Schoolyard taunts of any type can potentially damage a child's sense of self-confidence. But a new study suggests that a particular kind of teasing – about weight – can have distinctive and significant effects on how pre-teens perceive their own bodies. The research, among the first to specifically examine the impact of weight-based criticism on pre-adolescents, also hints that the practice can cause other health and emotional issues for its victims. "We tend to think of adolescence as the time when kids become sensitive about their body image, but our findings suggest ...

WASHINGTON — Students who cheat in high school and college are highly likely to fit the profile for subclinical psychopathy – a personality disorder defined by erratic lifestyle, manipulation, callousness and antisocial tendencies, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. These problematic students cheat because they feel entitled and disregard morality, the study found. Cheating, a perennial concern for educators, "has been facilitated by new technologies," said Delroy Paulhus, PhD, who led the research. "At the same time, cheating may ...

MADISON, WI, September 7, 2010 – Rising sea levels and coastal development are threatening coastal freshwater wetlands with saltwater intrusion. While most ecosystem restoration projects have focused on surface water and groundwater, new research finds that conditions in the vadose zone, the unsaturated soil below the surface but above the water table, are of particular importance to seedling survival in coastal floodplain ecosystems. Scientists at the University of Florida, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and the Florida Park Service investigated ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — For decades, carefully logging data about how mice go through the motions of their daily routines has been a tedious staple of behavioral and neuroscience research: Hour 2, minute 27: mouse 4 is sleeping; Hour 3, minute 12: mouse 7 is eating; and so on. It's a task most people would happily cede to automation. Now, says Thomas Serre, assistant professor of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences at Brown University, that's finally possible. In a paper to be published online Sept. 7, 2010, in the journal Nature ...

URBANA – For the first time ever, University of Illinois researchers have discovered how microbes break down hemicellulose plant matter into simple sugars using a cow rumen bacterium as a model. "This is ground-breaking research," said Isaac Cann, associate professor in the U of I Department of Animal Sciences and member of the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in the Institute for Genomic Biology. "The implications are very broad, yet it all started with a simple rumen microbe. It's amazing how we can draw inferences to human health and nutrition, biofuel production ...

WASHINGTON—September 7, 2010— Research!America is highlighting the vital importance of vaccines with a new fact sheet in its Investment in Research Saves Lives and Money series. CDC recently reported that routine vaccination rates are increasing among teens aged 13-17, but for many diseases the vaccination rates are far below the CDC's recommended 90% mark. With kids heading back to school and flu season fast approaching, now is a good time to remind readers of the importance of vaccines and disease prevention. Vaccine prevention is one of the most proven and effective ...

Tropical Storm Hermine formed very quickly yesterday in the very warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and northeastern Mexico and southeastern Texas are now bearing the brunt of the storm. Infrared imagery taken from NASA's AIRS instrument showed a quick organization of strong thunderstorms around Hermine's center of circulation and very warm Gulf waters that powered her up. At 11 p.m. EDT on September 6, Hermine made landfall as a strong tropical storm producing heavy rains over northeastern Mexico and South Texas. This morning there's a tropical storm warning in effect ...

MADISON – Fostering community cooperation, building on skills and strengths, and getting strangers to work together -- these are fundamentals of community development. Now, a pilot study of six families living in a farm town in New Mexico suggests that small infusions of cash could fuel such cooperation and produce overlapping benefits. The study grew from the idea that poor migrant workers have assets as well as significant health-care needs, says Alfonso Morales, a New Mexico native and assistant professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ...

Changing how a person perceives and thinks about others was the most effective intervention for loneliness, a sweeping analysis of previous research has determined. The findings may help physicians and psychologists develop better treatments for loneliness, a known risk factor for heart disease and other health problems. Recently, researchers have characterized the negative influence of loneliness upon blood pressure, sleep quality, dementia, and other health measures. Those effects suggest that loneliness is a health risk factor, similar to obesity or smoking, which ...

Seven years ago Northwestern University physicist Adilson E. Motter conjectured that the expansion of the universe at the time of the big bang was highly chaotic. Now he and a colleague have proven it using rigorous mathematical arguments. The study, published by the journal Communications in Mathematical Physics, reports not only that chaos is absolute but also the mathematical tools that can be used to detect it. When applied to the most accepted model for the evolution of the universe, these tools demonstrate that the early universe was chaotic. Certain things are ...

Expanded irrigation has made it possible to feed the world's growing billions—and it may also temporarily be counteracting the effects of climate change in some regions, say scientists in a new study. But some major groundwater aquifers, a source of irrigation water, are projected to dry up in coming decades from continuing overuse, and when they do, people may face the double whammy of food shortages and higher temperatures. A new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research pinpoints where the trouble spots may be. "Irrigation can have a significant cooling effect on ...

BOSTON—The risk factors for indoor and outdoor falls for older adults are different, according to a new study by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, a fact that is often missed when the two are combined and may affect how falls prevention programs are structured. "Indoor and outdoor falls are both important," says senior author Marian T. Hannan, D.Sc., a senior scientist at the Institute for Aging Research, "but people at high risk for indoor falls are different in many ways from those at high risk of outdoor ...

September 8, 2010 – Oakland, Calif. – A new analysis released today by the Pacific Institute recommends specific actions that can annually save a million acre-feet of water quickly and at a lower economic and ecological cost than developing new supplies. The assessment notes that new actions are immediately needed to reduce the growing tensions over the state's water resources and to address California's persistent water supply challenges. This is a key time for California water: the California Water Bond has been tabled for at least two years and may be scrapped altogether. ...

