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UCB launches Vimpat in the US for add-on treatment of epilepsy in adults
26 May 2009
ATLANTA – May 26, 2009 – press release, regulated information – UCB today announced that Vimpat® (lacosamide) C-V , a new antiepileptic drug (AED) is available in the U.S. as an add-on therapy for the treatment of...
26 May 2009
ATLANTA – May 26, 2009 – press release, regulated information – UCB today announced that Vimpat® (lacosamide) C-V , a new antiepileptic drug (AED) is available in the U.S. as an add-on therapy for the treatment of...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 20, 2009
25 May 2009
IMAGE: Scientists are reporting an advance toward solving a mysterious machine-workers' disease. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE...
25 May 2009
IMAGE: Scientists are reporting an advance toward solving a mysterious machine-workers' disease. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE...
Stanford's Woods Institute awards new round of Environmental Venture Projects
27 May 2009
The Woods Institute for the Environment has awarded four new Environmental Venture Projects (EVP) grants for interdisciplinary research aimed at finding practical solutions promoting global sustainability. Four Stanford University faculty...
27 May 2009
The Woods Institute for the Environment has awarded four new Environmental Venture Projects (EVP) grants for interdisciplinary research aimed at finding practical solutions promoting global sustainability. Four Stanford University faculty...
Yellowfin tuna biz concept a winner
28 May 2009
UM Rosenstiel School student Stieglitz receives entrepreneurship recognition IMAGE: John Steiglitz won $3,000 in the 7th annual University of Miami School of Business Entrepreneurship Competition for his...
28 May 2009
UM Rosenstiel School student Stieglitz receives entrepreneurship recognition IMAGE: John Steiglitz won $3,000 in the 7th annual University of Miami School of Business Entrepreneurship Competition for his...
Stand Up to Cancer awards $73.6 million for novel, groundbreaking cancer research
27 May 2009
May 27, 2009, New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA: Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the charitable initiative supporting groundbreaking research aimed at getting new cancer treatments to patients in an accelerated timeframe, has reached a significant...
27 May 2009
May 27, 2009, New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA: Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the charitable initiative supporting groundbreaking research aimed at getting new cancer treatments to patients in an accelerated timeframe, has reached a significant...
Scientists announce major global collaboration to create online 'macroscopic observatory' of...
31 May 2009
Biodiversity information, innovative internet architecture being fused to create seamless, global view of life Wanted (soon): observations from environment-minded citizens that will allow science to study biodiversity at a planetary level in a...
31 May 2009
Biodiversity information, innovative internet architecture being fused to create seamless, global view of life Wanted (soon): observations from environment-minded citizens that will allow science to study biodiversity at a planetary level in a...
Healing wounds with lasers, vehicles that drive themselves, other cutting-edge optics
26 May 2009
Research news from CLEO/IQEC Meeting in Baltimore, May 31 to June 5 WASHINGTON, May 26--Researchers from around the world will present the latest breakthroughs in electro-optics, lasers and the application of light waves at the 2009 Conference...
26 May 2009
Research news from CLEO/IQEC Meeting in Baltimore, May 31 to June 5 WASHINGTON, May 26--Researchers from around the world will present the latest breakthroughs in electro-optics, lasers and the application of light waves at the 2009 Conference...
Sweden to host 1.3 billion Euro research center
29 May 2009
The world's most powerful neutron source should be built in Lund, Sweden, it has been announced by EU Research Ministers. At a meeting in Brussels last night (28 May), seven countries voted in support of Lund's bid to host the European...
29 May 2009
The world's most powerful neutron source should be built in Lund, Sweden, it has been announced by EU Research Ministers. At a meeting in Brussels last night (28 May), seven countries voted in support of Lund's bid to host the European...
New center at Georgia Tech aims to improve recovery of soldiers with severe injuries
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Barbara Boyan (pictured center), serves as director of the Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Bioengineering for Soldier Survivability, which is developing clinically valuable, safe and effective tools to...
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Barbara Boyan (pictured center), serves as director of the Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Bioengineering for Soldier Survivability, which is developing clinically valuable, safe and effective tools to...
Poor attention in kindergarten predicts lower high school test scores, UC Davis researchers find
26 May 2009
Addressing early attention problems could boost high school graduation rates (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — As thousands of students nationwide prepare to leave high school, a UC Davis study appearing online today in the June issue of the medical...
