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Flatland BMX World Travel – Motivation is The Key – Diversion Video Mag Issue 1.0 (Part 7) – Video
Flatland BMX World Travel – Motivation is The Key – Diversion Video Mag Issue 1.0 (Part 7) To become good at flatland you have to stay motivated. Every rider has his or her way of staying motivated. In this segment, discover how various riders keep… Continue reading
Health Care Industry Continues to Merge Despite Misses
The abrupt end to merger talks at Fairview Health System last week still leaves complex questions about how the organization will compete and thrive in the years ahead. The urge to merge, in ways big or small, likely won’t go away, even now that South Dakota-based Sanford Health has pulled out of discussions Continue reading
A New Service Based on Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Way You Learn Languages
Lingualia presents Lingu, a virtual language teacher with the power to learn from each and every student and adapt the course to perfectly fit their needs. This state-of-the-art learning system achieves a noticeable increase in motivation, and much faster progress with very little effort. Valencia, Spain (PRWEB) April 04, 2013 Lingu learns from the user; he studies their behaviour, their progress, the time they have available to learn, and their motivation, and applies that information to the design of completely unique learning experiences Continue reading
American College of Preventive Medicine Announces Partnership to Translate Physician Competencies in Lifestyle …
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) has announced a partnership with the Ardmore Institute of Health to form an expert steering committee to develop a framework, based on established physician competencies, which would facilitate and advance the adoption of lifestyle medicine into clinical practice. Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 12, 2012 With the enormous potential effects of health behavior change on mortality, morbidity, and health care costs, the motivation for embracing the concept of lifestyle medicine is clear, explained Miriam Alexander, MD, MPH, FACPM, President of ACPM. We have a consensus set of competencies; now we need a blueprint for developing curricula, practice tools, and advocacy materials, all of which will support physicians in implementing lifestyle medicine best practices. Continue reading
Sports Medicine Experts Offer Tips To Help Post-Marathon Recovery
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Close to 47,000 runners have spent the past several months training for the ING New York City Marathon Continue reading
Halloween 2012 Hilites – Video
Halloween 2012 Hilites It was Too Ghoul for School all over again! The best, most creative medical students on the planet made Halloween 2012 colorful, musical (JABSOM Gangnam Style!) and fun. Our participants always have some of the most cutting-edge costume ideas around, because their motivation is that it's all really for the kids! Most of our students and some faculty will wear their costumes at the Keiki Halloween Carnival hosted at homeless shelters on O'ahu by the Homeless Outreach and Medical Education (HOME) Project, where JABSOM MD students run health care clinics.From:UHmedicalschoolViews:1 0ratingsTime:01:32More inEducation Continue reading
NIH-funded researchers restore sense of smell in mice using genetic technique
Public release date: 2-Sep-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Robin Latham lathamr@nidcd.nih.gov 301-496-7243 NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have restored the ability to smell in a mouse model of a human genetic disorder that causes congenital anosmiathe inability to smell from birth. The approach uses gene therapy to regrow cilia, cell structures that are essential for olfactory function. Continue reading
Humana and HumanaVitality Sponsor First Annual Illinois’ Healthiest Employers Awards
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Humana Inc. (HUM), a leading health care company, and HumanaVitality, a comprehensive wellness and loyalty solution, today announced their sponsorship of the first annual Illinois Healthiest Employers awards, presented by Crains Custom Media, which recognize organizations that have a proven commitment to workplace wellness. Submissions for the awards are currently being accepted at http://www.healthiestemployers.com/illinois and companies ranging in size from two to 5,000+ employees are encouraged to apply. Continue reading
NASA launches hypersonic inflatable heat shield
NASA launched a novel new heat shield prototype on a successful test flight Monday (July 23), a mission that sent a high-tech space balloon streaking through Earth’s atmosphere at hypersonic speeds of up to Mach 10. The test flight blasted off atop a suborbital rocket at 7:01 a.m. EDT (1101 GMT) from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va Continue reading
NASA encouraging spaceflight to go commercial
NASA led the way for Americans in space, but now the U.S. Continue reading
Molecular imaging finds link between low dopamine levels and aggression
ScienceDaily (June 11, 2012) Out of control competitive aggression could be a result of a lagging neurotransmitter called dopamine, say researchers presenting a study at the Society of Nuclear Medicine’s 2012 Annual Meeting. During a computer game against a putative cheating adversary, participants who had a lower capacity to synthesize this neurotransmitter in the brain were more distracted from their basic motivation to earn money and were more likely to act out with aggression. For many people, anger is an almost automatic response to life’s challenges Continue reading
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Over the coming months we hope you enjoy listening to the many voices of Materials Today. You will hear fascinating and thought provoking sound bites from a plethora of speakers from academia and industry, explaining the motivation behind their work and their visions of the future Continue reading