Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Weight Discrimination May Lead to More Weight Gain

Discriminating against people because of their weight may only increase their likelihood of gaining more weight,?new study shows.

The researchers found that among people who were not obese, those who reported experiencing weight discrimination were 2.5 times more likely to have become obese four years later.

Among people who were obese at the start of the study, those who experienced discrimination were three times more likely to remain obese, compared with those who did not feel discriminated against, the study found.

The results suggest weight discrimination feeds a vicious cycle, in which people who are overweight or obese are likely to experience weight discrimination, which in turn leads to obesity and difficulties with weight management, according to the study, which was published July 24 in the journal?PLOS ONE.?

"Weight discrimination is relatively common," said study researcher Angelina Sutin, professor of psychology at Florida State University College of Medicine. "But the findings suggest that shaming has the opposite effect that people often think."

Previous research shows that experiencing weight bias may lead to depression, low self-esteem and other poor psychological outcomes. In the new study, the researchers didn't test the mechanisms that might be driving the link between discrimination and obesity, but they said they suspect that people who experience weight discrimination are more likely to develop unhealthy behaviors as coping strategies, including binge eating and avoiding physical activity. [11 Surprising Things That Make Us Gain Weight]

Nevertheless, weight bias is one of the most socially accepted forms of discrimination, the researchers said, perhaps justified by the misconception that such discrimination may motivate people to lose weight.

"What's really striking in the study is that not only does weight discrimination increase the risk of obesity, but it's also related to remaining obese over time," said Rebecca Puhl, deputy director at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University. Puhl was not involved in the study.

"In our efforts to address obesity, we need to recognize that stigma poses legitimate barriers and challenges in those efforts," Puhl said.

In recent years, there have been hundreds of anti-obesity campaigns emerging from public health organizations, Puhl said. While many of them stem from positive intentions to improve public health, some are being criticized for shaming and blaming people who are affected by obesity.

"We need to recognize that that's not an effective way to communicate to the public about weight and health," Puhl said.

Puhl and her colleagues have previously studied public reactions to obesity campaigns. They found that campaigns that seemed to resonate the most with the public were those that focused on specific health behaviors that everyone, regardless of their body size, is encourage to follow ? for example, eating more fruits and vegetables, and replacing sugar- and cream-based beverages with water.

"Interestingly, the campaigns that received the most favorable ratings were the ones that didn't even mention obesity," Puhl said.

In the new study, the researchers looked at the heights and weights of more than 6,000 participants, measured in 2006 and 2010.

Participants completed questionnaires that measured perceived discrimination ? for example, whether they felt they were treated with less courtesy and respect than other people. Participants were also asked whether they thought those experiences happened to them because of characteristics including their gender, race and weight.

Discrimination based on other factors, such as sex or race, did not appear to have the same correlation with weight.

"There is a lot of evidence that experiencing weight discrimination is associated with increased risk of maladaptive eating patterns such as binge eating, emotional eating," Sutin said.

There may be direct physiological mechanisms too, she added. The stress caused by discrimination increases the cortisol hormone, which is associated with weight gain.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/weight-discrimination-may-lead-more-weight-gain-104800942.html

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Friday, July 26, 2013

Researchers find new way to create 'gradients' for understanding molecular interactions

Researchers find new way to create 'gradients' for understanding molecular interactions [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 26-Jul-2013
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Scientists use tools called gradients to understand how molecules interact in biological systems. Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating biomolecular gradients that is both simpler than existing techniques and that creates additional surface characteristics that allow scientists to monitor other aspects of molecular behavior.

A gradient is a material that has a specific molecule on its surface, with the concentration of the molecule sloping from a high concentration on one end to a low concentration at the other end. The gradient is used not only to determine whether other molecules interact with the molecules on the gradient, but to determine the threshold level at which any interactions take place.

The new technique begins by creating a substrate, prepared in the lab of NC State professor Dr. Salah Bedair, out of the semiconductor material indium gallium nitride (InGaN). The substrate itself is a gradient, sloping from an indium-rich end (with a larger proportion of indium to gallium) to a gallium-rich end. The indium-rich end is more conducive to the formation of oxides. When exposed to humidity, negatively charged indium and gallium oxides form on the surface of the substrate. The substrate development for these purposes was proposed by Dr. Tania Paskova, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at NC State.

The researchers then put the substrate into a solution that contains an amino acid called L-arginine, which is positively charged at biologically relevant pH levels -- such as those found in the human body.

"The L-arginine binds to the negatively charged oxides on the surface of the substrate," says Lauren Bain, a Ph.D. student at NC State who is lead author of a paper on the work. "Because there is more oxide accumulation at the indium-rich end, there is a higher concentration of L-arginine at that end, and the concentration gradually declines along the surface of the substrate as you move toward the gallium-rich end.

