When your brain talks, your muscles don't always listen
Have your neurons been shouting at your muscles again? It happens, you know. "As a result of age-re...Fuel from fiber -- Pretreatment can put corn stalks, trees in your car's tank
"Put a tree in your tank." Fuel companies aren't touting that slogan. At least not yet. Dale is internationally known for his 30 years of research on maki...CIO of CUNA Mutual Group talks on business-IT fusion
When Rick Roy came into CUNA Mutual Groups IT shop, he wasnt coming into a crisis or a turn-around situation. His predecessor, Steve Haroldson, retired leaving its IT organization with strong connections to the business and was delivering on its operational promises. As the new guy with big shoes to fill, Rick needed a sophisticated approach to bui...Lord of the Rings visual effects creator talks about entrepreneurial experiences
MILWAUKEE The directors of the chose to follow a trend when picking luncheon guest speakers, as on both days the speakers were award winners. However,...Development of AIDS vaccine -- Chiron Corp in talks with four Indian cos
A NOVEL research-cum-manufacturing agreement between Chiron Corp, the US-based vaccine major, and an Indian company for the development of a potential AIDS vaccine to halt the spread of the deadly disease in the country is in an advanced stage of finalisation. Two Hyderabad-based biotechnology/pharma companies -- Shanta Biotechnics and Biological E -- are reportedly the front-runners f...Cipla holds talks with mining giant to supply AIDS drugs for South African workers
Indian pharmaceutical giant Cipla is holding talks with London based mining giant, Anglo American for supplying AIDS drugs to South African workers. About 11% of South African population is HIV positive, totaling around 4.7 million people, giving it the dubious distinction of being the country with the maximum number of HIV positive people in the world. The HIV scourge is sure to have a...Roche confirms Tamiflu production talks in US
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche confirmed that it is in talks with 15 companies in the U.S. about stepping up the production of Tamiflu, the bird-flu drug//. The partnership would dramatically increase the world's supply of Tamiflu as countries are stockpiling the drug in preparation for a possible bird flu pandemic. The Basel-based firm confirmed on Thursday that it was...U.S. HSS Secretary Talks About Management of Bird Flu Pandemic
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said that the lethal avian flu is rapidly spreading around the world which will soon infect wild birds// and domesticated flocks in the United States. Leavitt at a congressional panel told the senators that it's just a matter of time that wild birds and possibly poultry flocks would contract the disease. Leavitt said...5th European Breast Cancer Conference Talks about Everything from Patient to Oncologist
The 5th European breast cancer conference (EBCC-5) had doctors, nurses, patients and advocates to support breast cancer research and improve patient care//. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among European women. But as of now the survival rates are improving. The event was conducted by three organizations in collaboration with each other. The European Breast Cancer Coalition, The...