26 May 2009
Addressing early attention problems could boost high school graduation rates (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — As thousands of students nationwide prepare to leave high school, a UC Davis study appearing online today in the June issue of the medical...
Most efficient spectrograph to shoot the Southern skies
25 May 2009
IMAGE: This illustration shows the three spectra produced simultaneously by the new efficient X-shooter instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. X-shooter can record the entire spectrum of a celestial...
25 May 2009
IMAGE: This illustration shows the three spectra produced simultaneously by the new efficient X-shooter instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. X-shooter can record the entire spectrum of a celestial...
ASGE and ASGE Foundation hold Crystal Awards Dinner as part of Digestive Disease Week
31 May 2009
OAK BROOK, Ill. – MAY 31, 2009 – The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) will honor important contributions to the field of endoscopy during the fifth annual ASGE Crystal Awards on Sunday, May 31. Hosted by ASGE...
31 May 2009
OAK BROOK, Ill. – MAY 31, 2009 – The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) will honor important contributions to the field of endoscopy during the fifth annual ASGE Crystal Awards on Sunday, May 31. Hosted by ASGE...
Toward cheap underwater sensor nets
26 May 2009
Hard hardware questions answered by UC San Diego computer scientists IMAGE: Jacobs School undergraduates, including Brian Faunce (above), are hard at work on analog portions of the underwater communications...
26 May 2009
Hard hardware questions answered by UC San Diego computer scientists IMAGE: Jacobs School undergraduates, including Brian Faunce (above), are hard at work on analog portions of the underwater communications...
Smart and social?
25 May 2009
Comprehensive analysis questions link between sociality and brain increase in carnivores IMAGE: African wild dogs (Lycaon) are social and large-brained. Click here for more...
25 May 2009
Comprehensive analysis questions link between sociality and brain increase in carnivores IMAGE: African wild dogs (Lycaon) are social and large-brained. Click here for more...
Peering deep into space
27 May 2009
A telescope designed by a University of Miami physicist and an international team of collaborators has produced the clearest images of starburst galaxies, revealing a new picture of the universe in its early...
27 May 2009
A telescope designed by a University of Miami physicist and an international team of collaborators has produced the clearest images of starburst galaxies, revealing a new picture of the universe in its early...
DFG establishes nine new collaborative research centers
27 May 2009
Topics range from cancer research to population migration to statistical models This release is available in German. Effective 1 July 2009, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish nine new...
27 May 2009
Topics range from cancer research to population migration to statistical models This release is available in German. Effective 1 July 2009, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish nine new...
A bad performance is better than no performance at all
27 May 2009
Canaries that hear poor songs as juveniles nevertheless sing rather normal songs as adults IMAGE: Young male canaries sing normally, despite having heard poor songs as juveniles from role models. Click here for...
27 May 2009
Canaries that hear poor songs as juveniles nevertheless sing rather normal songs as adults IMAGE: Young male canaries sing normally, despite having heard poor songs as juveniles from role models. Click here for...
NAU discovery could help feed millions
27 May 2009
Scientists speed up menopause, causing infertility in crop-destroying pests; non-surgical spaying of pets may be next step VIDEO: A team of NAU researchers is working to increase global food supplies by managing...
27 May 2009
Scientists speed up menopause, causing infertility in crop-destroying pests; non-surgical spaying of pets may be next step VIDEO: A team of NAU researchers is working to increase global food supplies by managing...
Melting Greenland ice sheets may threaten Northeast United States, Canada
27 May 2009
BOULDER--Melting of the Greenland ice sheet this century may drive more water than previously thought toward the already threatened coastlines of New York, Boston, Halifax, and other cities in the northeastern United States and in Canada,...
27 May 2009
BOULDER--Melting of the Greenland ice sheet this century may drive more water than previously thought toward the already threatened coastlines of New York, Boston, Halifax, and other cities in the northeastern United States and in Canada,...
AGU journal highlights -- May 29, 2009
29 May 2009
The following highlights summarize research papers that have been published in Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) or the Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres (JGR-D). In this release: Avalanches of electrons may give...
29 May 2009
The following highlights summarize research papers that have been published in Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) or the Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres (JGR-D). In this release: Avalanches of electrons may give...
