes details of an exciting project underway between ...

Boston, Mass. - When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have found a previously unknown biological pathway explaining why influenza induces asthma attacks. Studies in a mouse model, published online May 29 by the journal Nature Immunology, reveal that influenza activates a newly recognized group of immune cells called natural helper cells – presenting a completely new set of drug targets for asthma. If activation of these cells, or their asthma-inducing secretions, could be blocked, ...

Scientists from Finland and France have developed a new synchrotron X-ray technique that may revolutionize the chemical analysis of rare materials like meteoric rock samples or fossils. The results have been published on 29 May 2011 in Nature Materials as an advance online publication. Life, as we know it, is based on the chemistry of carbon and oxygen. The three-dimensional distribution of their abundance and chemical bonds has been difficult to study up to now in samples where these elements were embedded deep inside other materials. Examples are tiny inclusions of ...

Many people these days are looking for alternatives to get money to pay their mortgages and all other debt involved. While trying to qualify for a mortgage with their bank and getting the cold shoulder, hard money lenders will lend you the money even with bad credit and no income. What is hard money? Hard money is a term that real estate professional use for private investors. These private investors will loan you their own private money without checking your credit score or your income and employment. Hard money lenders are interested in equity. Since they don't ...

VIDEO: This is a video of Dr. Chris Langdon. Click here for more information. MIAMI – May 29, 2011 – A new study from University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science scientists Chris Langdon, Remy Okazaki and Nancy Muehllehner and colleagues from the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Germany concludes that ocean acidification, along with increased ocean temperatures, will likely ...

Remember growing up singing the song that there was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name? Well in these times, one can look offline and online to see the bingo revolution making a come back. This gives players and performers alike a chance to promote themselves at a large scale event as well as take a fun game like bingo and give it a twist that everyone enjoys. Since the online bingo explosion, bingo has become a lot more popular. Many bingo halls have been trying to take the additions found on no deposit bingo sites and installing them into their practice. ...

Bar Harbor, Maine -- Mice and humans share about 95 percent of their genes, and mice are recognized around the world as the leading experimental model for studying human biology and disease. But, says Jackson Laboratory Professor Gary Churchill, Ph.D., researchers can learn even more "now that we really know what a laboratory mouse is, genetically speaking." Churchill and Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, leading an international research team, created a genome-wide, high-resolution map of most of the inbred mouse ...

Attending frequently with medically unexplained symptoms is distressing for both patient and doctor and effective treatment or management options are limited: one in five patients have symptoms that remain unexplained by conventional medicine. Studies have shown that the cost to the NHS of managing the treatment of a patient with medically unexplained symptoms can be twice that of a patient with a diagnosis. A research team from the Institute of Health Services Research, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, has carried out a randomised control trial and a ...

Virtway brings a new product to the market of PC and mobile - 3D Virtway Shop. The company is a leader in development of 3D virtual worlds that are used for marketing and promotion by various industries ranging from healthcare and education to tourism and show business. This time the new application is for companies that would like to realize online sales of their product by attracting a new community and reaching out to millions of new buyers. Even if your business has an online shop on PC, with Virtway's solution you can extend your potential to an iPhone/iPad market. ...

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) can give women at risk of passing on a mitochondrial DNA disorder to their offspring a good chance of being able to give birth to an unaffected child, a researcher told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today (Monday). Dr. Debby Hellebrekers, from Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands, said that the scientists' findings could have a considerable effect on preventing the transmission of mitochondrial diseases. Mitochondria are cellular organelles ...

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Baseline Data Systems announced today that its landmark application, Office Accelerator Client Relationship Manager (CRM), which allows BlackBerry Users to wireless sync their contact and calendar information to their desktop computer without wires or cables, is now available at BlackBerry App World. BlackBerry App World is the largest online retail store for BlackBerry applications. Included with the Office Accelerator Wireless BlackBerry Sync service is the award winning Client Relationship Manager (CRM), Office Accelerator. Office Accelerator allows BlackBerry users ...

