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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Oct 31, 2011


Renal Research Institute Announces Scientific Presentations at the American ...
PR Newswire (press release)
RRI is dedicated to advancing therapy options for dialysis patients to provide the highest caliber of care based on advanced clinical technology. ASN's Kidney Week 2011 takes place Nov. 8-13 in Philadelphia, PA. It is the largestscientific gathering ...
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Monthly Tip Sheet: Research Highlights from Biomedical Optics Express ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... and imaging in the life sciences. The journal scope encompasses theoretical modeling and simulations, technology development, and biomedical studies and clinical applications. 1. Fast New Method for Mapping Blood Vessels May Aid Cancer Research 2. ...
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Align Technology Extends Clear Aligner Research Award Program
MarketWatch (press release)
Launched in 2009, the Clear Aligner Research Award Program is an annually funded program designed to promote clinical and scientific research in clear aligner therapy. For 2012, four one-year awards of $25000 for North America universities and four ...
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Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Medical Conferences on ...
MarketWatch (press release)
These risks, uncertainties, factors and contingencies include, without limitation, the challenges inherent in new product development initiatives through Star Tobacco and Rock Creek, the uncertainties inherent in the progress of scientific research, ...
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Brain Health and Performance Breakthrough by Brain Research Labs, LLC
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Later, with the advent of the internet, he invented and patented a technologyenabling him and a team of brain scientists to harness the power of the web to measure the brain power, IQ, and memory of over 1000000 people worldwide....
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Tech Moves
News & Observer
The International Society of Automation in Research Triangle Park named Ahmad B. Rad, a professor at the school of Engineering Science of Simon Fraser University, Canada, as its new editor-in-chief of ISA Transactions, beginning in January. ...
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Oxford BioMedica Announces Research and Development Collaboration for Glaucoma
Sacramento Bee
Under the terms of the agreement, Mayo Clinic and Oxford BioMedica will undertake pre-clinical studies to establish the feasibility of treating glaucoma using Oxford BioMedica's proprietary LentiVector ® gene delivery technologyexpressing a COX-2 gene ...
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Hell freezes over: Forrester urges IT to support the Mac
CNNMoney
The report goes on to offer six steps IT departments can take to "ease Macs into their enterprises" and three case studies of companies that have done so successfully. "Stand in the way," Forrester concludes, "and you will eventually get run over. ...
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The truth about cancer risk and cell phone use
Western Herald
By Catie Dymond There is no evidential support in scientific studies that has proved a definite 'yes' to whether cell phones contribute to brain cancer, yet the possibility has not been ruled out. According to a recent study done by researchers from ...
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A dog's life: £500k study launched into man's best friend
University of Manchester
The study, entitled 'Pedigree Chums: Science, Medicine and the Remaking of the Dog in the Twentieth Century', will include an exploration of the controversial role humans have played in the rise of dogs that are pure bred, which three years ago ...
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University of Manchester
IBM Watson Heads to Harvard, MIT to Explore Future of Technology in Business
Sacramento Bee
... principal research scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, contributed code to QuestionAnswer capabilities in Watson. Harvard Business School's Professor Shih recently wrote an in-depth case study of Watson that ...
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Pioneering supercomputer QCDOC retires
R & D Magazine
Among its prime users were the scientists of the RIKEN BNL ResearchCenter (RBRC) at BNL, for their studies of the physics taking place at Brookhaven's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and other forefront physics. Funded by RIKEN, the Institute ...
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AgonOx Partners with MedImmune for Development of OX40 Agonists in Cancer Therapy
MarketWatch (press release)
"As the inventor of the OX40 agonist technology, it is gratifying to work with a strong partner to take this significant scientific and therapeutic discovery forward," said Andrew Weinberg, Ph.D., Managing Partner of AgonOx. MedImmune will also support ...
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Batelco Center and Delmon University sign MOU
Bahrain News Agency
On the other hand, Batelco Center's director Mr. Hamad Ali Al-Shihabi expressed his pride towards cooperation with Delmon University for Science and Technology's Study, Consultation and Community Service Center and said: “ we're looking forward under ...
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Bahrain News Agency
Stop! You Can't Afford It.
