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Spiders partial to a side order of pollen with their flies

12/17/2013

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 Spiders may not be the pure predators we generally believe, after a study found that some make up a quarter of their diet by eating pollen. Dr Dirk Sanders of the University of Exeter demonstrated that orb web spiders like the common garden variety choose to eat pollen even when insects ar... [Comments]Spiders partial to a side order of pollen with their flies

Physicians awarded $4 million to study effects of fertility treatments and obstetric care

12/17/2013

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 LOS ANGELES ( Dec.18, 2013) Two Cedars-Sinai physician-researchers have been awarded grants totaling $4 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how the environment both in the womb and in the hospital where the baby is born can affect the newborn and the mother. Pregnancies resulting from fertility treatments are at increased risk for complications, including low birth w... [Comments]

Algae to crude oil: Million-year natural process takes minutes in the lab

12/17/2013

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 RICHLAND, Wash. Engineers have created a continuous chemical process that produces useful crude oil minutes after they pour in harvested algae a verdant green paste with the consistency of pea soup. The research by engineers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laborat... [Comments]Algae to crude oil: Million-year natural process takes minutes in the lab

A roly-poly pika gathers much moss

12/17/2013

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 SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 18, 2013 In some mountain ranges, Earth's warming climate is driving rabbit relatives known as pikas to higher elevations or wiping them out. But University of Utah biologists discovered that roly-poly pikas living in rockslides near sea level in Oregon can survive hot weat... [Comments]A roly-poly pika gathers much moss

Biology Technology

Curoverse Raises $1.5 Million to Build Open Source Platform for Genomic and Biomedical Big Data

12/18/2013

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Boston, MA (PRWEB) December 18, 2013 Curoverse announced today the company has raised $1.5 million to accelerate development of the Arvados free and open source software platform for genomic and biomedical big data and to deliver new products based on the platform. Arvados is a computational storage platform designed for the biomedical industry. The first deployment of Arvados runs... [Comments]

Clinovo Adds Broad Expertise to Board of Directors

12/18/2013

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Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) December 18, 2013 Fast-growing eClinical Solutions provider Clinovo today announced two additions to their board of directors: Jean-Louis Bories, angel investor at Band of Angels, and Glenn Keet, a leader in the health information technology industry. Jean-Louis Bories has been an executive in the technology sector for the past 30 years and is now an active angel... [Comments]

Cynde Margritz Finds Hope After Brain Injury With Neurofeedback

12/18/2013

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Arlington, VA (PRWEB) December 18, 2013 Cynde Margritz suffered a head injury when she was five. As an after-effect, she fought severe anxiety and ADD to varying degrees for nearly 40 years. Her story is told by freelancer Amanda Long in the Washington Post Magazine : "By the time I was in second grade, I had severe anxiety, almost agoraphobia. I would only go to school if the neig... [Comments]

Sales Momentum Introduces 5 Customer Expectations that Will Require Salespeople to Sell Differently in 2014

12/18/2013

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Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) December 18, 2013 Success in major B2B accounts is based on a salesperson’s ability to get on the customer’s side of the table. The difference in major B2B sales is: more customer contacts are engaged in the buying cycle, more senior level participation is involved and, most importantly, customers’ expectations have changed. What is most telling is that what cus... [Comments]

Medicine News

What next for Health in Food? Consumer Lifestyles, Nutrition, Food Labelling and Product Choice

12/18/2013

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Albany, NY (PRWEB) December 18, 2013 What next for Health in Food? Consumer Lifestyles, Nutrition, Food Labelling and Product Choice Disease-related, demographic, and desire-led drivers are making health of growing importance to food marketers. However, barriers such as cost, habits, and confusion over how to eat healthily are limiting consumer’s ability to act on these drivers. After ex... [Comments]

AlignLife Clinic in West Union, South Carolina Announces Grand Opening

12/18/2013

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West Union, South Carolina (PRWEB) December 18, 2013 AlignLife in West Union, South Carolina owned and managed by Dr. Janet Cobb has made a lot of changes. As one of the newest locations of a national wellness franchise, Dr. Cobb and AlignLife brings an integrated offering of chiropractic, rehabilitation and nutritional consulting for all ages to address numerous health conditions. In a... [Comments]

Prosvent Emerges As Preferred Treatment For Enlarged Prostate

12/18/2013

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San Diego,Ca (PRWEB) December 18, 2013 Prosvent, a natural solution has emerged as the most preferred alternatives when it comes to getting proper treatment for Enlarged Prostate. The effective solution is helpful for men to sleep through the night again, sit through a full movie and enjoy better sex. The solution is a doctor-formulated combination of revitalizing herbs and nutrients that h... [Comments]

Filtersfast.com Celebrates a National Day for Complimentary Shipping

12/18/2013

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Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) December 18, 2013 Filtersfast.com, the leading online retailer of water filters and air filters celebrates "National Free Shipping Day 2013." For one day only, Wednesday December 18, 2013, customers will be able to take advantage of free shipping on any purchase from the entire Filters Fast website over $75. National Free Shipping Day is a one-day, onlin... [Comments]

Medicine Technology

Takeda Launches New Subsidiary in Israel

12/18/2013

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ZURICH, Switzerland , December 18, 2013 Demonstrates Takeda's commitment to bring new, innovative treatments to patients Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH ("Takeda") today announced further expansion of its commercial platform with the establishment of its wholly-owned subsidiary in Israel . Together with Algeria , Ecuador , Peru , Singapore and V... [Comments]

Cell Therapeutics Receives Remaining $5 million Under Existing Loan Financing Agreement

12/18/2013

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SEATTLE , Dec. 18, 2013 Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (NASDAQ and MTA: CTIC) today announced that CTI has received the remaining $5 million from Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC ) available under the existing loan agreement that was established in March 2013.  Further information with respect to this loan with Hercules will be available in a Current... [Comments]

Pro-Dex, Inc. Announces Plans For Rights Offering To Shareholders

12/17/2013

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IRVINE, Calif. , Dec. 17, 2013  Pro-Dex, Inc. (NasdaqCM: PDEX) today announced that it has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for a rights offering to existing holders of its common stock. Upon completion of the rights offering, the Company expects to receive gross proceeds of approximately $3,000,000 before e... [Comments]

Halozyme Therapeutics Announces Executive Transitions

12/17/2013

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SAN DIEGO , Dec. 17, 2013 Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HALO ) announced today that Helen Torley , M.B. Ch. B., M.R.C.P., will be joining Halozyme as President and Chief Executive Officer on January 6, 2014. She will also become a member of Halozyme's Board of Directors. Dr. Torley was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Onyx P... [Comments]

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