After the winter months come to an end and spring weather begins, allergies tend to flare up and cause distress and inconvenience. Dr. Michael R. Menachof (www.advancedentdenver.com), a Colorado allergy specialist, has noticed an increase in women and men at his practice over the past few months who want to manage or treat their allergies. "I typically see an increase in patients at this time of year," says Dr. Menachof. "Plants begin producing pollen. This process happens even earlier if the temperature has been fluctuating in the winter." Women ...

If the close to 40 million Americans with some college credits returned to school to complete their degree through online education, America would take a significant step forward toward meeting Obama's goal of 60% college degree attainment by 2025. With that in mind, eLearners.com offers its Back to School Survival Guide with tips and advice for adults reticent to take that first step back to school. According to recent research by eLearners.com, the top reasons for those with some credit resisting degree completion include: - Getting too old - Do not have the confidence ...

As people around the world prepare for the summer, health and weight loss are the top priorities for most people. This is the time of year when people begin worrying about how they look. People pledge to improve themselves in a multitude of ways, and countless fads and training routines sprout up to help consumers address their health and fitness needs. Most health and wellness programs come and go quickly, but one weight loss option that's had surprising staying power is the The Acai UltraBerry Slim Supplement. You've no doubt heard about the popularity of acai berries. ...

When it comes to your health, you deserve the best. That's what many men and women have decided when choosing plastic surgeons in the Salt Lake City area. Dr. Kevin Rose of The Rose Clinic for Plastic and Migraine Surgery (www.theroseclinic.com) explains that more people are traveling to his practice for world class care and results. "If you were seeking treatment for a specific illness, you would do research to find a specialist. You would be willing to travel to get the best. It makes sense to do the same if you are considering a cosmetic procedure," suggests ...

Austin Powell's debut song "Take My Heart" has been picked up by TweenPopRadio.com It's also been picked up by 2RDJ-FM and Triple H FM in Sydney, Australia. It is now on the regular scheduled play list on the Sunday Hour from 12pm-1pm on 2RDJ -FM and on the "Monday Drive" show from 5pm-8pm on Triple H-FM. Take My Heart is being streamed live at www.radio2rdj.com and at www.triplehfm.com.au Powell has stirred interest in US and abroad with Twitter fans from all over the world and has made close friendships with his fans in Japan and has been in personal ...

Art Melbourne 2011 is set to take place in the Victoria capital next month, offering visitors the chance to browse a huge selection of affordable and collectable pieces. The event is one of the largest annual art fairs in Australia, attracting more than 15,000 people every year. Highlights of this year's festival at the Royal Exhibition Centre include Reach, an exhibition featuring works from ten of the country's top indigenous arts facilities. It aims to create an exchange of culture and knowledge by offering the venues an opportunity to showcase and sell some ...

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) will perform their new show, entitled Beethoven's 5th - The Ultimate Adrenaline Rush, on the Gold Coast next month. As well as Beethoven's classic work, the concert is set to feature Les Preludes by Liszt and Clarinet Concerto in F Minor by Weber. Critically acclaimed Brisbane musician Paul Dean has been lined up to play clarinet in the production, having previously performed with acts such as the Grainger Quartet, Australian Chamber Orchestra and Tin Alley Quartet. Throughout his career, Dean has premiered more than 70 pieces ...

The Australian Chamber Orchestra's (ACO's) new tour, Glittering Frost, is set to call at Adelaide midway through next month. Lead violinist Richard Tognetti and clarinet player Martin Frost star in the concert, which features the music of Brahms, Copland, Hillborg, Mozart and Ravel. Among the well-known classical pieces that appear in the show is Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, given a fresh and distinctive makeover for this tour. New arrangements of Hungarian Dances by Brahms and Ravel's String Quartet also appear in the performance. Tognetti, who is also ...

Works from some of the world's best new and independent movie makers will be presented at the 2011 Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival in Perth. The event is now in its 14th year but remains dedicated to its original goal of championing the grassroots film industry and providing a forum for new pictures to be showcased. Although it takes place in Perth, Over the Fence broadened its horizons from the Western Australia capital in 2000 by touring across the country. It began calling at a number of international locations in 2003. In 2008, the organisers began using ...

Much-loved Australian singer-songwriter Shane Howard is heading to Tropical North Queensland next month for a gig in Cairns. The founding member of folk-rock group Goanna is perhaps best known for 1982 anthem Solid Rock, from the album Spirit of Place. Produced by the late Fairport Convention star Trevor Lucas, it was one of the first songs to discuss the issue of Aboriginal rights and had a major impact on a generation of musicians. Since then, Howard has released a string of popular records with Goanna and as a solo artist, including May 2010 release Goanna Dreaming. His ...

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap is due to be performed in Bilbao in May by a Spanish cast. There will be six shows over the four days between May 5th and 8th at the Euskalduna Conference Centre. The hit play was adapted by the author from a radio script and has been staged in London continuously since 1952. Now travellers can see a new version of the show performed by a group of Spanish actors that includes Paco Churruca, Flavia Scarpa and Manuel Baqueiro. The tale starts with a number of extravagant guests staying at a Victorian boarding house, when suddenly ...

A new exhibition entitled Empire, State, Building is on show in Paris, displaying the talents of the Societe Realiste cooperative. The installation is on show at the Jeu de Paume until May 8th 2011 and incorporates various aspects of the group's work. According to the venue, there are three factors of the title to consider. Firstly is the allusion to the famous Manhattan structure, secondly, the way punctuation can alter meaning and finally, the way a myth can be reduced with the aid of certain symbols. Societe Realiste, an experimental cooperative that broadly ...

