Psychological scientists are faced with the arduous task of identifying distinctions between humans without stigmatizing groups of people based on these differences. In this special section of Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, experts present reasons for why differences in gender, race, sexual orientation, and culture should not be framed as deficits within the field of psychology. Stigma From Psychological Science: Group Differences, Not Deficits—Introduction to Stigma Special Section (http://pps.sagepub.com/content/5/6/687.full) ...

Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. – Shooting steady pulses of electricity through slender electrodes into a brain area that controls complex behaviors has proven to be effective against several therapeutically stubborn neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Now, a new study has found that this technique, called deep brain stimulation (DBS), targets the same class of neuronal cells that are known to respond to physical exercise and drugs such as Prozac. The study, led by Associate Professor Grigori Enikolopov, Ph.D., of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), is the cover ...

In the world-wide race to develop energy sources that are seen as "green" because they are renewable and less greenhouse gas-intensive, sometimes the most basic questions remain unanswered. In a paper released today by the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, authors Michal Moore, Senior Fellow, and Sarah M. Jordaan at Harvard University in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, look at the basic question of whether these energy sources are ethical. In addition to arguing that the greenhouse gas benefits of biofuel are overstated by many policymakers, ...

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have described for the first time a key inhibitory role for the IL-1 signaling pathway in the human innate immune system, providing novel insights into human inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and potential new treatments. The research, led by Jose M. Gonzalez-Navajas, PhD, and Eyal Raz, MD, a professor of medicine at UC San Diego, is published as a Brief Definitive Report in the December issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine. The researchers report that signaling by the interleukin 1 receptor ...

A three-year study by Yale School of Medicine researchers has found that vaccinating pregnant women against influenza is over 90 percent effective in preventing their infants from being hospitalized with influenza in the first six months of life. Published in the December 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, the study builds on preliminary data the research team presented last year at the Infectious Disease Society of America in Philadelphia. Influenza is a major cause of serious respiratory disease in pregnant women and of hospitalization in infants. Although the ...

Two scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have provided the first details about the mysterious flashes of dazzling bioluminescent light produced by a little-known sea snail. Dimitri Deheyn and Nerida Wilson of Scripps Oceanography (Wilson is now at the Australian Museum in Sydney) studied a species of "clusterwink snail," a small marine snail typically found in tight clusters or groups at rocky shorelines. These snails were known to produce light, but the researchers discovered that rather than emitting a focused beam of light, the animal uses ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — As health professionals search for ways to combat the rise in obesity and promote healthy eating, new research reveals a mother's own eating habits – and whether she views her child as a 'picky eater' – has a huge impact on whether her child consumes enough fruits and vegetables. A study by professor Mildred Horodynski of Michigan State University's College of Nursing looked at nearly 400 low-income women (black and non-Hispanic white) with children ages 1-3 enrolled in Early Head Start programs. Results show toddlers were less likely to consume ...

Invisible to the naked eye, yet massive in structure around the Earth is the magnetosphere, the region of space around the planet that ebbs and flows in response to the million-mile-per-hour flow of charged particles continually blasting from the Sun. NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, designed to image the invisible interactions occurring at the edge of the solar system, captured images of magnetospheric structures and a dynamic event occurring in the magnetosphere as the spacecraft observed from near lunar distance. The data provides the first ...

They are familiar scenes: politicians bemoaning the death of family values only for extramarital affairs to be unveiled or politicians preaching financial sacrifice while their expense accounts fatten up. Moral corruption and power asymmetries are pervasive in human societies, but as it turns out, that may not be such a bad thing. Francisco Úbeda, an evolutionary biology professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Edgar Duéñez of Harvard University found that power and corruption may play a role in maintaining overall societal cooperation. A report of ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The latest weapon against inoperable liver cancer is so tiny that it takes millions of them per treatment, but according to interventional radiologists at the Indiana University School of Medicine, those microscopic spheres really pack a therapeutic punch. The glass spheres contain a radioactive element, yttrium-90, more commonly known as Y-90, which emits radiation for a very limited distance so that healthy tissue around the tumor remains unaffected. (2.5mm or less than 1/16th inch in soft tissue). Y-90 microsphere radioembolization is an FDA-approved ...

Locke Island is a small island in a bend of the Columbia River in eastern Washington that plays a special role in the culture of the local Indian tribes. Since the 1970s, however, it has been eroding away at a rate that has alarmed tribal leaders. The island is part of the Hanford Reservation, which is managed by the Department of Energy. So the DOE has turned to a team of researchers headed by David Furbish, professor of earth and environmental sciences (E&ES) at Vanderbilt, to study the river dynamics in the area to identify the cause of the increase in erosion and ...

TORONTO, Ont. 14, 2010—Simple changes to how ventilators are used could almost double the number of lungs available for transplants, according to new international research involving a doctor at St. Michael's Hospital. Many potential donor lungs deteriorate between the time a patient is declared brain dead and the time the lungs are evaluated to determine whether they are suitable for transplant. The study involving Dr. Arthur Slutsky, the hospital's vice president of research, said the deterioration could be in part because of the ventilatory strategy used while potential ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The promise of vaccines targeted against various types of cancer has raised the hopes of patients and their families. The reality, however, is that these promising treatments are difficult to develop. One of the challenges is identifying a discrete cellular target to stop cancer growth without inactivating the immune system. Scientists at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center report a laboratory finding that has the potential to increase the effectiveness of therapeutic cancer vaccines. The team found that the absence of the function of a protein ...