Indiana U. research at the American College of Sports Medicine conference
30 May 2009
Note: Information about the high-speed accelerometers study presented on Saturday is embargoed until the time of the 10:30 a.m. PDT presentation. Information about the other studies is not embargoed CAFFEINE SHOWN AS EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING...
30 May 2009
Note: Information about the high-speed accelerometers study presented on Saturday is embargoed until the time of the 10:30 a.m. PDT presentation. Information about the other studies is not embargoed CAFFEINE SHOWN AS EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING...
Study shows CGM devices also benefit people with type 1 diabetes
27 May 2009
Suggests monitors help maintain tight control and reduce long-term risks of diabetes, while lowering incidence of dangerous low blood sugar events NEW YORK, May 27, 2009 – People with type 1 diabetes who have already been successful in...
27 May 2009
Suggests monitors help maintain tight control and reduce long-term risks of diabetes, while lowering incidence of dangerous low blood sugar events NEW YORK, May 27, 2009 – People with type 1 diabetes who have already been successful in...
University of Maryland-led consortium wins $93 million NOAA climate institute
28 May 2009
Award is latest demonstration of UM leadership in creating climate knowledge and tools people can use COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland will lead a new climate research partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
28 May 2009
Award is latest demonstration of UM leadership in creating climate knowledge and tools people can use COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland will lead a new climate research partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
DOE JGI releases expanded version of Phytozome.net
29 May 2009
New additions bolster clearinghouse for comparative plant genomics data WALNUT CREEK, CA - An enhanced version of Phytozome.net, a web portal for comparative plant genomics geared to advance biofuel, food, feed, and fiber research, has been...
29 May 2009
New additions bolster clearinghouse for comparative plant genomics data WALNUT CREEK, CA - An enhanced version of Phytozome.net, a web portal for comparative plant genomics geared to advance biofuel, food, feed, and fiber research, has been...
New journal on advanced glass research to debut
28 May 2009
International Journal of Applied Glass Science to be published by the American Ceramic Society in partnership with Wiley-Blackwell WESTERVILLE, OH – The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) announced today that it is launching of a major new,...
28 May 2009
International Journal of Applied Glass Science to be published by the American Ceramic Society in partnership with Wiley-Blackwell WESTERVILLE, OH – The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) announced today that it is launching of a major new,...
Rapid approach to identify influenza A virus mutations and drug resistance developed
28 May 2009
H1N1 can be tracked by new method from Singapore scientists Genome Institute of Singapore scientists, led by Christopher Wong, Ph.D., have developed a novel approach to uncover the complete sequence of any influenza A virus, including H1NI,...
28 May 2009
H1N1 can be tracked by new method from Singapore scientists Genome Institute of Singapore scientists, led by Christopher Wong, Ph.D., have developed a novel approach to uncover the complete sequence of any influenza A virus, including H1NI,...
NIH funds work at WPI on regenerating heart tissue and preventing urinary tract infections
29 May 2009
Congressman James McGovern announces $621,000 in grants for researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park WORCESTER, Mass. – May 28, 2009 – Congressman James McGovern,...
29 May 2009
Congressman James McGovern announces $621,000 in grants for researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park WORCESTER, Mass. – May 28, 2009 – Congressman James McGovern,...
K-State grad student receives National Science Foundation fellowship for computer science
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Tim Weninger is a research associate in computer science at Kansas State University. Click here for more information. A Kansas State University researcher has received a...
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Tim Weninger is a research associate in computer science at Kansas State University. Click here for more information. A Kansas State University researcher has received a...
Lenfest forage fish task force launched
28 May 2009
Expert team of international scientists is devising solutions for sustainably managing these small prey fish; overexploitation and inadequate management is threatening the marine food web IMAGE: Sardines are...
28 May 2009
Expert team of international scientists is devising solutions for sustainably managing these small prey fish; overexploitation and inadequate management is threatening the marine food web IMAGE: Sardines are...
Europe's fastest computer unveiled in Julich
26 May 2009
Gauss Centre for Supercomputing gets the first European petaflop computer -- Three new supercomputers for European research now in Julich Jülich, 26 May 2009 – No less than three supercomputers for European research were unveiled...
26 May 2009
Gauss Centre for Supercomputing gets the first European petaflop computer -- Three new supercomputers for European research now in Julich Jülich, 26 May 2009 – No less than three supercomputers for European research were unveiled...
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