Research shows smoking adds a decade to reproductive age of IVF patients
A major new Dutch study has found that smoking adds the equivalent of ten years to a 20-year-old subfertile woman's reproductive age and has a "devastating" impact on a couples' chances of having a live birth after IVF. Being overweight also seriously damages their chances. The harmful effects of smoking or being overweight were strongest among those women who had no obvious cause for not...Virginia Tech group adds tools to DNA-targeted anti-cancer drugs
Chemistry and biology researchers at Virginia Tech have enhanced the abilities of the molecules they are creating to deliver killing blows to cancer cells. The man-made molecular complexes enter cancer cells and, when signaled, deliver killing medicine or cause the cell to change. The new supermolecules have more units that will absorb light - providing more control over the range of light freque...New research says winning a Nobel Prize adds nearly 2 years to your lifespan
New research by the University of Warwick reveals that a Nobel Prize brings more than just cash and kudos - it can also add nearly two years to your life. The research by Professor Andrew Oswald, an economist at the University of Warwick, and Matthew Rablen, (a former Warwick postgraduate researcher now a government economist), is published this month in a study entitled "Mortality and Imm...PKWare launches new enterprise product line, adds new features to PKZip
Brown Deer, Wis. Information technology professionals often face the challenge of delivering cost-effective and secure data management solutions designed to maximize both storage and bandwidth efficiency, while providing seamless, easy-to-use solutions for their users. PKWare has announced SecureZip, a new family of products designed for enterprise customers that seek encryption and authenticati...Johnson Controls adds renewable energy unit
The company's new renewable technologies unit will focus on geothermal, solar, biomass, wind, and other alternative sources of e...Technology consulting group adds Sanders
The Wisconsin lobbying firm has added Henry Sanders, Jr. to...City of Hope adds second TomoTherapy system
The facility, a leader in the field of bone marrow transplantation, is among a growing number of treatment centers...Northwestern adds to its Imago microscope
Northwester...Naomi Watts, adds power to UN Aids Campaign
A champion in her own right, Naomi Watts is all set to champion a cause that is close to her heart. She has been appointed as U.N’s special representative to increase// the awareness of AIDS/HIV worldwide. She will strive to highlight the needs of the 40 m HIV patients. Watts, who has films like Mulholland Drive, The Ring and I Heart Huckabees in her repertoire, will be directly invol...Breast Cancer Review Panel Adds Two Experts
The review panel investigating the incidence of breast cancer at Brisbane's ABC headquarters at Toowong has added two more experts to the panel.// ABC managing director Mark Scott said that Dr Joanne Aitken and Professor Malcolm Sim will be joining the panel chaired by Dr Bruce Armstrong. Mr Scott added that a staff reference group had already been established to work alongsid...Fabio Adds Star Power to Myositis Advocates
On Sept. 21, Fabio and patients with a chronic disease – myositis -- will speak to congressional staff members about this rare muscle disease. Most likely none of the staff// hearing them on this day – designated 'Myositis Awareness Day' in many states -- has any experience with this little-known and poorly understood disease. Internationally-known male model and actor Fabio does, and he...Edible Food Coating Kills Bacteria And Adds Flavor
The recent E.coli bacteria outbreak in some vegetables revealed the fact that mere cleaning techniques will not be effective in treating deadly //bacteria’s, growing concern of the experts. As a result, researchers have come up with an alternate solution - Edible coating, which helps in fighting the bacteria apart from adding flavor. Edible coating for fresh fruits and vegetables enabl...Capricious Climate in Indonesia Adds to Farmers’ Wo
Java's rice fields reverberate with the activities of farmers from dawn to dusk. But there is a pervading concern amongst the lot, for the climate// has not been on their side to assist them with good yields. Some farmers feel the weather has also turned capricious. Indonesia’s rice farming had continued undisturbed for generations, even in the face of war or economic disturbances. But n...Antisoma plc (UK) - Second lung cancer trial adds to positive data on AS1404
LONDON and FLORENCE, Italy - 8 March 2007 - Cancer drugdeveloper Antisoma plc (LSE: ASM, US OTC: ATSMY) today announcespositive initial findings from its second, confirmatory phase IItrial of AS1404 in non-small cell lung cancer. This 30-patient trial tested an 1800 mg/m2 dose of AS1404 incombination with carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy.Investigators reported a response rat...Arpida adds novel antibiotic AR-2474 to its preclinical pipeline
In vitro microbiology and proof of concept in topical models ofinfection REINACH / BASEL, Switzerland, 8 March 2007 - Arpida Ltd.(SWX: ARPN) today announced positive results of in vitromicrobiological studies with AR-2474 against a large panel ofclinical isolates, including those resistant to various currenttherapies. In addition, topical applications of AR-2474 were foundto be hi...