PHILADELPHIA – It took 12 years and a creation of a highly sophisticated transgenic mouse, but researchers at Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have finally proven a long suspected theory: Inflammation in the breast is key to the development and progression of breast cancer. In the December 15 issue of Cancer Research, the scientists say they can now definitively show that an inflammatory process within the breast itself promotes growth of breast cancer stem cells responsible for tumor development. They also demonstrate that inactivating this inflammation selectively ...

As part of a continued effort to strengthen South Africa's presence within the multi-billion dollar BPO & O (Business Process Outsourcing & Offshoring) Industry, the dti (Department of Trade and Industry) has announced a new set of incentives aimed at attracting foreign investment. The new programme will reduce the cost of BPO operations in South Africa by up to 20%, paying investors R112, 000 for each full-time job created and maintained. The incentives will be paid out over a three year period, in instalments of R40, 000 (2011), R40, 000 (2012) and R32, 000 in (2013). ...

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Announced today was the launching of a new hosted CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software by PiCRM Software Pty Ltd for small businesses. * PiCRM (Pronounced "pie CRM") launched this month with hosted software for small businesses of 1 to 85 employees * Perfect for SMBs and part-time workers - Unique new pricing model eliminates "per user" licensing fees * Linked to external databases for fast, accurate data entry - e.g. databases of registered companies, street addresses * Designed for ease of use - Little or NO training required The licensing model ...

Dodeco.com is offering the two most popular items, The Buttermere Grand and The Eddingtons Lambourn 4 drawer trolley for a massive reduced price of GBP840 and GBP699 respectively, for great bargains this Christmas holiday season. The task of entertaining guests without the hassle of running out of kitchen space can be made easy with an addition of a kitchen trolley to help make this holiday time less stressful and more inviting for family and friends. Kitchen islands help create a more comfortable and functional kitchen. They help make the kitchen spacious without compromising ...

The times of "dry" liposuction are over; even the laser assisted liposuction is losing its appeal with the introduction of High Definition Liposculpture. The currently popular in Los Angeles laser device assisted liposculpture techniques for the removal of localized fat deposits are ultra sound-assisted (Vasar) and laser-assisted liposculpture (including SmartLipo and SlimLipo). Both are minimally invasive and performed under a local anesthesia; both produce good results of removing fat pockets and leaving the skin over the liposculptured area well-toned. The results of ...

The Writer's Business Academy Presents Radio Show "Business Breakthroughs" with guest author and publisher Jay Boyer on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Cheryl Antier, director of the Writer's Business Academy, will be interviewing author and publisher Jay Boyer, about his latest program for authors called "Amazon Cash Mahines". The radio program "Business Breakthroughs" will be broadcast live at 6:00 p.m. ET. On Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Listeners can listen to the show online at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cheryl-antier "Jay's program throws back the curtain and ...

With today's launch of FriendMatch.ca in Canada and FriendMatch.us in the United States, Internet users are no longer restricted to finding only romantic relationships online. FriendMatch is a brand new concept- a classifieds-style website where users can browse or post free advertisements for friendship and networking. Called FriendAds, the listings can be searched by location, gender, interests, or keywords. "After high school or college, how many opportunities do we have to make new friends?" asks FriendMatch creator, Katie Hartle, "This website gives Internet ...

The recent announcement of the locked-in airfares comes on the coat-tails of the new bulging popularity and reliance of using a discount travel club for vacationing. One website, http://travelmembershipclubs.blogspot.com/2010/11/vacation-travel-club-4-simple-rules-to.html, is making a name for itself with its recent provocative article on the vacation travel club industry. C.D. Malone, creator of Travel Membership Clubs, says, "The announcement from Continental about locking in airfares couldn't have come at a better time for travelers." She goes on to say, "But ...

Good Feet (www.goodfeetgiftcards.com), an international manufacturer and retailer of custom-fitted orthotics, announced today that it has partnered with international shoe charity organization Soles4Souls (soles4souls.org) for a holiday fund drive to provide shoes to people in need. When a Good Feet customer logs onto http://www.goodfeetgiftcards.com and purchases a Good Feet gift card in any denomination and it is redeemed in any participating Good Feet Store before January 31, 2011, Good Feet will donate 5% of the net proceeds to Soles4Souls. "The Good Feet company ...

Gregory Mascari (http://gregory.snackhealthy.com), SnackHealthy Get Wealthy, is offering a no-cost Pre-Launch Sign-up in SnackHealthy to moms wanting healthy sweet snacks for their kids in the first program to deliver healthy snacks to the home or office. This unprecedented offering includes an irresistible bonus called "enroll four and yours is free" that provides a saving of $600 - $1800 a year for moms who buy healthy snacks for their kids. The U.S. snack market is driven by 140 million households that consume over $70 billion in snacks annually and the "better for ...

Dr. Patty Ann Tublin, an internationally renowned relationship expert, has just posted a new article on her web site, where she shares four things couples should know about money to help reduce or eliminate money fights. The article, "The 600-pound Gorilla: How to Reduce Money Fights in a Relationship," is available at http://bit.ly/fnoolr According to Dr. Patty Ann, whether you're rolling in the dough or struggling to make ends met, money is the number one reason couples fight. Money sparks more disagreements, kindles the most resentment and confusion, and is a major ...