"Delight the Customer" was the theme for the two day Keen to Clean Group franchise owner conference. Keen to Clean Group who have recently expanded into the Sydney market place and sold two master franchises, held its first annual franchise owner conference in Mornington last weekend. The conference was a great opportunity to bring the franchise network together, share ideas within the group and celebrate a fantastic year. "We were delighted to be able to bring all of our franchise owners together, along with their partners to the awards dinner." commented director ...

Nationwide Biweekly Administration (NBA) announced that it has passed an independent audit of internal procedures. The audit was voluntarily commissioned by Nationwide Biweekly Administration to demonstrate that it operates with one hundred percent integrity in four important areas: • Accurate savings estimates • Funds are protected by FDIC insured Mercantile banks • Funds are remitted to lenders on time • Our programs operate as indicated in contracts "We believe in operating with integrity and transparency," stated Dan Lipsky, president of Nationwide Biweekly ...

Almost 100 students will participate in the Achieving Athletic Excellence Conference to be held in Sterling, VA on September 25, 2010. The goal is to address some of the basic life skills needed for student-athletes to excel in their sport and their studies. The students will also hear valuable presentations to prepare them for college on the topics of NCAA Eligibility Requirements and SAT preparation. The featured speaker, Mark Wiggins, is a former student-athlete, University of Alabama-Huntsville Hall of Fame Basketball Player, Entrepreneur, Published Author, International ...

The Raven Maria Blanco Foundation, Inc. (RMBF) is very proud to announce our affiliation with Dr. Larry J. Sangrik, nationally-known lecturer on medical emergencies within the dental profession and the online dental education website, DentalEDU.TV. Dr. Sangrik will be known as the National Director of Medical Emergency Preparedness with the RMBF. Dr. Sangrik has taken the concept of The Six Links of Survival (created by the Institute of Medical Emergency Preparedness) and developed a lecture series devoted to preparing the entire dental team for medical emergencies. Dr. ...

Blissberry and YOGathletA add to the National Yoga Month celebration with the first installment of yogaBliss ReMix (yBR), their 4 month movement-music event series on Thursday, September 23, 2010, from 6p - 10p in the Ironside Event space in North Miami. yogaBliss ReMix is the interactive, musically charged, social experience of yogaBliss set to a monthly rotation of talented DJ's and Live Bands. yogaBliss is by Cat Haayen, E-RYT, founder and CEO of YOGathletA and creator yogaBliss (in conjunction with Blissberry ) - highly active yoga sequences to help remove physical ...

Perspective Magazine, the leading provider of independent information to the timeshare and fractional ownership industry, announces a new advertising agreement with timeshare exchange company Dial An Exchange (DAE) for 2011. The new accord will extend DAE's corporate brand in each of the magazine's four regional editions throughout the world and increase exposure to the thousands of readers engaging with Perspective Magazine through its print, website and social media distribution outlets. It is just this type of global presence that continues to draw Dial An Exchange ...

Jadestone Networks, the Nordic based owner and operator of multiplayer gaming networks GamArena and DiceArena, announced today that its new multiplayer game Liar's Dice is now live and open for players across Europe. The classic dice game Liar's Dice was brought to South America by the Spanish conquistadors and became a favorite across the continent. The game, which was highlighted to great effect in Disney's hit movie Pirates of the Caribbean, has since swept the world as a popular gambling and party game. Now it delivers new levels of multiplayer gaming excitement ...

World-renowned love and relationship expert Dr. Patty Ann Tublin has helped thousands of couples to navigate the sometimes-rocky terrain of their relationships - and she'll be helping TV viewers to do the same when she makes appearances on Fox Tennessee Mornings on Wednesday, September 8 in Nashville, and News Channel 3 at 9 on Thursday, September 9 in Memphis. Dr. Patty Ann is a sought-after psychotherapist and social worker who helps couples rekindle the loving feeling in their relationships. Many of her clients struggle with lack of sex, lost of trust, lack of commitment, ...

Tennessee Urban Resource Center Director, Terry McMoore, is in the process of forming a multiple agency group to help protect and legally represent the residents of the Lincoln Homes Housing projects in Clarksville, TN. Many residents fear that their homes will be taken away from them now that the City of Clarksville has released its Smart Growth 2030 Master Plan which calls for the demolition of the Lincoln Homes Public Housing Projects. Mr. McMoore is very concerned about the number of people who serve on multiple committees for the city, marketing groups, master ...

LiveCoach Professional Development LLC ("LiveCoach") today announced the company's three-month pilot program for developing an online community on its flagship website has resulted in over 10,000 individuals registering for free membership. Primarily comprised of senior executives and managers, LiveCoach's members can access discussion forums regarding various industry sectors, participate in live, interactive webcasts, and catch up on the latest posts from certified business coaches and subject matter experts. "Our expansion of site features has certainly helped ...

DIG Coaching Practice presents Where's the Hope? on Attention Talk Radio with show host and attention coach Jeff Copper in part two of a three-part series coinciding with ADHD Awareness Week. In this episode, reporter Catherine Corman, Ph.D., and Joyce Kubik, ADHD coach, join Jeff Copper in a discussion on the evidence supporting the real existence of ADHD. Catherine Corman is a reporter and writer in Massachusetts with teenage triplets. She holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University and was an assistant professor in Harvard's history department for five ...

RI chiropractor Stephen M. Estner was recently named as a local liaison for the American Chiropractic Association. The Association currently has 21 states participating as members, and recently added Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ohio and the US Virgin Islands to the program roster. The focus of the ACA is to provide a support system to assist and collaborate within each state regarding insurance-related issues. An ACA appointed Doctor of Chiropractic Liaison member works with ACA staff and State leadership and organizations ...