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Feeding the clock

11/25/2009
LA JOLLA, CAWhen you eat may be just as vital to your health as what you eat, found researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Their experiments in mice revealed that the daily waxing and waning of thousands of genes in the liverthe body's metabolic clearinghouseis mostly contro... [Comments]Feeding the clock

Got a pain? -- Have a cup of Brazilian mint

11/24/2009
For thousands of years it has been prescribed by traditional healers in Brazil to treat a range of ailments from headaches and stomach pain to fever and flu. Now for the first time, researchers at Newcastle University have been able to scientifically prove the pain relieving properties of Hyptis crenata otherwise known as Brazilian mint. Testing this ancient South American herb on mic... [Comments]

Lupus Research Institute announces 2009 novel research grants

11/24/2009
The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) today named 12 new grant recipients for 2009. The awards, totaling $3.6 million, recognize innovative work across a broad spectrum of lupus research. All were selected for their creativity, novelty, and potential to drive scientific discovery to ultimately prevent, treat, and cure the complex disease of systemic lupus. The 2009 grants go to both new and e... [Comments]

Rocket science leads to new whale discovery

11/24/2009
Rocket science is opening new doors to understanding how sounds associated with Navy sonar might affect the hearing of a marine mammal or if they hear it at all. The same type of large industrial sized X-ray scanners that NASA uses to detect flaws in the space shuttle's behemoth solid fuel... [Comments]Rocket science leads to new whale discovery

Biology Technology

Cytochroma Announces Appointment of Peter Moldt to Board of Directors

11/25/2009
MARKHAM,ON,Nov.25/PRNewswire/-CytochromatodayannouncedtheappointmentofPeterMoldt,PhDtoitsBoardofDirectors.Dr.MoldtwillreplaceMr.UlrikSporkastheNovoA/SrepresentativeontheCompany'sBoard.ThenumberofBoardmembersremainsunchangedatsixmembers. "WeareverypleasedtowelcomePeterMoldttotheboardandlookforwardtobenefitingfromhisexperienceandguidanceasCytochromacontinuestomakeprogressinbecomingal... [Comments]

Sinovac Establishes Joint Venture to Expand Human-Use Vaccine Development and Manufacturing Capabilities

11/25/2009
BEIJING,Nov.25/PRNewswire-Asia/--SinovacBiotechLtd.(SVA),aleadingdeveloperandproviderofvaccines,announcedtodaythatitexecutedajointventure(JV)agreementtoestablishSinovac(Dalian)VaccineTechnologyCo.,Ltd.(SinovacDalian).TheJVwillresearch,develop,produceandcommercializehuman-usevaccines.Sinovacwillcontributeitsexpertiseandexperienceindevelopingandcommercializingworld-classvaccines;theo... [Comments]

Reportlinker Adds Brazil Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013

11/25/2009
NEWYORK,Nov.25/PRNewswire/--Reportlinker.comannouncesthatanewmarketresearchreportisavailableinitscatalogue: BrazilBioethanolMarketAnalysisandForecaststo2013 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0165503/Brazil-Bioethanol-Market-Analysis-and-Forecasts-to-2013.html BrazilBioethanolMarketAnalysisandForecaststo2013 Summary Thereportprovidesdetailedanalysisandforeca... [Comments]

Ardea Biosciences to Present at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conference

11/25/2009
SANDIEGO,Nov.25/PRNewswire-FirstCall/--ArdeaBiosciences,Inc.(Nasdaq: RDEA )announcedtodaythatBarryD.Quart,Pharm.D.,presidentandchiefexecutiveofficer,willpresentatthePiperJaffray21stAnnualHealthCareConference. Presentationdetailsareasfollows:PiperJaffray21stAnnualHealthCareConferenceDate:Tuesday,December1,2009Time:2:00p.m.EasternTimeLocation:TheNewYorkPalaceHotel,NewYork,NYWebca... [Comments]

Medicine News

Providence Service Corporation's LogistiCare Subsidiary Announces Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Contracts Worth Over $11 Million Annually in Florida

11/25/2009
TUCSON,Ariz.,Nov.25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- TheProvidenceServiceCorporation(Nasdaq: PRSC )todayannouncedthatitsLogistiCaresubsidiary,thenation'slargestcoordinatorofnon-emergencytransportation(NET)services,hasreceivednoticeofawardfromtheStateofFloridaCommissionfortheTransportationDisadvantagedtoprovideMedicaidnon-emergencytransportationservicestobothMiami-DadeandVolusiaCounties.Theawar... [Comments]

