BOSTON—Dementia and cognitive impairment are widespread among elderly individuals in the United States, affecting more than 8 million people to some degree. The Sweet 16, a new screening test developed by a team of geriatricians and neurologists at the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, could help clinicians more rapidly detect dementia in elderly patients. The Sweet 16 will be available without charge to any nonprofit organization, and may provide an alternative to the Mini-Mental State Examination. The findings ...

One of America's favorite seafood is shrimp. Did you know that they fossilize as well? Rodney Feldmann, professor emeritus, and Carrie Schweitzer, associate professor, from Kent State University's Department of Geology report on the oldest fossil shrimp known to date in the world. The creature in stone is as much as 360 million years old and was found in Oklahoma. Even the muscles of the fossil are preserved. Their study will be published in Journal of Crustacean Biology. "The oldest known shrimp prior to this discovery came from Madagascar," Feldmann said. "This one ...

MAYWOOD, Ill. -- The clot-busting drug rt-PA remains the most beneficial proven emergency treatment for strokes caused by blood clots, according to an editorial in the November issue of Archives of Neurology by Dr. José Biller. "The benefits of treatment outweigh the risks in patients treated with intravenous rt-PA within 4.5 hours of symptom onset," Biller wrote. Biller is chairman of the Department of Neurology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and an internationally recognized expert on stroke care. Most strokes are ischemic, meaning they are ...

During college years, students become more sedentary and as their physical activity levels decrease, Body Mass Index and weight increase. "Basically, students came out of college significantly less active and heavier compared to the start of their freshman year," said Jeanne Johnston, assistant professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. "But it is a gradual process." She and her colleagues conducted a survey that asked a sample population of undergraduate students questions about physical activity. No matter what their year, college students ...

Couples who score well on a simple test of numeracy ability accumulate more wealth by middle age than couples who score poorly on such a test, according to a new study of married couples in the United States. Researchers found that when both spouses answered three numeracy-related questions correctly, family wealth averaged $1.7 million, while among couples where neither spouse answered any questions correctly the average household wealth was $200,000. Numeracy is the ability to reason with numbers and other mathematical concepts, and are skills typically learned during ...

A multi-tiered effort designed to stem binge drinking at a large university and to change the drinking culture among its students produced notable results during the 2.5 years of an Indiana University study. Freshmen living on campus showed significant drops in the average number of drinks consumed in a week; in the percentage who drank at least once a week in the last year; and in the proportion of students who engaged in binge drinking in the previous week. Heavy drinking by college students and the associated consequences -- poor health and academic performance, ...

Chief Executive Officer of ZEN Home Energy Systems, Richard Turner, reports the company has been 'inundated' with calls from schools wanting solar power systems before submissions close for the 2010-2011 funding round. 'We are currently speaking to 40 schools (for round two funding) across South Australia and Mildura to install solar panels. This is a 50% percent leap in demand from last year. We offer a solution to match with the schools funding budget and a consultative system design for the school with education and quality of the systems performance as the key ...

Rosendin Electric (www.rosendin.com), the nation's largest private electrical contractor and a 100-percent employee-owned company, today announced that four of its commercial construction projects received honors from California Construction magazine, including Best Overall Project and three Best of 2010 awards. In all, Rosendin Electric projects garnered five awards in four categories, including Best Overall Project, Best Government/Public Building project, Best Transportation Project, and two Healthcare awards for Best Project and an Award of Merit. The Mineta San ...

DocVerify, a leading pioneer in advanced electronic and digital signature solutions, electronic notaries, and encryption technology, today announced a new partnership with Ingeo Systems, Inc. Through the partnership, DocVerify will provide expanded services to its core customers, including electronic recording applications. A trusted provider of electronic document recording technology, Ingeo Systems, Inc. offers the nation's large e-Recording network. The company is the premiere choice for electronic recording services among banks, title companies and mortgage firms. ...

progeCAD USA / progecad.us Announces Solutions for Civil/Survey CAD Portland, Oregon, USA - progeCAD USA / progecad.us announces the availability of software solutions for Civil/Survey designers, based on progeCAD Professional. progeEARTH is a complete Civil/Survey application, including COGO, Survey, Digital Terrain Modeling, and Road Design. The Survey, COGO, DTM, and Road Design software provides a total solution for point entry, point manipulation, lot design, annotation, contours, profiles, cross sections and corridor design. progeEARTH software runs on progeCAD ...

Under the agreement, IPS Securex will distribute Creative Electron's TruView range of X-ray systems that have been designed for non-invasive and in-house screening of components, PCBs and other devices. TruView exceeds the requirements of all component authenticity verification standards, including IDEA STD-1010-A, MIL-STD-83C, CCAP-101, and AS5553. The state-of-the-art software originally designed for the USA Department of Homeland Security, distinguishes TruView from the competition. With the aid of the proprietary software, quality control professionals can easily ...

Because the fall can be an overwhelming time for students, it's important to keep a log of scholarship deadline dates. At the education site SocialWorkPrograms.org, staff writer Jill Cohen suggest students pay as much attention to scholarship and grant deadlines as well as the admission application requirements. This states, "Fall can be an overwhelming time because students are trying to visit colleges, fill out admission applications and also keep track of deadlines for fall scholarships." Ms. Cohen notes that since many students rely on scholarship money to be able ...

Immunologix, Inc, a Charleston, SC biotechnology company and a leader in fully human therapeutic antibodies for a variety of diseases and GenScript, a contract research organization (CRO) based in Piscataway, NJ and the industry leader in bio-reagent services, assay development & screening, lead optimization, and antibody drug development, announced today that the companies have formed a strategic partnership to offer a complete platform for producing human antibody therapeutics. Immunologix holds the exclusive worldwide license rights to a proprietary technique used to ...

