The Halpin Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) proudly highlight the research advances in membranous nephropathy made possible by The Halpin Foundation-ASN Research Grant, created to help young faculty develop independent research careers. This award provides recipients transition funding toward successful application for an NIH RO1 grant. Elena Torban, PhD (McGill University Faculty of Medicine), the 2008 recipient of The Halpin Foundation-ASN Research Grant, recently explained, "The generous financial two-year support provided by The Halpin Foundation ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. ¬— Underage and heavy drinking on college campuses continue to be issues for college administrators. While some campuses, such as the University of Missouri, have made strides in efforts to reduce heavy drinking on campus, administrators are continually trying to educate students about the risks of excessive drinking. Now, two MU psychologists have found that students who viewed images of beer cans packaged and displayed in university colors believed that drinking beer was less dangerous than those students who saw images of regular beer cans. "In this research, ...

A team of international researchers led by physicists in the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering have made a significant breakthrough in an effort to understand the phenomenon of high-temperature superconductivity in complex copper-oxides—one of the most studied scientific topics in history. The University of Minnesota researchers and their international colleagues from Germany, France and China report the discovery of a novel type of magnetic wave involving oxygen atoms. The new findings could have implications for improving superconducting ...

WHAT: Newly published research by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, sheds light on a poorly understood, acute illness called Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) that develops in some HIV-infected individuals soon after they begin antiretroviral therapy. IRIS affects certain HIV-infected individuals whose immune systems are heavily damaged by the virus and who have a treated or undiagnosed AIDS-associated infection. When these individuals start antiretroviral therapy and ...

Like a cosmic light bulb on a dimmer switch, Saturn emitted gradually less energy each year from 2005 to 2009, according to observations by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. But unlike an ordinary bulb, Saturn's southern hemisphere consistently emitted more energy than its northern one. On top of that, energy levels changed with the seasons and differed from the last time a spacecraft visited in the early 1980s. These never-before-seen trends came from an analysis of comprehensive data from the Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS), an instrument built by NASA's Goddard Space ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – One of the biggest comet findings coming out of the amazing images and data taken by the University of Maryland-led EPOXI mission as it zipped past comet Hartley 2 last week is that dry ice is the 'jet' fuel for this comet and perhaps many others. Images from the flyby show spectacular jets of gas and particles bursting from many distinct spots on the surface of the comet. This is the first time images of a comet have been sharp enough to allow scientists to link jets of dust and gas with specific surface features. Analysis of the spectral signatures ...

CINCINNATI—Whether it's food or sex, pleasurable activity provides more than just pleasure, University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers say. It actually reduces stress by inhibiting anxiety responses in the brain. The findings were published online Nov. 8, 2010, ahead of print in PNAS, the official journal of the National Academy of Sciences. Experiments designed by Yvonne Ulrich-Lai, PhD, research assistant professor, James Herman, PhD, director of the Laboratory of Stress Neurobiology and professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at UC, and colleagues also ...

What factors contribute to poor people in developing countries lifting themselves out of poverty? A paper by economists Anan Pawasutipaisit of Thammasat University and Robert M. Townsend of MIT provides important insights into what kinds of households might be most effective at moving themselves out of poverty and how they are able do it. The paper, "Wealth Accumulation and Factors Accounting for Success" appears in the current issue of the Journal of Econometrics. It suggests that poor people who skillfully manage their assets are especially successful in improving ...

BOSTON -- A noninvasive electric stimulation technique administered to both sides of the brain can help stroke patients who have lost motor skills in their hands and arms, according to a new study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). Described in today's Online Issue of the journal Neurology, the findings showed that stroke patients who received bihemispheric transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) coupled with a regimen of physical and occupational therapy had a three-fold greater improvement in motor function compared with patients ...

Diabetes experts at a meeting convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) took the next step in advancing efforts toward the development of an artificial pancreas: putting forth clinical recommendations to ensure the safe and effective testing of artificial pancreas technology in real-life situations. We are pleased at today's meeting there was a strong consensus among leading clinicians, researchers and industry leaders regarding the path toward outpatient studies for both low-glucose suspend and artificial pancreas ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Before the U.S. Census Bureau releases its official state-level population counts to Congress on Dec. 31, a University of Michigan demographer offers projections of likely state winners and losers. But she also cautions that there are likely to be plenty of surprises. According to Lisa Neidert, data services manager at the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR) Population Studies Center, the most likely state winners---based on July 2009 population estimates from the Census Bureau---are Texas (3 seats), and Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South ...

Can a heart implanted micro robot operate permanently? Can cell phones and tiny robots implanted in the heart operate permanently without having their batteries charged? It might sound like science fiction, but these things seem to be possible in the near future. The team of Prof. Keon Jae Lee (KAIST, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) and Prof. Zhong Lin Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) has developed new forms of highly efficient, flexible nanogenerator technology using the freely bendable piezoelectric ceramic ...

OrangeHRM, Inc., a leader in the development of open-source human resources management (HRM) software, launched its on-site training programs to use its software. On-site training offer many value additions to the large user base of OrangeHRM around the world. Since the launch of this new program OrangeHRM has conducted many training courses in the USA, UAE, Singapore and hopes extend the services to Belize in South America and also Australia. OrangeHRM CEO & CO-founder Sujee Saparanadu said, "Companies around the world are looking for efficient and cost-effective ways ...