Reportlinker Adds The Market for Anti-ageing Foods (2nd Edition)

11/25/2009
NEWYORK,Nov.25/PRNewswire/--Reportlinker.comannouncesthatanewmarketresearchreportisavailableinitscatalogue: TheMarketforAnti-ageingFoods(2ndEdition) http://www.reportlinker.com/p0165301/The-Market-for-Anti-ageing-Foods-(2nd-Edition ).html Theglobalfunctionalfoodsmarketcontinuestodevelopatafastpacewithgrowthoutstrippingthatofconventionalfoods,andproductinnovationrif... [Comments]

H1N1 News Today Examines the Swine Flu Virus From a Global Perspective; Read the Latest H1N1 Virus Vaccine & Prevention News From EIN News

11/25/2009
WASHINGTON,Nov.25/PRNewswire-USNewswire/--/EINNews/EINNews,anonlineleaderinindustrynewsmonitoringandpresssyndication,introducesitsnewesthealth-relatedpublicationforindustryprofessionalsandanalysts:H1N1NewsToday( http://h1n1.einnews.com ). H1N1NewsTodaygathersthelatestinformationontheSwineFluepidemicfromgovernments,newsoutletsandresearchcenterstheworldover,searchingbeyondthefrontpag... [Comments]

Hair Fairies Kicks Off the Holiday Season With an All Natural Head Lice Product Giveaway

11/25/2009
LOSANGELES,Nov.25/PRNewswire/--HairFairies,the headlice helpers( www.hairfairies.com ),announcedthatitwillringintheholidayseasonwithaThanksgivingNitZapping(TM)giveaway.Thefirst100callerstotheHeadLiceHotlineat1-877-285-0069willreceivetheirchoiceofafree,allnatural,Nit-Zapping(TM)shampoo,creamorpreventionoil.Inaddition,HairFairieswilloffer50%offitswholerangeofsafe,non-toxicproductsthrou... [Comments]

Medicine Technology

Reportlinker Adds United States Dental Devices Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

11/25/2009
NEWYORK,Nov.25/PRNewswire/--Reportlinker.comannouncesthatanewmarketresearchreportisavailableinitscatalogue: UnitedStatesDentalDevicesMarketAnalysisandForecaststo2015 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0158733/United-States-Dental-Devices-Market-Analysis-and-Forecasts-to-2015.html UnitedStatesDentalDevicesMarketAnalysisandForecaststo2015 Summary Thisreportisa... [Comments]

Reportlinker Adds Mammography Equipment - A Global Market Perspective

11/25/2009
NEWYORK,Nov.25/PRNewswire/--Reportlinker.comannouncesthatanewmarketresearchreportisavailableinitscatalogue: MammographyEquipment-AGlobalMarketPerspective http://www.reportlinker.com/p0164330/Mammography-Equipment---A-Global-Market-Perspective.html Risingincidenceofbreastcancerinindustrializedaswellasdevelopingnationsisaprincipalfactorinfluencinggrowthinthemammogra... [Comments]

Abaxis, Inc. to Present at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference

11/25/2009
UNIONCITY,Calif.,Nov.25/PRNewswire-FirstCall/--Abaxis,Inc.(Nasdaq: ABAX ),amedicalproductscompanymanufacturingpoint-of-carebloodanalysissystems,announcedtodaythatClintSeverson,chairmanandchiefexecutiveofficer,willpresentatthe21stAnnualPiperJaffrayHealthCareConferenceonWednesday,December2,2009at2:00p.m.ET.TheconferencewillbeheldattheNewYorkPalaceHotelinNewYorkCity. AboutAbaxis... [Comments]

Swissray International Announces New Ownership

11/25/2009
EASTBRUNSWICK,N.J.,Nov.25/PRNewswire/--SwissrayInternational,Inc.aleadingmanufacturerofdirectdigitalRadiography( ddR )systems,announcedtodaythatitsoperationshavebeenacquiredbyaprivateSwissInvestorwithalongtermviewtowardsgrowingSwissray'smedicalimagingbrand.Theacquisitionincludedallassetsandintellectualproperty,aswellascontractsandinventory.After25yearsofsuccessandgrowthSwissrayisnowpoise... [Comments]

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