Autism Speaks announces multinational initiative
| 5/9/2008 | NEW YORK, NY May 9, 2008 Autism Speaks, the worlds largest autism advocacy organization announces today the formation of an international collaboration with North, South and Central America. This multinational initiative will help to raise awareness and develop research expertise focusing on public health and screening for early diagnosis and enhanced service delivery across the Americas. ... [Comments] |
Researchers uncover mechanism of action of antibiotic able to reduce neuronal cell death in brain
| 5/9/2008 | Research Highlights: Mechanism of action of compound found to induce neurotransmitter activity in brain cells The findings may lead researchers to develop potential novel therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntingtons disease, epilepsy, stroke/ischemia, dementia and malignant gliomas RICHMOND, Va. (May 9, 2008) Virginia Commonwealth University... [Comments] |
Study supports reason for concern in childhood and adolescent obesity
| 5/9/2008 | COLUMBUS, Ohio Study findings presented at the May 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting indicate that childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, which relates to cardiac health. Obesity has been increasing rapidly in the U.S. during the past 20 years and obesity in adults has been linked to cardiov... [Comments] |
New technique determines the number of fat cells remains constant in all body types
| 5/9/2008 | LIVERMORE, Calif. - The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and '60s has helped researchers determine that the number of fat cells in a human's body, whether lean or obese, is established during the teenage years. Changes in fat mass in adulthood can be attributed mainly to changes in fat cell volume, not an increase in the actual number of fat cells.... [Comments] |
Engineer to spearhead research into cell metabolism and medical injuries
| 5/9/2008 | A University of Leicester engineer has won a share of grants totalling over 1m to target lung injury and cancer. In an unusual move, Dr. Declan Bates, a senior lecturer in the Department of Engineering at the University of Leicester, is co-recipient of 1,068,000 in the form of just two research grants: one from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the other fr... [Comments] |
Scientists endure Arctic for last campaign prior to CryoSat-2 launch
| 5/9/2008 | An international group of scientists has swapped their comfortable offices for one of the most inhospitable environments on the planet to carry out a challenging field campaign that is seen as the key to ensuring the data delivered by ESA's ice mission CryoSat will be as accurate as possible. The scientists, mainly from Denmark, UK, Germany and Canada, are currently in the middle of CryoSa... [Comments] |
Berkeley researchers identify photosynthetic dimmer switch
| 5/8/2008 | In a study of the molecular mechanisms by which plants protect themselves from oxidation damage should they absorb too much sunlight during photosynthesis, a team of researchers has discovered a molecular dimmer switch that helps control the flow of solar energy moving through the system of li... [Comments] | ![]() |
Magnet Lab researchers make observing cell functions easier
| 5/8/2008 | TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Now that the genome (DNA) of humans and many other organisms have been sequenced, biologists are turning their attention to discovering how the many thousands of structural and control genes -- the worker bees of living cells that can turn genes on and off -- function. ... [Comments] | ![]() |
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| 5/9/2008 | Anticipates Significant Improvement During Spring Planting Season BEIJING and CLAREMONT, Calif., May 9 /Xinhua--Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: KWBT)announced revenues for the first quarter of 2008 ended March 31 were$2,184,271, an increase of 57.8% above revenues of $1,384,093 for the firstquarter of 2007. The significant revenue... [Comments] |
Schering-Plough Schedules Webcast for Annual Meeting of Shareholders
| 5/9/2008 | KENILWORTH, N.J., May 9 /- Schering-PloughCorporation (NYSE: SGP ) will hold its Annual Meeting of ShareholdersFriday, May 16, 2008, in Memphis, Tenn. At 8 a.m. (CDT) (9 a.m. EDT) onthat day, a live Webcast of the meeting will be available to all interestedparties via the corporate Web site, http://www.schering-plough.com . At the Annual Meeting, Fred Hassan, C... [Comments] |
BioMS Medical Provides Update On Pipeline Products
| 5/9/2008 | - HYC750 out-licensed to Orcrist - Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: MS EDMONTON, May 9 / BioMS Medical Corp (TSX: MS),a leading developer in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), todayannounced an update on its pipeline products, HYC750 and development withBioCyDex Inc. The Company has entered into a Royalty and Assignment Ag... [Comments] |
| 5/9/2008 | BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, May 9 /-Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceuticalcompany, announces that ordinary shareholders approved the scheme ofarrangement proposed in a circular to shareholders dated 16 April 2008 (the"Circular"), without modification, at a meeting convened by the Court andheld today. At a hearing c... [Comments] |
Mother's Day is Devastating for Women Facing Infertility
| 5/9/2008 | Genetics & IVF Institute Offers Tips for Coping with the Holiday FAIRFAX, Va., May 9 -- Mother's Day isexcruciating for millions of women coping with infertility, which affectsat least 6 million American women. "All of my clients dread Mother's Day,"says Phyllis Martin, a therapist affiliated with the Genetics & IVFInstitute (http://www.givf.com ), a comprehe... [Comments] |