Scientists discuss improved biopesticides for locust control in West Africa
Two Virginia Tech scientists contributed by invitation to an international scientific meeting called by Abdoulaye Wade, president of Senegal, to identify strategies for the control of the ongoing locust outbreak in West Africa. Last year, locusts stripped fields of crops and trees of foliage across several countries, causing severe income and food supply loss. Larry Vaughan, associate pro...Experts discuss use of human stem cells in ape and monkey brains
Covering ship hulls with artificial shark skin could help ships sailing smoothly. The growth of marine organisms such as barnacles on ship hulls is a major cause of increased energy costs in the naval industry. Shark skin offers a structural design that prevents this so called 'bio-fouling'. Ralph Liedert from the University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany, is presenting his work on t...Dalai Lama, top scientists to discuss science & clinical applications of meditation
Conference addresses western medicine & society's embrace of meditation, press meeting with Dalai Lama, Hopkins Medical Dean Edward Miller, and Georgetown University Professor Aviad Haramati at 8am on Nov. 8 With Western medicine's increasing interest in meditation's affect on mental and physical well-being, the Mind & Life Institute, in partnership with the Georgetown University M...Industry Veterans discuss the "next big thing"
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Panelists at the Demo 2003 conference offered a reality check and insights into the next technology innovations. Products featured at DEMO sessions focused on products in the search, productivity, security, spam, and entertainment categories. The panelists, who are leading technologists discussed how the prospect of a "next big thing" might be "today's big thing," W...VC trends, company progress discussed at Mason Wells portfolio meeting
Limited partners, portfolio company executives, and guests of met in Milwaukee to hear a speech from Mark Hessen,...Rayovacs IT team discusses network security, Sarbanes-Oxley and ROI myths
Rayovac Corporation and the brands it owns worldwide make batteries, lights and personal grooming products, including foil electric razors and a wide range of other products. The company employs about 5,000 people. Ben Bradley recently sat down for a chat with network engineer Mike Gutknecht; Brent Leland, director of business IT; and Rick Dempsey, CIO for Rayovac, t...State CIO discusses IT and government
MADISON Improving information technology in order to boost business and keep customers happy isnt exactly a revolutionary practice. But if youre serving all of Wisconsin and chronically lack funding, even the smallest technological alteration can be a major obstacle. State Chief Information Officer Matt Miszewski and o...Biotech Pioneer Discusses Breakthrough in Osteoporosis Treatment
Deltanoid founder and CEO Hector DeLuca has discovered and characterized a promising chemically modified Vitamin D compound, 2MD, which reverses the effects of osteoporosis. In animal studies, 2MD increases bone growth while leaving blood calcium levels unchanged even at doses 3,000 times the level of other compounds. According to DeLuca, Vitamin Ds main job is to regulate calcium level...Who Board To Discuss Asian Tsunami Related Health Issues
WHO Executive Board is to discuss the devastation caused in Southeast Asia by the tsunami that hit on 26 December and the related relief and reconstruction work // being carried out in the affected areas, on the opening date of its 115th session. Also on the agenda of the 32-member board is to discuss the broader topic of WHO's work in emergencies in general. These include, importance of...Physicians To Discuss Ways To Save Premature Babies From RSV
Physicians from across the world are gathering for National Association of Neonatal Nurses Lead Media Teleconference, USA, to review that data and discuss ways of preventing occurrence of RSV to premature babies. // More than 300,000 premature infants are born prior to 36 weeks gestation each year in the United States, approximately one every 60 seconds. Underdeveloped lungs and weak i...Survey finds that discussion with family very crucial in organ donation decision
The novel idea of organ transplantation continues to entice the imagination of successive generations with significant advancements being achieved every day. The worldwide demand for human organs has prompted researchers to look into the concept of organ donation at a closer level.// The findings of a national survey conducted among Blacks show that many often overlook a family discus...India And China Discuss Import Of Encephalitis Vaccine
India and China discussed the vital issue of importing vaccines to India to restrain Japanese Encephalitis (JE), which has already taken a heavy toll of human lives in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. China is the only country in the world where the JE // vaccine is available in sizable quantity, and hence, it would be easier to procure the vaccine from China. Union Health and Famil...North-Eastern Leaders Of India Meet To Discuss HIV Problems
Parliamentarians and chief ministers of India's northeastern states are expected to sign a declaration to jointly fight HIV/AIDS in a political commitment to combat the disease that has assumed epidemic proportions in the // region. A daylong conclave on tackling the scourge is being organised Saturday in Assam's main city of Guwahati by the parliamentary committee on HIV/AIDS. UNAIDS...