Newsweek
It's something that scientists are actively studying. In one classic study from the late 1960s, fondly known as the marshmallow experiment, scientists at Stanford University led by psychologist Walter Mischel (now at Columbia University) offered...
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Newsweek
Exercise your right to a “younger,” fitter you
Your Houston News
That's because new research from the Norwegian University of Science andTechnology shows that middle-aged people who exercise regularly can be as fit as a younger person. “This study found evidence that a physically active 50-year-old can be as fit as ...
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Novel magnetic-resonance technology gives more accurate insights into the...
EurekAlert (press release)
In the life sciences, for example, it enables researchers to carry out structural investigations of macromolecular complexes or structural-function studies on membrane protein complexes. In materials science this instrumentation can be used for ...
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NuMe Health Advances its Cobiotics™ Technology With Addition ofScientific ...
PR Newswire (press release)
NuMe's cobiotic products are evidence-based and are being developed using rigorous scientific methods, including human clinical studies, to assess and validate their health claims. NuMe Health is a biotechnology company that intends to develop and ...
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TapImmune Inc. and Aeras Start Research & Development Collaboration
MarketWatch (press release)
Aeras will conduct all pre-clinical development studies at their laboratories in Rockville, MD. Aeras, a non-profit product development organization, is dedicated to the development of effective TB vaccine regimens that will prevent tuberculosis in all ...
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Circadian Receives FDA IND Approval to Begin Clinical Trials With VGX-100 for...
Sacramento Bee
Studies in animal model studies across a wide range of tumour types have shown that when combined with Avastin® and chemotherapy, VGX-100 can significantly reduce tumour growth and tumour spread as well as significantly improve tumour inhibition, ...
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Korean innovation more than 'fast following': GfK
The Korea Herald
Most leading multinational research companies including Nielson, IDC, Gartner and SurveyMonkey operate in Korea. As for his own unit, Michael said he sets initial targets at business, technology, automotive and consumerstudies based on strong research ...
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals Cervical Dysplasia And Cancer Treatment Highlighted as ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Editorial topics include vaccine R&D, sales and marketing, researchbreakthroughs, vaccine production, disruptive technologies, and next-generation vaccine therapeutics. Fierce Vaccines is one of the publications offered by Fierce Markets, ...
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Fake whisky detected with lasers
stv.tv
Scientists said they can use a sample the size of a teardrop to work out the brand, age and even which cask was used to create a single malt. The research, which has been patented and is being presented to industry, was carried out by physicists ...
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stv.tv
15th IES International Oil & Gas Conference
AOL Energy
Discussions will focus on topics such as technology, innovation, management, and current challenges in the industry. Scientists, experts, researchers, engineers, experts and scholars will all meet to exchange ideas and research. ...
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James Long '03 fights electoral fraud in Africa, Afghanistan
William and Mary News
“Mike (Tierney) introduced me to Lisa early on, and she quickly encouraged me to apply for scholarships for research and studyabroad. As a result, I received Wilson, Batten and Boren scholarships to Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. ...
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William and Mary News
Scientists suggest alternative source of arsenic contamination
DAWN.com
The scientific dispute – in press in Geophsyical ResearchLetters and led by Saugata Datta, a geologist at Kansas State University, United States — shows that government and funding agencies need to support studies at multiple sites, from the ...
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DAWN.com
Qatar University sponsors the IRK Postgraduate Students' Conference
AME Info
HE Al-Mulla traced Qatar's development since independence and its determination to support scientific research as stated in the country's Constitution. He pointed to the Qatar Fund for Scientific Research, QatarScience and Technology Park and the ...
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Blithe Spirits: Science Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts
Scientific American (blog)
Wiseman's study of the area was carried out in 2005, part of an Einstein Year program sponsored by the National Endowment forScience, Technology, and the Arts. About 70% of the 200 members of the public who participated reported experiencing unusual ...
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Scientific American (blog)
Does Conservation Status Put Threatened Cats At Risk?
Science 2.0
Scientific studies have found evidence to support both arguments, leaving the two sides in a stalemate. However, recent research efforts begun to report some interesting trends that may settle the debate. For lions and several types of ungulate, ...