"We studied L-arginine because it is small, but relevant. Because it is small, we could easily assess what was happening during our study," Bain says. "But because it is a building block for proteins, we can build on this work to study full peptides and proteins -- such as ligands that bind to cell receptors."

"This technique also creates changes in the topography of the InGaN's surface, based on the different crystalline structures within the material as its shifts from being indium-rich to being gallium-rich," says Dr. Albena Ivanisevic, senior author of the paper. "This allows us to assess topographical differences in molecular adhesion, which is important, given the variety of topographies found in biological systems." Ivanisevic is an associate professor of materials science and engineering at NC State and associate professor of the joint biomedical engineering program at NC State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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The paper, "Biomolecular Gradients via Semiconductor Gradients: Characterization of Amino Acid Adsorption to InxGa1-xN Surfaces," is published online in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. The paper's co-authors include Aadhithya Hosalli Mukund of NC State and Dr. Scott Jewett of Affinergy, LLC.


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Contact: Matt Shipman
matt_shipman@ncsu.edu
919-515-6386
North Carolina State University

Scientists use tools called gradients to understand how molecules interact in biological systems. Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating biomolecular gradients that is both simpler than existing techniques and that creates additional surface characteristics that allow scientists to monitor other aspects of molecular behavior.

A gradient is a material that has a specific molecule on its surface, with the concentration of the molecule sloping from a high concentration on one end to a low concentration at the other end. The gradient is used not only to determine whether other molecules interact with the molecules on the gradient, but to determine the threshold level at which any interactions take place.

The new technique begins by creating a substrate, prepared in the lab of NC State professor Dr. Salah Bedair, out of the semiconductor material indium gallium nitride (InGaN). The substrate itself is a gradient, sloping from an indium-rich end (with a larger proportion of indium to gallium) to a gallium-rich end. The indium-rich end is more conducive to the formation of oxides. When exposed to humidity, negatively charged indium and gallium oxides form on the surface of the substrate. The substrate development for these purposes was proposed by Dr. Tania Paskova, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at NC State.

The researchers then put the substrate into a solution that contains an amino acid called L-arginine, which is positively charged at biologically relevant pH levels -- such as those found in the human body.

"The L-arginine binds to the negatively charged oxides on the surface of the substrate," says Lauren Bain, a Ph.D. student at NC State who is lead author of a paper on the work. "Because there is more oxide accumulation at the indium-rich end, there is a higher concentration of L-arginine at that end, and the concentration gradually declines along the surface of the substrate as you move toward the gallium-rich end.

"We studied L-arginine because it is small, but relevant. Because it is small, we could easily assess what was happening during our study," Bain says. "But because it is a building block for proteins, we can build on this work to study full peptides and proteins -- such as ligands that bind to cell receptors."

"This technique also creates changes in the topography of the InGaN's surface, based on the different crystalline structures within the material as its shifts from being indium-rich to being gallium-rich," says Dr. Albena Ivanisevic, senior author of the paper. "This allows us to assess topographical differences in molecular adhesion, which is important, given the variety of topographies found in biological systems." Ivanisevic is an associate professor of materials science and engineering at NC State and associate professor of the joint biomedical engineering program at NC State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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The paper, "Biomolecular Gradients via Semiconductor Gradients: Characterization of Amino Acid Adsorption to InxGa1-xN Surfaces," is published online in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. The paper's co-authors include Aadhithya Hosalli Mukund of NC State and Dr. Scott Jewett of Affinergy, LLC.


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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Divorce Plans Axed: Billy Ray Cyrus & Tish Reconcile

Divorce Plans Axed: Billy Ray Cyrus & Tish Reconcile

Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife TishBilly Ray Cyrus and his wife Tish Cyrus have reportedly called off their divorce for the second time. Seriously! Miley Cyrus’ mother, Tish Cyrus, had filed for divorce in June after 20 years of marriage, just two years after the couple’s first split. Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus entered therapy hoping to keep their ...

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Young scholars flock to Holyoke Community College to take part in the Quest Program

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In the Quest Program (formerly Step Forward/Quest), students take classes in dance, drumming, photography, culinary arts, drama, martial arts, voice, art, leadership, math, chess, nutrition, robotics, social studies, science, physical education and English language arts. Quest scholars arrive on campus each day at 8 a.m. and stay until 4 p.m.

HOLYOKE ? More than 170 middle schoolers from Holyoke, Chicopee and Springfield are taking classes at Holyoke Community College for two weeks as part of a program that prepares underserved and low-income students for college.

The program is called Quest (formerly Step Forward-Quest), and the students are taking classes in dance, drumming, photography, culinary arts, drama, martial arts, voice, art, leadership, math, chess, nutrition, robotics, social studies, science, physical education and English language arts. Quest scholars arrive on campus each day at 8 a.m. and stay until 4 p.m.

