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Chief Executive China Creates Ground-Breaking Executive Education in Partnership with Stanford University and Famous MIT Professor (Popularity:  )
China's C-level executives looking for their next competitive advantage now have two entirely new learning opportunities from Global Sources' (Nasdaq: GSOL) Chief Executive China ( ), the leading international management magazine and website serving China's business elite.
World-famous author and MIT professor, Dr. Peter Senge, will host the first "Chief Executive China Guru Conference Series" on September 11 in Shanghai. Dr. Senge, called "one of the 20 most influential ...
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Nuevolution Announces Drug Discovery Alliance With Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Popularity: )
Nuevolution A/S today announced a strategic alliance with Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX) aimed at the discovery of novel small molecule lead compounds for highly validated drug targets.
Under the terms of the alliance, Nuevolution's proprietary Chemetics(R) drug discovery technology will be applied to identify novel small molecule lead compounds against a range of drug targets proposed by Lexicon. Nuevolution will receive an upfront payment and will be eligible for ...
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Women Who Gain Excessive Weight During Pregnancy More Likely to Have Overweight Children (Popularity: )
Children of mothers who gain more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight at age seven, say researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, in a study published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Children of mothers who are obese prior to pregnancy and gain excessive weight are at the greatest risk for ...
Category: Home & Family
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Weill Cornell Medical College Announces First Commencement of Its New Medical School Graduates in Doha, Qatar, May 8, 2008 (Popularity: )
Weill Cornell Medical College announced today that its branch campus, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q), part of Cornell University and the first American medical school ever established overseas, will graduate its first class in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2008.
The graduating class of 15 students - 9 women and 6 men - represents seven different nationalities. These include Qatar, Bosnia, India, Jordan, Nigeria, Syria, Palestine and the ...
Category: Health & Fitness
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DSMB Supports Continuation of Anthera Phase II Impacts Trial for the Prevention of Acute Chest Syndrome in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease (Popularity: )
Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing anti-inflammatory drugs, announced today that after completing its review of safety and efficacy data currently available, an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) has recommended that Anthera's Phase II clinical trial, known as the IMPACTS (Investigation of the Modulation of Phospholipase in Acute ChesT Syndrome) Study can continue under the current protocol, without change.
IMPACTS is a Phase II multi-center clinical ...
Category: Health & Fitness
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Researchers Use Magnetism to Target Cells to Animal Arteries (Popularity: )
Scientists have used magnetic fields and tiny iron-bearing particles to drive healthy cells to targeted sites in blood vessels. The research, done in animals, may lead to a new method of delivering cells and genes to repair injured or diseased organs in people.
The study team, led by Robert J. Levy, M.D., the William J. Rashkind Chair of Pediatric Cardiology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, loaded endothelial cells, flat ...
Category: Nanotechnology
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Imaging Centers Adopting Picture Archiving and Communication Systems to Survive (Popularity: )
Millennium Research Group (MRG) has conducted a detailed analysis of the picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) market in its US Markets for PACS 2007 report. The analysis reveals that the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), which slashed reimbursement for US diagnostic imaging centers (DIC), is having a major impact on the PACS market.
The DRA came into effect January 1, 2007 and is driving many of these imaging centers ...
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Gene Discovered for Type 1 Diabetes in Children (Popularity: )
Pediatrics researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and McGill University in Montreal have identified a gene variant that raises a child's risk for type 1 diabetes, formerly called juvenile diabetes. As investigators continue to pinpoint genes contributing to diabetes, they have their eyes on providing a scientific basis for designing better treatments and preventive measures for the disease.
The research adds a new gene and new knowledge to the ...
Category: Kids & Teens
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Nanotechnology, Medicine and Bioethics (Popularity: )
One of today's hottest areas of scientific research is nanomedicine. Scientists currently are working to create novel nanostructures that can serve as new kinds of drugs for treating cancer, Parkinson's, and cardiovascular disease. They also are seeking ways to engineer nanomaterials for use as artificial tissues that could replace diseased kidneys and livers, and even repair nerve damage.
In addition, although the research is still exploratory, scientists are beginning to ...
Category: Nanotechnology
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May 5 Designated as National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day (Popularity: )
Children and teenagers suffer from strokes. Although usually a condition in older adults, stroke affects approximately 26 out of every 100,000 newborns and nearly six out of every 100,000 children each year. This week the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution by Robert Casey (D-Pa.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) to designate May 5, 2007 National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day. The Senate resolution also commends The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for ...
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