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PharmAthene Progresses Second Generation rPA Anthrax Vaccine
Sacramento Bee
Risks and uncertainties include risk associated with the reliability of the results of the studies relating to human safety and possible adverse effects resulting from the administration of the Company's product candidates, unexpected funding delays ...
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Researchers thrilled at sighting of rarest shark
IBNLive.com
The research project is being guided by Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies Vice-Chancellor Madhusoodana Kurup. (Follow IBNLive.com on Facebook, on Twitter, on YouTube, and on Google+ for updates that you can share with your friends.)
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Qingdao leads the nation in marine developments
China Daily
It has taken the lead in marine science research and has many industries in related areas. When the Shandong peninsula's "blue economic zone" was made a part of the nation's development strategy in January this year, the Qingdao government came up with ...
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China Daily
Smashing science fictions
China Daily
"Scientific research and myth evaluation are similar," Yuan says. "Both entice us to pose a question and methodically answer it. Before, I did my own research in a lab. Now, Iresearch other scientists' findings online." Ji Xiaohua is founder and CEO ...
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China Daily
Nuclear Experts From Across the Country, Around the World Gather in Washington, DC
Sacramento Bee
The meeting will feature many sessions encompassing all aspects of nuclearscience and technology, from focused discussions on small modular reactors to the state of the fleet of nuclear facilities in the United States. In addition, the ANS Special ...
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Reaction Biology Corporation Unveils Largest Kinase Profiling Data Set in ...
Send2Press Newswire (press release)
The data set from the study can be viewed at reactionbiology.com/webapps/kir/. To perform the study, the researchers selected 178 small molecule kinase inhibitors, including FDA-approved drugs, clinical trial agents and research compounds. ...
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Third Eye(R) Colonoscopy Shown to Dramatically Increase Adenoma Detection ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Third Eye has been shown in clinical studies to help physicians find up to 23-25% more pre-cancerous adenomas than a standard colonoscope alone.(ii, vii) The Third Eye is the only technology that consistently enhances adenoma detection when used in ...
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The science of asbestos: The arguments for juries
Legal News Line
He concentrates on areas of civil trial practice involving scienceand technology, including environmental, toxic tort, products liability, healthcare, construction and premises liability matters. He also serves as a national litigation counsel to ...
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Legal News Line
Scientists develop technology revolutionizing single-cell studies
Scientists develop technology revolutionizing single-cell studies ...Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, in collaboration withscientists at the J. ...
manoa.hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aId=4754
allAfrica.com: Cameroon: Science and technology - New research ...
Science and technology - New research results presented ... They listened to experts' reports on five studies carried out by the technical commissions. Besides ...
allafrica.com/stories/201110190838.html
Alien abductions may be vivid dreams: study - Technology & science ...
In a sleep study by the Out-Of-Body Experience Research Center in Los Angeles, 20 volunteers were ... More science news from MSNBC Tech & Science ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../alien-abductions-may-be-vivid-drea...
Cellphone study finds no cancer risk - Technology & Science - CBC ...
CBC News Technology & Science. Major StoriesIn The News. Population: 7... The study was paid for by the government's Danish Strategic ResearchCouncil. ...
www.cbc.ca/news/.../10/.../health-cellphone-cancer-study.html
Michigan Tech Researchers to Study Atmospheric Aerosols at PICO ...
Michigan Technological University ... Michigan Tech News ... Now, two major research projects in a different area of atmospheric science will take advantage of ...
www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2011/october/story48109.html
Research links water disinfection byproducts to ... - e! Science News
This study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, suggests a possible ... Their research will also help the water treatment community develop new ...
esciencenews.com/.../research.links.water.disinfection.byprodu...
New York City College of Technology - Social Science - News
New York City College of Technology - the college of technology of The City... The Social Science Lecture Series is proud to announce upcoming lectures for the ... for the integration of laboratory research and technology into the psychology ...
https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/academics/deptsites/.../news.asp...
Science Saturday: Roddenberry Research Center + Skeptic-Funded ...
Take a break and read about this week's science news! ... Roddenbery's new stem cell research center, the results of a skeptic-funded climate changestudy, .... We need this country to begin innovating again, developing bettertech and then ...
trekmovie.com/.../science-saturday-roddenberry-research-cent...

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