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Elephant seal tracking reveals hidden lives of deep-diving animals
| 5/15/2012 | SANTA CRUZ, CA--Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who pioneered the use of satellite tags to monitor the migrations of elephant seals have compiled one of the largest datasets available for any marine mammal species, revealing their movements and diving behavior at sea in unprecedented detail. A new study published May 15 in the journal PLoS ONE focuses on the a... [Comments] |
UMD finding may hold key to Gaia hypothesis
| 5/15/2012 | Is Earth really a sort of giant living organism as the Gaia hypothesis predicts? A new discovery made at the University of Maryland may provide a key to answering this question. This key of sulfur could allow scientists to unlock heretofore hidden interactions between ocean organisms, atmosphere, and land -- interactions that might provide evidence supporting this famous theory. The Gaia... [Comments] |
Aware Provides Biometrics Software and Services for Three Large-Scale Border Management Systems
| 5/15/2012 | BEDFORD, Mass., May 15, 2012 Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWRE ), a global provider of biometrics and medical imaging software, today announced that it is providing biometrics software and services for three large-scale border management systems as a result of separate team-based project wins in Europe, the Middle East, and North America. In each case, Aware is subcontracted to pr... [Comments] |
Undersea warriors, undersea medicine: The future force
| 5/15/2012 | ARLINGTON, Va.U.S. Navy divers take on dangerous tasks every dayand starting this week, they will be part of a multinational effort near Estonia to help clear the Baltic Sea of underwater mines left over from as long ago as the First and Second World Wars. "Open Spirit" will be among the biggest naval exercises in the Baltic Sea this year, where more than 150,000 naval mines were planted d... [Comments] |
Biology Technology
JoVE partners with US government to publish cutting-edge defense research
| 5/15/2012 | On May 15, 2012, JoVE ( Journal of Visualized Experiments ) will publish two articles in partnership with the United States government's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). JoVE is proud to present the work from Temple University's Dr. Chris Schafmeister and State University of New... [Comments] |  |
New 'metamaterial' practical for optical advances
| 5/15/2012 | WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have taken a step toward overcoming a key obstacle in commercializing "hyperbolic metamaterials," structures that could bring optical advances including ultrapowerful microscopes, computers and solar cells. The researchers have shown how to create the metamaterials without the traditional silver or gold previously required, said Alexandra Boltasseva, a... [Comments] |
Vermillion Reports First Quarter 2012 Results
| 5/15/2012 | AUSTIN, Texas, May 15, 2012 Vermillion, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRML ), a leading molecular diagnostics company, reported financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Q1 2012 Operational Highlights In Q1, the volume of OVA1®, the company's flagship diagnostic test designed to help differentiate benign from malignant ovarian masses, was ge... [Comments] |
| 5/15/2012 | PARIS, May 15, 2012 OrbusNeich today announced that 12-month follow-up data from the REMEDEE study showed favorable clinical and safety outcomes involving the use of the company's Combo Dual Therapy Stent when compared to the TAXUS ® Liberte ® paclitaxel-eluting stent. The data were presented by Michael Haude, M.D., of Medical Clinic I at the Lukaskrankenhaus in... [Comments] |
Medicine News
Beijing's Olympic Smog Shows Pollution's Effect on Health
| 5/15/2012 | By Carina Storrs HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- With the 2012 Olympics set to begin in London this summer, a new study on air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympics delivers an important public health message: Reducing air pollution levels could lower... [Comments] |  |
Blacks, Hispanics Have Higher Colon Polyp Risk Than Previously Thought
| 5/15/2012 | TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic Americans are far more likely than whites to develop precancerous colorectal polyps, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from more than 5,000 men and women aged 50 and older who had a first-time colonoscopy screening at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City between 20... [Comments] |
Genes Might Be Key to Parkinson's Spread
| 5/15/2012 | TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified gene variants that speed the progression of Parkinson's disease, and they say their findings could help identify patients who would benefit most from early treatment. The researchers, from the University of Califo... [Comments] |  |
Trial Set to See if Drug Can Prevent Alzheimer's
| 5/15/2012 | TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are preparing to test an experimental drug in people genetically primed to develop Alzheimer's disease. The best-scenario hope is that the drug will lead to a way of preventing the progressive brain-wasting disease, and to a better understanding of its destructive processes, U.S. officials announced Tuesday. The study volunte... [Comments] |
Medicine Technology
| 5/16/2012 | BLUE BELL, Pa., May 16, 2012 Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) announced today that its SynCon® avian influenza vaccine generated protective HAI titers against six different unmatched strains of H5N1 in a phase I clinical trial - a distinct clinical achievement on Inovio's path to develop universal influenza vaccines. By design, Inovio's SynCon® flu vacc... [Comments] |
Nephros Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
| 5/15/2012 | RIVER EDGE, N.J., May 15, 2012 Nephros, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NEPH ), a global medical device company developing and marketing filtration products for therapeutic applications, infection control, and water purification, announced today financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Recent Highlights Received FDA 510(k) clearance to market hemodiafi... [Comments] |
MedClean Technologies Announces 2011 Results
| 5/15/2012 | BETHLEHEM, Pa., May 15, 2012 MedClean Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MCLN) today announced financial results for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2011. 2011 Year-end Operational Highlights: Total revenue for 2011 increased 91% to $1,717,721 compared to $896,993 for 2010. Gross profit for 2011 increased 54% to $725,752 compared with gross... [Comments] |
Nile Therapeutics Reports 2012 First Quarter Financial Results
| 5/15/2012 | SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2012 Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: NLTX), a biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced its first quarter financial results for 2012. For the first quarter of 2012, Nile reported a net operating loss of $0.8 million, or $0.02 per share. Weighted-average shares outstanding for the qua... [Comments] |
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