To sleep, perchance to dream: New insight into melatonin production
In the April 1 issue of G&D, a Korean research team led by Dr. Kyong-Tai Kim (Pohang University) describes how melatonin production is coordinated with the body's natural sleep/wake cycles. Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland in the brain, which helps to regulate our bodies' circadian rhythm (the roughly-24-hour cycle around which basic physiological processes proceed)....Technology and the "American" dream
, a celebration elsewhere on the planet of the contributions to society and economy of the working class. Throughout the U.S. today, hundreds of thousands of people will take to the streets in support of a more practical an...Clickstream: Dreams engineers have
As Andrew Briney, editor in chief of Informat...Romanian Student Leverages Burrill Competition to Accomplish Her Dream
Madison, Wis. - The instant Anca Copaescu, then a second-year MBA in the University of Wisconsin's School of Business, heard about the 2001 G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition, she knew she wanted to enter. It wasn't just the prospect of winning $10,000 - though the money definitely got her attention. It was the sudden realization that this was a chance to fulfill one of her de...Romanian Student Leverages Burrill Competition to Accomplish Her Dream
Though she was convinced that the business plan competition was exactly the right vehicle for starting a real business, Copaescu still needed to come up with a real business idea for the competition. So, after registering her "team" in November of 2000, she began recruiting individuals who might bring with them a compelling business concept. She first enlisted the help of her friend, Florentina P...Rats dream about running mazes...
Rats can dream! And guess what they dream about? Their own rat races! Read on to know more!!!!!!!!!! A study conducted by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, proves that rats are capable of dreaming about rat races and that they might in the long run help scientists understand how the human mind works. Most pet owners know that their pet...Controversy: Malaria Vaccine - Future Possibility Or Just A Dream?
While scientists world over have hailed the results of a trial of a malaria vaccine by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), that has halved the incidence of severe disease in children, Pierre Druilhi, a French // entist, warned that malaria vaccination is still a far off dream failing better international coordination. Shunning claims of a medical breakthrough, Pierre Druilhi,...Quality Platelets and Improved Blood Availability No Longer a Pipe Dream
Canada: There is good news for patients afflicted by cancer, open heart surgeries, and victims of disaster, bone marrow donees and several others who are in need of blood platelet transfusions. A device, invented by a researcher // at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Blood Research (CBR), is capable of scaling down the loss of transferred platelets, and enhancing the platelet supp...Anti-Retrovirals in Africa, not a distant dream
Ranbaxy Laboratories (India) has entered into a joint venture with a South African company that will support Ranbaxy’s key agenda of enabling antiretroviral drugs in Africa. //A joint venture between Ranbaxy and South Africa based Community Investment Holdings has been signed, that will give authority for this company to sell the drugs in Africa. The CEO of Ranbaxy South Africa, Desmond Brothers,...Private Health Care in Canada May Not Be A Distant Dream
Toronto: The Canadian Public Health Insurance System, notorious rather than famous, is now going to face some competition. Private Health Care is very much on its entry route to Canada, having garnered enough support from the several provinces in Canada. // The first move came about by the Quebec government, which intended to remove the ban on private health insurance for elective surge...