Murano Glass Store, one of the leading Murano glass accessories online stores, has just released a new Murano glass collection. The company is proud to announce the launching of a brand new impressive collection of Murano glass jewelry, which encompasses a very wide range of unique, boldly colorful and refined bracelets, bead necklaces and pendants. The Murano Glass Store has been in business for many years and has gotten to know what are peoples likes and dislikes when it comes to _a href="http://murano-glass-store.com"_Murano glass jewelry_/a_ or Murano glass accessories. ...

On 5th November 2010, a novel educational program, 'Spotlight on Hinduism' concluded successfully at the Drake Tech Centre in Fort Collins. On the occasion of the widely celebrated Hindu 'festival of lights', Diwali, many from Fort Collins and surrounding areas thronged to attend the 'Spotlight on Hinduism', a public event held to create awareness about Hinduism. The program received honorable attendance by the Fort Collins Mayor, Doug Hutchinson, who inaugurated the program in the tradition of Hinduism, with the lighting of the auspicious oil lamp. Hutchinson shared the ...

Adeptol, a leader in document viewing technology, today released new mobile viewer based on HTML5 technology for viewing documents on iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and other mobile phones & tablet devices. Adeptol's Mobile Viewer is a high speed mobile and smart phone document viewing solution built from grounds up using the latest HTML5 technology and enables you to send a document link to anyone and let them view the document on their phone or tablet device without even downloading any client or application on the device. The viewer supports out ...

If there's one person in particular from the Regent Markets Brisbane office who deserves a huge pat on the back for their efforts in 2010 its Margie Browne. Margie has been an integral part of the marketing team at Regent Markets Pty Ltd for almost two years now and always seems to get saddled with the marketing campaigns and events that nobody else wants to organise. The stress of planning the biggest single event in Regent Markets history has finally paid off for Margie who has received a constant stream of congratulatory emails over the last 2 weeks from clients and ...

The domain name RedRock4x4.com has reopened for the first time since August 2009 under new ownership. The website remains true to its name as a retail provider for Jeep lift kits and 4x4 parts and accessories. "Off-roading enthusiasts who used to frequent RedRock4x4.com once again have a one-stop online shop for brand name lift kits and hard-to-find parts," said Chris Pierce, owner of RedRock4x4.com. The website offers do-it-yourself Jeep owners thousands of parts and accessories for all systems in their 4x4 vehicles including body, brakes, engine, exhaust, lighting, ...

Symbion Physician Services has announced the promotion of Charlotte McGee, and the addition of Paula Jackson, as Human Resource Administrators. According to Robert Burns, CEO: "We are extremely pleased with the selection of these two ladies to head our HR department. Charlotte has proven herself for the past four years, working within our company as an HR assistant. Paula comes to us with previous experience in policy and procedure development. We are already seeing them complement one another in their work with our employees." Charlotte McGee came to Symbion in 2002 ...

Shaw Capital Management and Financing sharing information, tips and advice on factoring and accounts receivable financing and factoring to avoid scams and other fraudulent transactions. Information focus on the importance of choosing the right firm and understanding the intricacies of this financing alternative and what pitfalls to avoid. There probably isn't a day when Canadian business owners and financial managers don't hear about factoring and accounts receivable financing as a method of financing their business in Canada. Despite its growing popularity and, we can ...

Just as the organizers promised , the Budapest Affiliate Conference - 2010, this year, was bigger better and certainly memorable than the last year, say Pariu.info, an online pariuri sportive ( http://www.pariu.info ) site that's dedicated to online betting advice for Romanian language speakers. "The show saw a huge turnout of iGaming enthusiasts, with about 1500 participants. We had participated with two primary motives- to discuss about the juristic status of online gaming in Romania and to know the latest trends and marketing techniques through social media and SEO. ...

It seems Rocco Leo Gaglioti and Tristan Couvares can't get enough of each other. First the one-on-one hosting session, then the 'web celeb' party, and now a photo shoot extravaganza!? What's being described as a brotherly "bromance", Fashion News Live creator and host Rocco Leo Gaglioti and ControlTV's Tristan Couvares meet again on the sunny side of Los Angeles Monday morning for a photo shoot! Gaglioti put his lens to the test as he photographed ControlTV's Tristan Couvares and helping enhance his modeling experience. Model much? ControlTV cameras were there to capture ...

zvelo, Inc., a leader in secure web filtering database, website categorization and reputation services has hired David Duncan as VP of Engineering. Duncan will oversee engineering and will be responsible for leading software development efforts within the company. Duncan's hiring comes at a time of significant growth for zvelo, which recently surpassed 60 OEM partners for its SiteFilter secure web filtering product. OEM partners include end-point security and anti-virus vendors, mobile service providers, UTM and network security vendors, ISPs, MSSPs and more. "We ...

How often have you heard the expression "doing more with less"? In a sluggish real estate market, many homeowners are staying in their current homes by necessity rather than upgrading to a larger home with more space. This places the challenge on the homeowner to make a smaller room look and function like a bigger space. "When we think of making a smaller room work better, much of the focus is on throwing stuff out and organizing," said Dave Kushner, owner of DirectBuy of Northern Illinois. "From a design and decor point of view, there are things homeowners and apartment ...

Len Saunders is excited to announce that his popular "An Adventure In Exercise" book series has been awarded the PTPA Winner's Seal of Approval. These unique books teach young children how to read and exercise simultaneously. PTPA Media is North America's largest parent community, with over 40,000 volunteer parent testers. Consumers looking for practical, high-quality products and services can rest assured when they see the PTPA Winner's Seal; it's evidence of product excellence as evaluated by unbiased parent consumers. Len Saunders' books were among many entries ...