TAFA's mission, "Markets for Members", uses social media as a key strategy to find new audiences. Our members, working artists and small businesses that work with handmade textiles and related products, tend to be women over 50. Interesting, as that is also the fastest growing population joining the social media bandwagon. Many of them struggle to navigate between the demands of their businesses and the time they need to dedicate networking online. TAFA helps them with that, bringing their online presence to one place on their member profile and synchronizing ...

Ellie Drake, Founder of BraveHeart Women, an inspirational community for women, has launched her Oxytocin Project that empowers women around the world to connect and collaborate to bring meaningful change to the world. Drake's goal is to teach women to live in a state of Oxytocin which enables women to be more creative, powerful and successful. Hundreds of thousands of women, all BraveHeart members, are using their voice and vision to move away from competition into collaboration. As a result, they become more prosperous in business while discovering how to live aligned ...

PayandgoPR.com represents a new business model for a low cost PR agency. Its brand of fast, online affordable PR services, mean expert, pay as you go PR is just a click away for large and small businesses alike. The no-frills PR agency has working journalists with the right industry experience undertake the press release writing in just one working day, while tailor-made press release distribution lists reach all relevant media contacts in the UK and many more international media. http://www.payandgopr.com supplies low cost PR services such as PR case studies, competitions ...

Since 2005, Atlantic Care has been fighting the battle against cancer on the front lines of Latin America. Located in the heart of South Miami, Atlantic Care has access to some of the best health care facilities in the world, as well as, top specialists and is aiming to stretch its access across the border to many neighboring countries that do not have the latest medical treatments at their disposition. To date, Atlantic Care is the only company of its kind that focuses on every aspect of patient care. They coordinate airport pick up and drop off, living arrangements, ...

Mr. Craig Ferreira, CEO of Survival Strategies, Inc. was just honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from WISE International. Mr. Ferreira was attending the Path to Prosperity International Convention in Clearwater, Florida when the award was bestowed on him. The convention, which is held by WISE International for its members each year, was attended by over 250 business owners and professionals from around the globe. WISE is an international membership organization whose members use Hubbard Management Technology and embrace the ethical business standards ...

Waiting Room Solutions (WRS) (www.waitingroomsolutions.com), a leading web-based EHR and PM provider, has announced its newly established connection to the Florida SHOTS (State Health Online Tracking System) database as a Certified Data Upload Provider. Florida SHOTS (State Health Online Tracking System) is a free, statewide, centralized online immunization registry. Through the registry, system users can access confidential immunization information via a secure electronic system, aiding both healthcare providers and schools in keeping track of immunization records. ...

Heritage Trading Company, a subsidiary of Universal Cooperatives, has launched its new website at http://www.heritage-trading.com. The newly redesigned website, created by the marketing and design firm Adsoka, provides members access to thousands of feed and farm products from a broad line of vendors. "For dealers that serve the farmer, rancher or related customer, Heritage Trading Company's goal is to be the Amazon.com resource," said Jamie LaRue, president. "Whether they need vet supplies, fencing, gifts, work tools or clothes, Heritage Trading Company ...

10,000 Degrees, an organization with a 30-year history in providing financial, technical and personal support to low-income students to help them earn a college degree has advanced to the final round of the Social Impact Exchange's -2011 National Business Plan Competition. Entrants are growth-ready organizations needing assistance to scale their operation. The Competition identifies social sector scaling initiatives with demonstrated impact and readiness to grow then grants the winners up to $100,000 in both financial and consulting awards. 10,000 Degrees is one of the ...

PetPeePee System introduces its' long awaited PetPeePee Product that uses Naturally Blended Minerals from the Dead Sea to remove dog & cat urine odor. The PetPeePee Product is designed to kill bacteria that causes urine odor & stains, naturally. "What makes the PetPeePee Product efficient in removing urine odor," says Don Martin, Owner & Founder of the PetPeePee System, "is that it's the first cleaning product for pet stains & odors that does not contain fragrance, soap or enzymes." The PetPeePee Product is 100% odor-free as to not ...