?This is the largest number of middle school students the Quest program has ever seen in its 20 year history ? more than 70 kids than last summer,? said Denise Ward, Quest director. ?We are very excited.?

Quest is a grant-funded program that targets underserved and low-income students from Hampden County. Students enter the program as sixth-graders, taking classes at HCC during the summer and on Saturdays throughout the academic year. They continue through middle school and high school and earn college credits.

The program has nearly a 90 percent retention rate and those who finish the program as high school seniors have a 100 percent acceptance rate to college.

While the middle school program is just getting underway the Quest High School Program is in full swing. High students are at HCC taking college level courses. Another group of Quest high school students is living in dormitories at Elms College in Chicopee to experience ?dorm life? on a residential campus.

A Quest arts festival is set for July 26 at 7 p.m. at Holyoke High School. It will mark the conclusion of the Quest program with a festival of performances and displays. The event is free and open to the public.

There will be performances of theater, dance, and world beat drumming as well as a fine arts gallery featuring displays of art, photography and academics.

Source: http://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2013/07/young_scholars_flock_to_holyoke_community_college_to_take_part_in_the_quest_program.html

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Monday, July 22, 2013

Big 12's Bowlsby says NCAA changes needed now

Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby addresses the media at the beginning of the Big 12 Conference Football Media Days, Monday, July 22, 2013 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)

Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby addresses the media at the beginning of the Big 12 Conference Football Media Days, Monday, July 22, 2013 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)

(AP) ? Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says significant changes are needed in the NCAA, a belief he shares with commissioners from other power conferences.

Bowlsby and leaders of the SEC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC met about six weeks ago to talk about issues. Bowlsby says the sense is that "transformative change is going to have to happen."

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive delivered a similar message last week at his league's media days. Bowlsby says there are no conversations about seceding from the NCAA, and that would be only "a last resort."

But Bowlsby says it may be time to consider federation by "size and scope and equity brought to the system" or maybe federation by sport. He says it's unrealistic to manage football and field hockey by the same rules.

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Grizzlies coach Joerger goes from Staples-Motley all the way to the NBA

? A man now suddenly without a team, future Hall of Fame coach George Karl, nonetheless attracted quite a crowd while he walked the arena concourses at the Las Vegas Summer League last week, although a trailing television crew with a boom microphone helped draw attention.

Former head coach Sam Mitchell, too, gathered a steady stream of well-wishers as he sat at far-flung table and conducted interviews for satellite radio.

And then there was new Memphis Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger, a gainfully employed up-and-comer hired in June who navigated the crowds and sat courtside wearing a team logoed golf shirt unnoticed.

?I don?t have any problem going wherever I want,? he said. ?I don?t think that?ll ever be a problem.?

Of course that could change if the 39-year-old, first-time NBA head coach reaches the same levels of success he achieved by winning five titles in seven seasons in the sport?s minor leagues ? the International Basketball Association, Continental Basketball Associate and the NBA?s D League ? last decade.

A guy who once aspired to coach the same Staples-Motley, Minn., high-school team for which he played now belongs to a very select club that numbers only 30 men in the world.

It?s an opportunity for which he has worked nearly his entire adult life, even since he volunteered for a minor-league team called the Fargo-Moorhead Beez and worked his way up from there to Bismarck, N.D., and Sioux Falls, S.D., and in doing so won more minor-league titles than Karl, Phil Jackson, Flip Saunders and Eric Musselman did combined in their years starting out there.

?You?re all the experiences you go through and maybe this isn?t the end for me, either,?? said Joerger, who played collegiately at Division II Minnesota State Moorhead.

??I certainly have a lot more to learn.?

A Grizzlies assistant coach for the past six seasons, he was promoted on draft day after his team couldn?t agree with head coach Lionel Hollins on a new contract. Hollins entrusted him with the defense the past two seasons, and the Grizzlies have become one of the league?s best defensive teams while winning a franchise-record 56 games last season under Hollins.

?Lionel is comfortable in his own skin,? Joerger said. ?He does a great job being who he is, and that?s something I need to be also. These guys know me as an assistant coach and now I?m going to be a head coach in demeanor and everything, but I still have to be who I am. If I try to be something different, it?s not going to work.?

Source: http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/216381851.html

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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Cory Monteith's death delays 'Glee' season 5 premiere

By Tin Kenneally

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The premiere date of the upcoming season of Fox's "Glee" has been delayed following the death of series star Cory Monteith, Fox said Friday.

The fifth season of "Glee" will now premiere September 26 at 9 p.m., a week after its original premiere date of September 19.

The production of "Glee" has also been pushed back to early August.