Celebrity stylist Heather Galwey has moved to Steven Paul Salon, 7045 E. 3rd Ave. in Scottsdale. Galwey previously worked at Abila Salon for more than three years, and Rumors in Tempe prior to that. The Arizona stylist specializes in European hair styling which emphasizes technique cutting to add or subtract weight to the hair and create a more aesthetically pleasing silhouette. Her expertise also includes: color correction, updos, special event styling and makeup, relaxers and extensions. She is a Swartzkopt certified colorist and educated in the Redkin shades EQ color ...

Angelina, the new fitness apparel line from sisters Angelina and Sharon Pacaldo has officially launched online and in retail stores. The sisters formed Angelina in 2010 with the goal of making a positive impact on the lives of fitness enthusiasts in California and beyond. Angelina's line of clothing is designed to appeal to every Woman that has a fitness goal or passion in her life; whether it is walking, yoga, running, weight training or even kickboxing. The sisters have been busy preparing their latest line of Angelina apparel that will be launched in the coming month ...

San Francisco Urgent Care Dr. John Horning MD is pleased to announce the expansion of his San Francisco Urgent Care services to the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Since launching his hotel and house call service in February 2007, Dr. Horning has seen increasingly significant demand for his services. Dr. Horning discovered that house call medicine provides a great opportunity for the patient and the doctor to connect with each other, something he rarely had the chance to do during his tenure as an emergency room physician. "Dr. Horning has proven to be an extraordinary ...

Scottsdale Dental Arts is pleased to announce that it is teaming up with Kierland Smile Design dental laboratory to sponsor the Smile of Scottsdale smile makeover contest. From October 15, 2010 to January 15, 2010, contestants can enter to win a $20,000 smile makeover by Dr. Jason McCargar, DMD of Scottsdale Dental Arts in Scottsdale, AZ. Each contestant must explain in 250 words or less how improving their smile would improve their life. Visit http://www.scottsdaledentalarts.com or call 480-860-8282 for entry details and competition rules. Scottsdale Dental Arts is excited ...

Individuals looking for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the challenges of tracking game in the African bush can do so in Africa's Tuli region, starting next spring. DeepIntoAfrica, a highly respected ecotourism organization, is offering the opportunity for individuals who are looking to stretch the limits of their own mental and physical fitness. Through the program, participants will learn to track both game and human spoor during an intensive two week course. The next course will be April 12-27, 2011. "This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to ...

The Board of Directors of RAE Internet Inc. (dba Mailspect) elected Paul L. Sterne as its President and Michael Katz as its non-executive Chairman of the Board. In addition, Colm Dalton and Paul Gilbert were re-elected to RAE Internet Inc.'s Board at its Annual Meeting on Friday, November 5, 2010. Mr. Sterne has worked with Mailspect since 2009 as a consultant. He supported the re-branding of the company and the extension of its product line into email stream management. Mr. Sterne also helped focus the company's sales strategy on indirect channels and strengthened its ...

Wee Wee (www.wee-web.com) released a comprehensive set of guidelines today to advise parents on safely sharing information about their children online. According to the October 6, 2010 study by security company AVG, the vast majority of parents share information about their children online with family and friends. However, parents often don't consider the implications on their children's privacy and safety. The AVG study revealed that 92% of US children have a digital footprint by the time they are two years old. 33% begin their digital life before birth and another ...

The Boot Camp will focus on how to grow and maintain a healthy business in the current challenging economic times. Several guest experts will be teaching on subject including time management, goal setting, health and wellness and Social media marketing. The Boot Camps are an on going series of presentations that are held in Austin the third Tuesday of each month. The business and networking meetings are put on by a group of successful entrepreneurs and business people called the Inner Circle Business Network. This month's speakers include: Scott Carley, President of Growth ...

OTRS (www.otrs.com), the world's leading provider of open source Help Desk and ITIL-compatible IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions, and GroundWork Open Source (GWOS http://www.gwos.com), the leader in commercial open source systems and network management software, today announced free registration to the GroundWork Monitor and OTRS Integration Webcast. GWOS and OTRS (Open Technology Real Service) have teamed up to create an enterprise monitoring and two-way ticketing integration. The free webcast will provide an overview of both products as well as a demo of the integration ...

St. Madeleine Sophie's Center (SMSC), welcomed a new member to its corporate staff this month. Karen Amoroso has been appointed as Director of Development and Communication. St. Madeleine Sophie's has gained national recognition for providing a variety of creative and innovative programs for the developmentally disabled in San Diego County for over 40 years. Amoroso will lead the fundraising efforts to generate revenue to benefit these programs "We are really excited to have Karen join our St. Madeleine Sophie's Center Executive Team," said Debra Turner-Emerson, ...

Borries Marking Systems has introduced a highly-accurate DataMatrix marking system, the BM52, developed specifically for the medical industry. It features a fast positioning capability (via a light pointer) and high-precision marking-even in the smallest fields, due to an electrical marking head. An all-purpose clamping device allows marking of almost all clinical instruments without additional adaptation. It is integrated with a PC for touch-screen operation and simple handling, and easily can be interfaced with the user's database. Considered a user-friendly device, ...

Janice Russell, president of Cary-based Minding Your Matters Organizing, has launched a new web site, http://www.OrderedMinds.com. Janice Russell, CPO-CD, offers coaching for individuals on organizing their lives in a personalized way. Visitors to the site will learn how Minding Your Matters coaching can help to control tasks and eliminate being overwhelmed in a fast paced world. Reason for the new sites: "As Minding Your Matters grows and our services diversify, we thought it would be helpful to have websites dedicated to our specialized services." Minding Your Matters ...