Choose Biodegradable Sunscreen to Save Coral Reefs
Are we loving our reefs to death? Florida biochemist says coral-killing synthetics harm humans, too ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- If you care about coral reefs, choose your sunscreen wisely, Florida biochemist Celia Ferreira, Ph.D. advises. Scientists have found...HPS Files Patent for Mood-Enhancing Compound Naturally Found in Sea Coral
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Human Pheromone Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EROX) ("HPS" or "the Company") announced that it has filed a Comprehensive Patent Application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the use of an innovative and previously undeveloped co...Investigating Coral Reefs to Help Understand Past and Future Climate Change
Increasing Earth temperatures and rising sea levels. Both of these are effects of climate change. The current concern is that human activity is changing our climate at a rate well above the natural climate cycling. Understanding how the Earths climate system works and responds to human impact is t...Marine Reserves Protect Coral Reefs
Marine reserves serve to protect both coral reefs and fish, according to a study conducted by the researchers belonging to the University of Exeter. The Science journal has published these reports. // The researchers looked at how a marine park in the Bahamas was affected by the return of the reef'...Eleutherobin From Coral Fights Cancer Cells
A rare Australian coral has found to be effective in the treatment of cancer. Eleutherobin,// a deadly poison which is obtained from the coral is found to kill the cancer cells. Eleutherobin, which is produced from corals, to stop the fish from feeding on the corals, these toxins paralyze and ...'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Four-Time World Series Champ Darryl Strawberry
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... Litigation Conferences LLC, has selected the first of two chairman to ensure plaintiff and defense balance. Ervin Gonzalez of Colson Hicks Eidson of coral Gables, Fla., has emerged as a leading plaintiffs' representative in the litigation and will serve as co-chair. The defense chairman will be announce...Nuvilex Completes First Sale of Last Shot Hangover Remedy(TM)
...o commercial, which will be ready to air through various media outlets by August 1, 2009. The video commercial is being directed by Miller + Partners, coral Springs, FL. "Nuvilex is a small company and we are very proud of our ability to get the Last Shot Hangover Remedy(TM) out of the lab and int...Study Shows No Standardized Approach to Epidural Steroid Injections for Back Pain
...ter 142) Begins: 3:30 PM (Hawaiian Time), Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Ends: 10:00 AM (Hawaiian Time), Thursday, January 29, 2009 Location: coral Ballroom Foyer, Hilton Hawaiian Village About the AAPM For more than 25 years, the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) has been th...Catalyst Reaches Enrollment Target for its U.S. Phase II Cocaine Trial
... coral GABLES, Fla., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX ), a biopharmaceutical company that acquires, in...Walter Reed Evaluation Concludes FirstVue(TM) HBSAG Test is Preferred over Other Rapid Tests
... was the preferred test in all phases of this evaluation' coral SPRINGS, Fla., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- AT First Diagnostic LLC an emerging ...ave the disease. About AT First Diagnostic LLC AT First Diagnostic LLC, coral Springs, FL USA (Privately Held) markets, develops, and contract manufactur...Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results
... addiction -- Expect to initiate U.S. Phase II clinical trial for methamphetamine addiction in second quarter of 2008 coral GABLES, Fla., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX ), a biopharmaceutical company that acquires, i...Pro Osteon Bone Graft Substitutes
Features:... Pro Osteon is harvested from marine coral exoskeletons that are hydrothermally converted to hydroxyapatite, the natural mineral composition of bone. Pro Osteon's interconnected porous structur...Scripps-led study shows ocean health plays vital role in coral reef recovery
The new research study led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego suggests that by improving overall ocean health, corals are better able to recover from bleaching events, which occur when rising sea temperatures force corals to expel their symbiotic algae, known as z...Caribbean coral reefs flattened
Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively 'flattened' over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA). The collapse of reef structure has serious implications for biodiversity and coastal defences a double whammy for fragi...Canadian-based UN coral reef expert honored at world meeting in Australia
World experts meeting in Australia have presented a Canadian-based UN coral reef specialist with a distinguished award for his lifetime of achievement in marine research. Peter Sale, Assistant Director for Coastal Zones at the United Nations University's International Network on Water, Environm...In the turf war against seaweed, coral reefs more resilient than expected
There's little doubt that coral reefs the world over face threats on many fronts: pollution, diseases, destructive fishing practices and warming oceans. But reefs appear to be more resistant to one potential menace seaweed than previously thought, according to new research by a team of marine sc...Studies shed light on collapse of coral reefs
CORVALLIS, Ore. An explosion of knowledge has been made in the last few years about the basic biology of corals, researchers say in a new report, helping to explain why coral reefs around the world are collapsing and what it will take for them to survive a gauntlet of climate change and ocean aci...Stanford scientists find heat-tolerant coral reefs that may resist climate change
Experts say that more than half of the world's coral reefs could disappear in the next 50 years, in large part because of higher ocean temperatures caused by climate change. But now Stanford University scientists have found evidence that some coral reefs are adapting and may actually survive...WWF study says climate change could displace millions in Asia's Coral Triangle
Coral reefs could disappear entirely from the Coral Triangle region of the Pacific Ocean by the end of the century, threatening the food supply and livelihoods for about 100 million people, according to a new study from World Wildlife Fund. Averting catastrophe will depend on quick and effecti...Most extensive genetic resource for reef-building coral created
AUSTIN, TexasA nearly complete collection of genes for a species of reef-building coral has been assembled by a team led by biologists from The University of Texas at Austin. The scientists will use the genetic data to understand natural variations in corals from around the world and how they r...New genomic technique uncovers coral transcriptome
Using a new technique for cDNA preparation combined with the latest sequencing methods, researchers have uncovered the larval transcriptome of a reef-building coral ( Acropora millepora ). Their study, described in the open access journal BMC Genomics , features the most extensive database of gen...Rules proposed to save the world's coral reefs
An international team of scientists has proposed a set of basic rules to help save the world's imperiled coral reefs from ultimate destruction. Their proposal is being unveiled at the World Ocean Conference 2009 in Manado, Indonesia, where leaders of six regional governments plus Australia and ...Fluorescent pigments in living coral
Introduction The brightly-colored coral reefs that make scuba-diving and snorkeling so enjoyable when vacationers stay in the Caribbean or South Pacific are essential to the survival of many species of fish and underwater life. Not only do the reefs offer a haven...Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
... coral GABLES, Fla., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX ) today reported financial results for the secon...Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Receives NASDAQ Deficiency Notice
... coral GABLES, Fla., May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX ) today announced that on May 19, 2009 it was ad...Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Financial Results
... coral GABLES, Fla., March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX ), a biopharmaceutical company that acquires, ...Internet can warn of ecological changes
...eversible degradation of freshwater ecosystems and coral reefs are examples that have already been observed...e brink of change. List servers fundamental for coral bleaching monitoring "Information and communica...abases, for ecosystem monitoring. "If we look at coral reefs, for example, the Internet may contain infor...Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
... coral GABLES, Fla., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX ) today reported financial results for the secon...