Innovative designer Yohji Yamamoto is the subject of a new exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London. It is the first major solo show in the UK for the Japanese artist, who made his debut in Paris in 1981 and has been a key figure in the world of fashion ever since. Visitors can see 80 garments by Yamamoto at the South Kensington venue until July 10th 2011, with the items picked out from various stages of his career. While most of his work will be housed in Gallery 38, several of his creations have been integrated into the rest of the arts ...

Black Eyed Peas, one of the most successful chart acts of recent years, are heading to Dusseldorf's Esprit Arena. The American hip-hop band will bring their explosive stage presence and extensive back catalogue of hits to the venue on Tuesday June 28th for their only German tour date of the year. Will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie are still riding high on the success of their latest album The Beginning, which was released in November last year. The LP, which features singles The Time (Dirty Bit) and Just Can't Get Enough, reached number eight on the UK albums ...

CINCINNATI—Nanotechnology researchers have known for years that RNA, the cousin of DNA, is a promising tool for nanotherapy, in which therapeutic agents can be delivered inside the body via nanoparticles. But the difficulties of producing long-lasting, therapeutic RNA that remains stable and non-toxic while entering targeted cells have posed challenges for their progress. In two new publications in the journal Molecular Therapy, University of Cincinnati (UC) biomedical engineering professor Peixuan Guo, PhD, details successful methods of producing large RNA nanoparticles ...

MADISON -- Research in the worm is shedding light on a protein associated with a number of different human cancers, and may point to a highly targeted way to treat them. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists were studying a worm protein called TFG-1, which is present in many cell types but whose exact role had never been understood. The scientists discovered that the protein controls key aspects of the movement, or secretion, of growth factors out of cells. "TFG-1 has never been implicated in the secretory process before," says Dr. Anjon Audhya, an assistant ...

Craig Ogden will bring his virtuoso guitar skills to Pembrokeshire's Torch Theatre this summer. The Australian-born musician is due to perform at the Milford Haven venue on Tuesday June 21st, when his repertoire will include works by Albeniz, Barrios and Fernando Sor. Ogden, whose album The Guitarist was widely acclaimed by classical music critics last year, has been studying the instrument since the age of seven. In 2004, he was honoured with a fellowship in recognition of his achievements from the Royal Northern College of Music, becoming the youngest performer ...

Efforts to engineer new metabolic pathways into microbes for the inexpensive production of valuable chemical products, such as biofuels or therapeutic drugs, should get a significant boost in a new development from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI). Researchers there have successfully demonstrated a technique they call "targeted proteomics" that speeds up and improves the ability to identify and quantify specific proteins within a cell or microorganism. "Metabolic engineers and synthetic biologists can use our directed proteomic technique ...

The DMY International Design Festival returns to Berlin with a fresh line-up of exhibitions, workshops and other special events this summer. Running from Wednesday June 1st to Sunday June 5th at the city's Tempelhof Airport site, the annual extravaganza will showcase the latest in contemporary design trends and innovative products. The festival's central exhibition is set to occupy an area of 14,000 sq m in the spacious aircraft hangars of Tempelhof, which ceased operating as a commercial airport in 2008. Now used to host major public events and music festivals, ...

ATLANTA – A study conducted by Brenda Hanna-Pladdy, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist in Emory's Department of Neurology, and cognitive psychologist Alicia MacKay, PhD, found that older individuals who spent a significant amount of time throughout life playing a musical instrument perform better on some cognitive tests than individuals who did not play an instrument. The findings were published in the April journal Neuropsychology. While much research has been done to determine the cognitive benefits of musical activity by children, this is the first study to examine ...

Los Angeles, CA (APRIL XX, 2011) Economists have been pointing to the growth in entrepreneurship and small business hiring as two ways the US economy can speed the recovery process. In his first ever Facebook town hall meeting, President Obama expanded upon this search for economic solutions as part of the White House's "Startup America" initiative. Recent articles show that researchers not only support these notions, but also break them down for the nation and the world. Current entrepreneurial scholarship offers studies that provide avenues for future research and ...

Country music legend Emmylou Harris is due to make a rare appearance in Munich this summer. The 12-time Grammy winner will play at the German city's Philharmonie venue on Sunday June 5th, giving fans a chance to hear songs from her 40-year career in the music industry. Harris is due to release Hard Bargain, her latest studio LP, via Nonesuch Records on April 26th. The album features a new composition called The Road, which recalls the time the songwriter spent playing and recording with her mentor Gram Parsons during the early 1970s. On her official website, ...

The most elaborate heterotrimeric G-protein network known to date in the plant kingdom has been identified by Dr. Sona Pandey, principal investigator at the Danforth Plant Science Center. The results of this research are published in the recent article, "An elaborate heterotirmeric G-protein family from soybean expands the diversity of G-protein networks," in the New Phytologist. G-proteins are signaling proteins that direct a plant's response to various environmental signals including abiotic and biotic stresses such as drought and disease resistance. Prior to Dr. ...

Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California's (USC) Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute shows for the first time that the human placenta plays an active role in synthesizing serotonin, paving the way to new treatment strategies that could mitigate health impacts such as cardiovascular disease and mental illness. The groundbreaking findings, conducted with researchers from Vanderbilt University as part of a Silvio Conte Center of Excellence grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, offer conclusive evidence that the placenta provides ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Mayo Clinic have published promising results of a clinical study using an experimental anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory drug called pirfenidone to treat patients with diabetic nephropathy. Their study will be published in the April 21 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). Diabetic nephropathy remains the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in the United States. It is a common complication of diabetes, ...