Monteith, who played jock-turned-glee club geek Finn Hudson on the series, died July 13 at age 31. His body was found by staff at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel after he missed his checkout time.

The actor, who had struggled with substance abuse and had entered rehab earlier this year, died of heroin and alcohol, the Vancouver Coroners Service said earlier this week.

Fox also said that the charitable organizations Project Limelight Society, Virgin Unite and Chrysalis are accepting donations in Monteith's name.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/cory-monteiths-death-delays-glee-season-5-premiere-235822774.html

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Google Android 4.3

How Google updated Android without releasing version 4.3 | Ars Technica

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Actually this is a fair point. Google launched a bunch of new APIs and products at I/O. And all of these are instantly available to Android 4.x devices. Some are even available to Android 2.3 devices.?

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These APIs are usually added in a new build of Android. With Google Play Services, they can provide them faster and to more devices without requiring them a version update.?

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I am guessing, Google would use this strategy more in the coming times. OS updates would be reserved for major changes (UI). Regular changes can be delivered just through Google Play Services platform.?


Source: http://broadbandforum.co/topic/65340-google-android-43/

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Saturday, July 20, 2013

Revenge of the Installment Loan - AllThingsD

The Internet is finally disrupting the last holdout in finance: Unsecured loans to consumers. Frankly, it?s about time. Consumers have been able to manage checking accounts, pay bills and buy stocks online for over a decade, but until recently, they have had no real way to use the Internet to take out a traditional unsecured loan and pay a competitive interest rate. The most convenient option has been the credit card, which consumers have adopted widely ? but at a cost.

Surely you have heard of America?s rising credit card debt ? now averaging about $7,000 per household, or $800 billion nationally ? but have you ever noticed that credit card rates are the only interest rates that have not declined significantly in the last 30 years? At the same time, banks have increasingly pulled away from the costly, manual process of underwriting unsecured consumer loans and have marketed credit cards instead. For decades, credit card debt grew enormously while traditional consumer loans with fixed interest rates and payment terms withered away. This has left consumers paying high interest rates on credit card debt, despite overall interest rates that are at the lowest levels in two generations.

Thankfully, this is changing, with real benefits to both consumers and small businesses. Consumers with good credit profiles can now take out unsecured three-year loans of $5,000, $10,000 or even $20,000 over the Internet. Instead of paying credit card interest rates, they can pay interest rates for these unsecured loans ranging as low as 6 percent. Why? Because the innovative companies that facilitate these kinds of unsecured loans do all of their marketing and underwriting over the Internet and can operate in a much lower cost structure than traditional lenders. The same goes for loans to credit-worthy small business owners, who can use the Internet to take out fixed term unsecured loans of $50,000 or higher and pay highly competitive interest rates ? again because the new firms that market to and underwrite the small business owners can do so far more cost effectively over the Internet.

The companies that are leading the resurgence of fixed-rate lending include firms like Lending Club (disclosure: Lending Club is an NVP portfolio company), Kabbage and On Deck Capital, all of which make responsible borrowing by consumers and small businesses far more cost effective over the Internet.

Not only are interest rates shrinking, but customer experience is improving. Internet-centric financial companies are changing loan applications into a faster, more efficient and more transparent process. Online access makes the application and approval processes inherently streamlined and automated. For example, Kabbage boasts a seven-minute loan turnaround; On Deck Capital posts clear-cut eligibility requirements online; and the Lending Club experience is positive enough to result in a Net Promoter score in the 70s ? higher than any class of financial services institution including credit unions and community banks.

The impact of these online lending sites is already here. Unsecured consumer loans via peer-to-peer lending sites like Lending Club tripled last year to $1 billion, growing much faster than total credit card debt and overall small business lending. Consumers should hope that these companies not only continue to drive rapid growth of unsecured installment loans, but also start to impact other lending products such as student loans, which right now are at over $1 trillion nationally, auto loans ($770 billion nationally), and even mortgages ($8.48 trillion nationally). Transforming these products into more efficient vehicles for borrowing will have a major impact on American consumers in small businesses as well as the American economy.

As consumers and small business owners become increasingly aware of these previously unavailable, highly attractive Internet options for fixed-payment, fixed-term loans, the volume will continue to explode. Watch out, credit cards: Installment loans are taking revenge.

Jeff joined Norwest Venture Partners in 2004 and focuses on investments in the Internet, consumer and software arenas. He currently serves on the boards of Badgeville, deCarta, Extole, InfoArmy, Lending Club, RetailMeNot, SocialVibe, The Echo Nest and Turn. Jeff?s past investments include Admeld (acquired by Google), Jigsaw (acquired by Salesforce.com), Tuvox (acquired by West Interactive), and he was a board observer at Cast Iron Systems (acquired by IBM).

Source: http://allthingsd.com/20130719/revenge-of-the-installment-loan/

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