BOSTON -- Tai chi, the ancient Chinese meditative exercise, may improve quality of life, mood and exercise self-efficacy in chronic heart failure patients, according to research led by a team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. A study reported in the April 25 edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine found that while tai chi offered no significant physical differences in patients who performed a 6-minute walk, those who engaged in the "mind/body" exercise exhibited significant improvements in standardized tests that track the mood of patients with chronic heart ...

Life on Earth would be impossible, without the metabolic capacities of the smallest of all living forms, the Bacteria and the Archaea. These microorganisms play a central role in global nutrient cycles, because they degrade organic matter to the smallest compounds, thus bringing them back to the atmosphere or recycling them for the synthesis of novel cells. "However, the great diversity and high numbers of Bacteria and Archaea in soils have only been detected relatively recently, with the help of molecular biological methods", says Christa Schleper, head of the department ...

Provident IT today announced it has become an authorized reseller of the Google Appsâ„ suite of communication and collaboration tools. Provident IT provides migration services and customization in addition to business training to assist companies in benefiting from the full feature set of Google Apps. âEURœBeing an authorized Google Apps reseller allows us to enhance the value of Google Apps for users in the SMB market," said Stephanie Newport, Provident IT President. "Google Apps for Business offers a broad set of powerful APIs that enable us to help businesses ...

Announced on the eve of Earth Day 2011, the Living Now Book Awards recognized the innovation and creativity of newly published books that help readers attain healthier, more fulfilling, and productive lives. Optimizing the Infinite Mind by Prof. Erantha De Mel was recognized as the best book in the category of "Personal Growth". Prof. De Mel is an internationally acclaimed Cognitive Neuroscientist and was the recipient of the Cambridge Blue Book Man of the Year award 2005 for his contribution to the field of Neuroscience and Cybernetics. As a practicing psychologist ...

Chicago, IL - The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) will hold its annual meeting, April 29 – May 1, during the 2011 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) - a joint meeting of eight otolaryngological societies in Chicago, IL. During the ASPO meeting, hundreds of pieces of new research and dozens of scientific sessions featuring expert panelists will be presented focusing on children's ear, nose, and throat health. National health statistics reveal that pediatric ear, nose, and throat disorders remain among the primary reasons children visit a ...

This release is available in German. VIDEO: A freshly hatched Manduca sexta larva (tobacco hornworm) consumes trichomes of wild tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata). Click here for more information. Trichomes, hair-like projections on leaves, are part of a plant's defense against herbivores: they can be obstacles, traps, or reservoirs for toxic substances. The hairs of wild tobacco Nicotiana ...

Guang Huan Mi Zong has just completed its first 3-day Maha Meditation class on meditation, mental, physical, and spiritual self cultivation on April 16th, 17th, and 18th at its headquarters, the Five World Buddhas Temple in Amsterdam, New York. This class brought people from all walks of life and from all around the world to learn how to restore their health, find relaxation and happiness, and increase their wisdom. In the 3 day class, participants receive instruction in the theories and practice of health, happiness, and meditation. They learn the cause and effect of ...

The Rumi Food From The Heart Restaurant and lounge are now open Wednesdays thru Sunday for Lunch 11:00am - 2:00pm and Dinner 5:00-9:00pm, soon to be open 7 days a week. We have had great reviews on Yelp and Trip Advisor, our menu features steaks and seafoods, appetizers and dessert. Rumi at Home take home Pizza and Wings will be coming soon, so stop on by and give Rumi a try! To obtain more information about Rumi Restaurant email info@soulvacationresorts.com or visit http://www.soulvacationresorts.com About Soul Vacation Resorts After a winter of total renovation, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—April 25, 2011—A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has made two significant stem-cell discoveries that advance medicine and human health by creating powerful new approaches for using stem cells and stem-cell-like technology. In two papers being published on April 25 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Sheng Ding, PhD, reveals novel and safer methods not only for transforming embryonic stem cells into large numbers of brain cells with multiple uses, but also for transforming adult skin cells into so-called neural stem cells—cells ...

Scientists at the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research at The Rockefeller University, led by Paul Greengard, Ph.D., and Jennifer Warner-Schmidt, Ph.D., have shown that anti-inflammatory drugs, which include ibuprofen, aspirin and naproxen, reduce the effectiveness of the most widely used class of antidepressant medications, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, taken for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders. This surprising discovery, published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

NewHomesAmerica.com, a new website that offers home buyers a rebate of 1.25% of the price of their new home if they buy from a participating builder, announced today that Pratt & Associates, which has more than 10 years of experience developing over 30 new home communities in Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi is participating in its unique Buyer Rebate Program. Pratt & Associates is constructing new home communities in Chattanooga, Franklin, Ooltewah, and Collegedale, Tennessee selling single family detached homes at prices ranging from $100,000 to $800,000. ...

Latinos are the fastest growing population in the United States and have relatively high rates of domestic violence coupled with social and linguistic barriers that can make it difficult for Latino families to access relevant social services. But a new study from North Carolina State University finds Latino religious leaders willing to help address the problem, and identifies cultural factors that may help social-service providers and others form partnerships with these leaders. "The Protestant Latino church leaders who took part in our study were interested in learning ...

