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Salutations For The Selfless Heroes On World Red Cross Day

It's a day to be remembered of the 90 million odd volunteers belonging to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, who are the back bone of the movement//, and whose helping hand is very much essential for providing assistance and support for the needy all over the world. These ...

Brain behind the Selfish and Selfless

Scientist's untiring endeavor to unravel the mysteries in the gray matter has offered an insight into a trait so common and natural to humans, and needs no introduction – SELFISHNESS//. Bewildering all the same, why are some people more selfish than the rest of us? While some others believe in bein...

Elton John, Billy Crystal, Tony Bennett, and Gladys Knight Help Starkey Hearing Foundation Raise More than $5 Million at Annual Fundraiser

... launched a hearing conservation program, Sound Matters , to educate the public about responsible listening. Today the Foundation is sustained by the selfless efforts of volunteers and donors spanning the globe. Since 2000, the Foundation has distributed nearly 340,000 hearing instruments to those in need ar...

Nominate the Parentgivers of the Year

... Parentgivers of the Year Awards. www.Parentgiving.com will honor six selfless caregivers who care for an aging adult while also caring for their own fami...ations can be made at www.Parentgiving.com/nominate . Nominate the most selfless and dedicated caregiver you know (or you can self-nominate) by submitting a...

Six Scientists Receive Awards for Contributions to Alzheimer's Disease Research

...ian Award. This award, named in honor of Zaven Khachaturian, PhD, consultant, lecturer and author, recognizes an individual whose compelling vision, selfless dedication and extraordinary achievement has significantly advanced the field of Alzheimer science. Dr. Markesbery is professor of Pathology...

6 scientists receive awards for contributions to Alzheimer's disease research

...rian Award. This award, named in honor of Zaven Khachaturian, PhD, consultant, lecturer and author, recognizes an individual whose compelling vision, selfless dedication and extraordinary achievement has significantly advanced the field of Alzheimer science. Dr. Markesbery is professor of Pathology and N...

Former Gov. Bill Clements Makes Historic Gift to UT Southwestern With $100 Million 'Transformative' Contribution

...who may have questioned the prospects for philanthropy in a time of economic uncertainty, Bill Clements has answered in a profound and extraordinarily selfless way," said Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky, president of UT Southwestern. "This historic gift, especially noteworthy in his insistence that there be no restric...

Illinois Medical District Recognizes Officers of its District Security Group

... The IMD pays tribute to District Security Group Members for their service and selfless acts of courage that help make the IMD one of Chicago’s safest places to work and visit. Chicago, IL (Vocus) June 3, ...

Donate Life Hollywood Inaugurates Film Festival - June 13

.... Other film finalists include: "Decision to Donate" - the story of one man's battle with chronic kidney disease and his friend's selfless decision to help by donating one of his kidneys. Produced and directed by the donor's son, this film chronicles this life-changing journey from the in...

JDRF Illinois Names Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman 'Best of Illinois' for His Efforts to Find a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes

...teer fundraising events in Illinois, North Carolina, Vermont and other states where the company has offices. "Glen Tullman is a passionate and selfless advocate of the JDRF cause who has worked to advance the cause for many years both through his volunteer activities and his many generous gifts to t...

selfless in Medical Technology

UNICEF Partners With Causes on Facebook to Launch 'Charity Gift' Feature

...need throughout the world against preventable diseases." "Too often the true spirit of this season gets lost in commercial noise and hype instead of selfless giving and meaningful reflection," said Caryl M. Stern, president and CEO, U.S. Fund for UNICEF. "Our friends at Causes on Facebook understand this an...

selfless in Biological News

Survival of the selfless - scientists find cheats don't always prosper

Selfishness is not necessarily the best survival trait for microorganisms, according to researchers studying the comparative effectiveness of 'cheating' and 'cooperating' strains of yeast. Writing in the journal Nature today, the team reports that studies of lab-grown yeast populations suggest th...

New discovery proves 'selfish gene' exists

...ntinue their existence into the next generation. Ironically, this 'selfish' tendency can appear anything but selfish when the gene does move ahead for selfless and even self-sacrificing reasons. For instance, in the honey bee colony, a complex social breeding system described as a 'super-organism,' the fe...

Some cheaters can keep it in their genes

... remarkable level of cooperation in the hope of gaining an insight into why some cells demonstrated such altruistic behaviour. They concluded that the selfless acts were due to the unacceptable cost of non-cooperation without a stalk, no amoebae would escape to new feeding grounds and all would perish. Bu...

Good behavior, religiousness may be genetic

... A new study in Journal of Personality shows that selfless and social behavior is not purely a product of environment, specifically religious environment. After studying the behavior of adult twins, researcher...

Watching the brain switch off 'self'

...al correlate. This theme has a tantalizing echoing in Eastern philosophies such as Zen teachings, which emphasize the need to enter into a 'mindless,' selfless mental state to achieve a true sense of reality," they wrote. ...

selfless in Biological Technology

Celebrities to Gather to Support the Ninth Annual Starkey Hearing Foundation 'So the World May Hear' Awards Gala

... launched a hearing conservation program, Sound Matters , to educate the public about responsible listening. Today the Foundation is sustained by the selfless efforts of volunteers and donors spanning the globe. Since 2000, the Foundation has distributed nearly 340,000 hearing instruments to those in need ar...

ECBC Now Accepting Applications for 2009 Minority Undergraduate Summer Internship Program

... cultures, with varying perspectives and ideas," Decker said. "ECBC's leadership and workforce strive to live the Army values: Loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage. In order to truly embrace those values and strengthen our organization, we are committed to implementi...

selfless in Biological Dictionary

Altruism

...is possible that altruism may be advantageous at the ... Altruism is selfless concern for the welfare of others. ... While ideas about altruism from on...uism is also the doctrine that says one ought to act, ... Altruism is selfless concern for the welfare of others. ... In-group Altruism And Hostility To...