iDrug Technology Hopes to Promote Economic Stimulus at the Subconscious Level of Every Citizen
Technology of the Future or Future of Our Society? TACOMA, Wash., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- What if you were able to reprogram a person's mind? People looking to improve their lives can now prime their brains for success with the iDrug ( http://www.theidrug.com ) audio collection. The iDrug em...A.L.L.'s Judie Brown Hopes to See Pelosi in Confession Line
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Judie Brown, president of American Life League on the Wednesday meeting between U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Pope Benedict XVI. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081105/DC44...Twin findings raise hopes of improved anemia treatments
A new understanding of how red blood cell production is controlled could lead to improvements in the treatment of the blood disorder anaemia, according to West Australian medical researchers. The findings are reported in two papers published in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hema...Researchers test old drug with new hopes for pre-eclampsia cure
GALVESTON, Texas Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston are trying to determine whether a drug already available to heart patients can also be used to delay delivery in expectant mothers with severe preeclampsia. If so, this groundbreaking study would give hope to hund...Live Earth Will Make the World More Aware of the Crisis Facing the Earth, Hopes Al Gore
The supposedly wooden Al Gore, former US vice president and presently a high profile environmentalist, will be coming alive, almost literally, across the world Saturday next. He is behind the Live Earth program - a series of concerts of pop and rock music featuring various artists planned to t...Afghanistan Hopes to Eradicate Polio in Two Years
Afghanistan has set itself a target to eradicate the deadly poliomyelitis virus within two years with the support of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) member states, Afghan Health Minister Muhammed Amin Fatimi said here Friday. About 7.4 million children in Afghanistan needed to ...Live Earth Will Make the World More Aware of the Crisis Facing the Earth, Hopes Al Gore
The supposedly wooden Al Gore, former US vice president and presently a high profile environmentalist, will be coming alive, almost literally, across the world Saturday next. He is behind the Live Earth program - a series of concerts of pop and rock music featuring various artists planned to tak...Lohans Dad Hopes That Rehab Will Change His Daughters Life
Mean Girls actress Lindsay Lohans father, Michael, believes now that his daughter has checked into rehab, she has a chance to change her life completely. Lohan is currently receiving treatment for her alcohol abuse at Promises Treatment Center in Malibu. Michael believes that Loha...Earth Day Celebrated With Hopes of a Greener Tomorrow
Disappearing trees, a polluted river and a handful of concerned citizens. Delhi, burning under the scorching summer sun, heralded World Earth Day Sunday, //by raising its voice on various issues that are pricking our fragile ecosystem. 'We are on the brink of a challenge,' said Ravi Aggarwal ...Cancer Research 'David' Hopes to Slay 'Cancer Goliath'
PHOENIX, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What if after 100 years of searching by major institutions and government agencies for the conquest of cancer, a small, unheralded, non-profit organization could become the "David" that helped slay the Cancer Goliath? Improbable? Perhaps. ...Pelosi: Bush Veto of Stem Cell Bill Says 'No' to the Hopes of Million of Families Across America
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in response to President Bush's veto of the stem cell bill: "Once again, the President has ignored the will of the American people, of leading medical researchers, and of a bipartisan m...Researchers Create First Targeted Knockout Rats Using Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology
...ing to physiology, endocrinology, neurology, metabolism, parasitology, growth and development and cancer. Along with his colleagues, Dr. Jacob's team hopes to use knockout rats to gain a better understanding of disease processes related to hypertension, heart disease, kidney failure and cancer. Z...Music & Medicine: Unique Collaboration Combines Performing Arts and Science
... each end, it works," she said. "We've been to the Denton campus a couple of times to see the data collection. And e-mail's great." The team hopes to continue this pilot program with more grants. "We'll probably have enough data with this initial study to publish, but it's absolutely cru...Scottsdale Facility to Be First in U.S. to Showcase True REST Technology
...m. And the American Psychological Association calls stress a "major health problem." An Arizona entrepreneur, however, is launching a business that he hopes will send stress levels tumbling. This summer, Nick Janicki will open a True REST Float Center in Scottsdale, Ariz. - the first of its kind in th...One Step Closer: Novel Opioid Receptor Compound in Phase I Clinical Trials
...rs a direct route to move their work to store shelves, medical offices, and industry. Promising discoveries were introduced in the scholarly press, in hopes of drawing bigger grant awards and perhaps the interest of a company willing to spend the money to convert concept into product. Researchers sometimes...InnoCentive and Nature Publishing Group Announce Partnership to Facilitate Open Innovation
...ve a problem," said Steven Inchcoombe, Managing Director, Nature Publishing Group. "Through this partnership with InnoCentive, Nature Publishing Group hopes to explore how we can help increase the chance of solving these global problems. We look forward to working with InnoCentive to promote the expertise ...New Analysis Estimates Numbers of Older U.S. Adults Who May Benefit From Statin Therapy
...evated hsCRP, have other features that put them at risk for heart disease, and for whom a statin medication may be beneficial," Spatz said. Spatz hopes her study will help provide important information for the development of future guidelines about using statin medications to reduce cardiovascular dis...Cryopreservation techniques bring hopes for women cancer victims and endangered species
