UCSF professor to receive IADR Pulp Biology and Regeneration Award
Alexandria, Va. The 2009 Pulp Biology and Regeneration Award is being presented to Dr. Pamela DenBesten, from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA. The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) will present the award at its 87th General Session & Exhibition in Miami,...George to receive Pulp Biology and Regeneration Award
Alexandria, Va. The 2008 Pulp Biology and Regeneration Award is being presented to Dr. Anne George from the University of Illinois, College of Dentistry in Chicago. The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) will present the award at its 86th General Session & Exhibition in Toronto,...Juice With Pulp Offers More Health Benefits
Drinking apple juice with lots of pulp is better for health than clear juice where the pulp is removed, say experts. Fruit contains polyphenols - antioxidants that help absorb chemicals known to damage cells in the body //- and are thought to help lower the risk of some cancers as well as hear...Hysterectomies Could Be Source of Stem Cells
...s publisher. Past studies have also shown success with isolating and differentiating mesenchymal stem cells harvested from umbilical cords, dental pulp and body fat. Together, these findings are of great interest, the researchers said. "Moreover, the use of human tissue fragments that are usually ...Clearly Contacts Goes Green With Organic Glasses
...y Contacts wide range of eyeglass frames includes a backing card made from 100% recycled paper. Mixing materials of recycled titanium and wood pulp are not only good for the environment, but they have created some stunning eyeglasses frames as well. "When we began the search for environ...IADR and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare announce winners of 2009 Innovation in Oral Care Awards
...ch will develop and test novel peptide-based hydrogels as scaffolds to promote the differentiation of adult stem cells and the formation of dentin and pulp tissues. This biologically based endodontic therapy offers an important alternative for individuals in a clinical situation with an otherwise poor pro...China-Biotics, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
...ior year. Gross margin was 71.0%, compared to 73.3% a year ago. This was primarily caused by an increase in the cost of packaging materials, including pulp and paper costs. Selling expenses increased to $3.3 million, or 21.1% of sales, from $1.8 million, or 14.7% of sales, a year ago, as a result o...Hawkins, Inc. Declares Semi-Annual Cash Dividend of $0.26 Per Share
...stries, including chemical processing, electronics, energy, environmental services, food processing, metal finishing, pharmaceutical, medical devices, pulp and paper, and water treatment. Hawkins is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Company operates 18 facilities in Iowa, Illinois, Kansa...Going bananas for sustainable research -- scientists create fuel from African crop waste
...First, the banana skins and leaves are mashed to a pulp in a hand-operated domestic meat mincer. This pulp is mixed with sawdust to create a mouldable materi...ms, ensuring the whole plant is used. Then, the pulp mix is compressed into briquette shapes and baked ...Organic plant waste proves effective weed control for citrus trees
...hose grown organically, are exported to many countries. "Mandarins" include a diverse group of citrus fruits that are characterized by bright peel and pulp color, excellent flavor, easy-to-peel rind, and segments that separate easily. Mandarins are grown in sandy soil, presenting special challenges to gro...Research shows Brazilian acai berry antioxidants absorbed by human body
...ry yet only the outermost layers of the fruit, the pulp surrounding a large internal seed, are edible, Tal...examined antioxidant and nutritional components in pulp and juice. Later studies showed the berry's activi... For the clinical trial, people were given acai pulp and acai juice containing half the concentration o...Carbon dioxide 'scrubber' captures greenhouse gases
...e power plant emitted making that much electricity," Keith says. The U of C team has devised a new way to apply a chemical process derived from the pulp and paper industry cut the energy cost of air capture in half, and has filed two provisional patents on their end-to-end air capture system. The te...US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute announces new genome sequencing projects
...ing programs to improve Loblolly as a biomass feedstock, carbon sequestration tool, and source of renewable, high-quality raw materials for lumber and pulp fiber. The CSP selections range from these tall pines to not-so-sizable aquatic plants in duckweedthe smallest, fastest growing, and simplest of fl...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 30, 2008
...produce the result of mastication, says Arvisenet. The researchers compared apples chewed by their machine and by human mouths. The resulting apple pulp was scrutinized for texture, color and aromatic compound release. Experimental conditions were determined that produced fruit in a state closest to th...Backpack straps can decrease blood flow in the shoulder and arm
...ight healthy volunteers, six men and two women between the ages of 18-30. The right brachial artery was measured using ultrasound and the index finger pulp microvascular flow was measured using the photoplethysmography method. Baseline flows were measured immediately before and ten minutes after donning a...Logging road threatens rare peat dome, tigers
...nce -- strongly indicated as illegally built by companies connected to Asia pulp & Paper (APP) -- is cutting into the heart of Sumatras largest contiguous p...ional Holding (APRIL), and then planted in acacia plantations to supply the pulp mills. A small part has been converted into oil palm plantations or wastela...Destruction of Sumatra forests driving global climate change and species extinction
...iven by the operations of global paper giants Asia pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources Internati... Led by global paper giants APP and APRIL, the pulp & paper and palm oil industries are driving Riau's...ng urgently with the Indonesian government and the pulp and palm oil industries to identify and protect th...New RISI Report Analyzes South American Tree Farm and Biomass Energy Investment Opportunities
... Overview of South America's plantation forest-based wood products and pulp and paper industries, including industry structure, timber demand trends, i... The company works with clients in the timber, wood biomass, wood products, pulp and paper, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to help th...ArborGen and Senesco Announce Wood Quality Results
...r in tree improvement and the commercial production of trees. We are dedicated to helping the global forest industry meet the growing demand for wood, pulp & paper, and energy in a more productive and sustainable way. Enabling more wood to be grown on less land helps conserve the world's native forest...Fallopian tubes offer new stem cell source
... the potential of becoming a variety of cell types. It has previously been shown that mesenchymal stem cells obtained from umbilical cords, dental pulp and adipose tissue, which are all biological discards, are able to differentiate into muscle, fat, bone and cartilage cell lineages; therefore, the se...Atlantica Bioenergy Task Force hosts industry and government leaders
...tibiBowater NewPage Corporation University of New Brunswick Dalhousie University University of Maine FPInnovations Maine pulp & Paper Association Maine Forest Products Council Forest Products Association of Nova Scotia New Brunswick Forest Products Association...Media Advisory - Atlantica BioEnergy Task Force Leaders' Roundtable
...ited Nova Scotia - Maine Forest - State of Maine Products Council - University of - Maine pulp & Maine Paper Association - University of - NB Power New Brunswick When...China-Biotics, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
...an increase in the price of electricity used to run the Company's manufacturing facility and an increase in the cost of packaging materials, including pulp and paper costs. Selling expenses increased to $2.8 million, or 24.5% of sales, from $1.6 million, or 20.0% of sales, in the second quarter a year a...Oil palm plantations are no substitute for tropical rainforests, a new study shows
...rance. Oil palm certainly has directly replaced tropical forest in some areas, but oil palm companies also often have close links with timber or paper pulp companies, giving additional motives for deforestation." Within countries, oil palm is usually grown in a few productive areas, but it looks set to...Ceres Trials Energy Crops at Georgia Biofuel Facility
...high-tech world, and the technologically intensive coal, coal gasification, power, and gas-to-liquids industries, the renewable fuel industry, and the pulp and paper industry. Range Fuels' vision is to introduce the world to a fuel that's renewable, sustainable, and eco-friendly. ...