Physicists at Rice University and their collaborators have detected the antimatter partner of the helium nucleus, antihelium-4. This newly observed particle is the heaviest antimatter particle ever detected. Scientists at Rice's Bonner Lab designed and built the new time-of-flight detector that identified antihelium-4. The $7.5 million detector was built by a U.S.-China collaboration led by Rice, with Chinese scientists contributing $2.5 million to the project. The new detector was installed as part of the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) ...

Award-winning sculptor Dorothy Frankel has been chosen to exhibit five bronze sculptures at the Newark Peace Education Summit. The three-day conference focuses on peacemaking practices from around the world, May 13-15, 2011 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey. Notable speakers at the event include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Somaly Mam, Nobel Laureates and peace advocates from a wide cross section of cultures. "My work is about peace, love, compassion so it' s a great honor to be chosen to display my hand sculptures ...

Thinking happy thoughts, focusing on the good and downplaying the bad is believed to accelerate recovery from depression, bolster resilience during a crisis and improve overall mental health. But a new study by University of Washington psychologists reveals that pursuing happiness may not be beneficial across all cultures. In a survey of college students, Asian respondents showed no relationship between positive emotions and levels of stress and depression. For European-American participants, however, the more stress and depression they felt, the fewer positive emotions ...

This release is available in Spanish. For some time now there has been a certain degree of controversy regarding the effect of patents on the competitiveness of an economy. There are those who maintain that innovation is reduced when rights to a monopoly are given to a patent holder for a period of time, while others believe that it is the compensation necessary so that firms invest in R+D without having others take advantage of the innovations. The aim of the work of these researchers is to study the relationship between R+D and patents in a general context to be ...

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com, founders of Book Marketing, announced today The Authors Show radio and TV weekly broadcast schedule. Book Marketing, branded as 'The Authors Marketing Powerhouse', allows authors and publishers the opportunity to upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers. The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings. Each author can develop a personalized page. In addition the site allows for integration with Facebook and ...

Celebrity TV chef Mafiz Ali is preparing a sumptuous feast at his Ayr Spice Indian Restaurant in Minishant, South Ayrshire for customers old and new to celebrate the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton this week. It will be a banquet fit for a future King and Queen. Ayr Spice Indian Restaurant, Minishant, South Ayrshire, Scotland Royal Wedding Menu Available Friday and Saturday 29/30 April 2011 GBP24.95 including welcome drink! Choice of drink and papadoms with chutneys on arrival STARTERS Royal Mixed Platter - Mixed dishes Royal ...

Walking and thinking at the same time can be especially difficult for persons who've suffered concussions, and scientists hope to use that multitasking challenge -- measured by a simple radar system -- to quickly screen individuals who may have suffered brain injuries. By asking an individual to walk a short distance while saying the months of the year in reverse order, researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) can determine if that person is impaired and possibly suffering from a concussion. This simple test, which could be performed on the sideline of ...

Faqden Labs is pleased to announce IntelliVocab 1.5 (formerly PowerVocab), an application for iOS devices which personalizes the English vocabulary learning for competitive exams and personal improvement. Being designed by students of MIT, IntelliVocab 1.5 is based on the latest research from MIT Computer Science and Web Semantics Lab allowing users to master English vocabulary in the most effective way. IntelliVocab completely controls the learning environment, so that users do not have to plan the learning approach. All they need to do is interact. Powerful enough ...

The latest Perspectives in General Physiology series examines the ion selectivity of cation-selective channels and transporters. The series appears in the May 2011 issue of the Journal of General Physiology (www.jgp.org). According to Perspectives Editor Olaf Andersen in his introduction, a key tool in most recent studies on ion selectivity has been the so-called "toy models," which emphasize the fluid-like features of the selectivity filter and allow for the isolation of key features. Although proteins may indeed be fluid-like at small-length scales, however, they show ...

Cyara, a pioneer of next-generation solutions for simulating, testing and monitoring interactive voice response (IVRs) and contact center systems, today announced further expansion into Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with the opening of a dedicated EMEA office headquartered in London. The company also announced the opening of a United Kingdom-based data center and appointed Nick Duggan as director of sales EMEA to develop and support its rapidly expanding customer base in the region which includes Vodafone, Sky and Nationwide Building Society. The Cyara Solution ...

Hypertension is very common among older adults. 64 percent of older men and 78 percent of older women have high blood pressure, placing them at heightened risk for heart disease including heart failure, stroke, coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation, as well as chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus. Despite its prevalence, rates of blood pressure control remain substantially lower in the elderly than in younger patients. In fact, over age 80, only one in three men and one in four women have adequate control of their blood pressure. Faced with an aging patient ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Decreasing blood levels of a protein that helps control inflammation may be a red flag that could help children avoid type 1 diabetes, researchers say. Georgia Health Sciences University researchers are looking at blood levels of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, or IL-1ra, in children being closely followed because their genes put them at risk for type 1 diabetes. They also are looking at diabetic mice missing IL-1ra to see how the protein deficiency affects immune function and destruction of insulin-producing islet beta cells. "We want to know if we ...

(Boston) – Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Harvard School of Public Health, have reported widespread and increasing medication use among pregnant women. The study, which currently appears online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, also found that medication use varied by socioeconomic status, maternal age, race/ethnicity and state of residence. Although a number of antenatal medication exposures are known to cause birth defects, there is insufficient ...