Emerging cryopreservation techniques are increasing hope of restoring fertility for women after diseases such as ovarian cancer that lead to destruction of reproductive tissue. The same techniques can also be used to maintain stocks of farm animals, and protect against extinction of endangered ani...New chlorine-tolerant, desalination membrane hopes to boost access to clean water
AUSTIN, TexasA chemical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin is part of a team that has developed a chlorine-tolerant membrane that should simplify the water desalination process, increasing access to fresh water and possibly reducing greenhouse gases. "If we make the desa...Animal and plant communication at the ESA Annual Meeting
...he best places to hide or to blend in. Singer's experiment is the first to quantify bird predation on specialist and generalist herbivores, and he hopes it will spark further research. He says that the interactions among the three trophic levels plants, herbivores and predators are the key to underst...Stress signals link pre-existing sickness with susceptibility to bacterial infection
...y overcome its energy deficit. The stress-signal induces the production of more mitochondria, the energy generating 'powerplants' of the body, in the hopes that more mitochondria will result in a better power supply. Researchers now show that the stress-signal associated with mitochondrial disease facilit...New theory on why male, female lemurs same size
...ome explicit predictions about the conditions where this strategy should be favored, so there are plenty of ways it can be tested." Dunham said she hopes to travel to Madagascar within the next year to begin gathering data for a new project that will examine the impacts of climate change on lemur popula...'Show me the money!' MDA greenlights grants
...00 over three years to study how defects in the blood-brain barrier contribute to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. Ilieva hopes to find a way to use genetic therapy to treat hereditary ALS. "It will also enable my final phase postdoctoral training; thereby providing me wha...Forsyth scientists suggest linkages between obesity and oral bacterial infection
...ther examine this relationship by initially conducting a controlled cohort study to see if this initial observation can be reproduced. In addition, he hopes to conduct longitudinal studies in children to see if oral infection relates to weight gain. Ultimately, the development of strategies to eliminate s...Two dietary oils, two sets of benefits for older women with diabetes
...ower oil increased a hormone called adiponectin. Increasing this hormone may have instilled an improved ability to burn dietary fats, said Belury, who hopes to investigate this mechanism in a follow-up study. Belury said that other work she is conducting in animals suggests that at least in the case of ...UTSA infectious disease researchers advancing vaccine against Valley fever
...D researchers at UTSA and Wilford Hall Medical Center at San Antonio's Lackland Air Force Base have long collaborated on Coccidioides studies in the hopes of developing a vaccine to better protect those who are exposed to it in the future. This most recent study has been funded by the National Institute...Dogs, humans, put heads together to find cure for brain cancer
...hromosome 1. Defects of this chromosome are involved in almost 70 percent of human meningioma cases and are associated with a poor patient outcome. He hopes that he can use this correlation to further narrow the search for specific genes involved with the disease. In addition the team looked also at gli...Governors Growth Council hopes to go light on paperwork and heavy on ideas
MADISON -- Retired health insurance executive Tom Hefty has seen blue-ribbon government panels come and go over the years. In fact, Hefty sometimes displays a thick file of reports spanning 20 years of commissions, councils and advisory boards as a reminder that writing thoughtful research papers i...Doyle builds bridges and hopes for deals in Japan
A biotechnology trade mission to Japan is building interest in possible Wisconsin deals, Governor Jim Doyle said while sharing his experiences abroad in a conference call Monday morning. In Japan as part of a fact-finding mission with several Wisconsin representatives, Doyle has been speaking ...Vector Surgical hopes to turn frustration into faster surgeries
This is the first in a new WTN series that will follow entrepreneurs through the trials of starting a company. For the next few weeks, we'll focus on finalists in the Governor's Business Plan Contest. Surgeons have little enough time without spending inordinate amounts of it on rote procedures. Fo...Sanford Rose Associates Opens Minneapolis Office
...methodology, refined over its 50 years in business." One of the things that drew him to Sanford Rose Associates was its staying power -- a strength he hopes to bring to the Sanford Rose Associates - Minneapolis practice. Sanford Rose Associates - Minneapolis serves clients who are looking to fill mid-level...CSOFT Announces Introduction of L10NPRO 3.0 at 6th Annual Worldwide Summit in Beijing
...e group of people, internal employees as well as external clients and experts, can gather for further knowledge within the industry is one way CSOFT hopes to distinguish itself within the industry," continued Yee. Tammy Werner of Beckman Coulter addressed the entire company on the "Unique C...UCF team's advanced nerve cell system could help cure diabetic neuropathy, related diseases
..." says Hickman. Though the myelination work has involved embryonic rat cells, the Hickman team was also the first to culture adult motoneurons and hopes to eventually extend myelination work to those as well. Such an advance would, for instance, offer a more realistic model for spinal cord injury resea...Government Mandates Create Guaranteed Market for Bio-Fuel, Says Frost & Sullivan
...23 percent jump in aggregate domestic production capacity to the current 383 million liters from 53 million liters in 2005. The Philippines Government hopes to increase the bio-diesel mandate to B3 by 2011," said Balasingam. She continued, "The increasing number of European- and US-based companies mak...