Aging

Ventyx(TM) Water Utility Symposium Offers Unique Opportunity To Address Key Water Industry Issues

LONDON, April 23 /PRNewswire/-- Ventyx(TM) today announced the Ventyx Water Utility Symposium, an industry forum designed to highlight the latest technology and best practices used to address some of the most complex and demanding issues facing today' ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 23 2008 - 4:31am

How Do Chemicals That Keep Fruit Fresh Work?

Ethylene (C2H4) is a gaseous hormone produced naturally in plants and by man in combustion (1). When plants encounter ethylene they soften and ripen (fruit) or wilt and fade (flowers.) We all like fruit that is ripe but lasts longer and flowers that stay c ...

Article - News Staff - May 3 2008 - 12:21pm

Short Arms, Legs Linked To Risk Of Dementia

People with shorter arms and legs may be at a higher risk for developing dementia later in life compared to people with longer arms and legs, according to a study published in the May 6, 2008, bonus issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2008 - 4:37pm

Is Your Child Gambling?

Gambling activity is widespread among U.S. adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA). Results of the first national survey of its kin ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2008 - 3:04pm

BACE1 Enzyme Linked To Schizophrenia

Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered that mice lacking an enzyme that contributes to Alzheimer disease exhibit a number of schizophrenia-like behaviors. The finding raises the possibility that this enzyme may participate in the development of s ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2008 - 12:00pm

Novel Treatment Offers Insomnia Sufferers Hope Of Quality Sleep

COPENHAGEN, May 13 /PRNewswire/--- Circadin(R) Improves Quality of Sleep and Morning Alertness A new, first in class sleep medication is launched today, offering hope for thousands of sufferers of insomnia in Europe. Circadin(R), sustained-release melaton ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 13 2008 - 2:31pm

Landmark ATHENA Study Findings With Multaq(R)(dronedarone) Show 24% Reduction In Cardiovascular Hospitalisation Or Death In Pati

PARIS, May 15 /PRNewswire/-- Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that findings from the landmark ATHENA study showed that Multaq(R) (dronedarone), a potential therapy for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation or atria ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 15 2008 - 12:31pm

Senetek PLC Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

NAPA, California, May 15 /PRNewswire/--- Agreement in Principle Reached to Terminate Marketing Agreement with Triax Aesthetics, LLC for Pyratine-6(TM) on Most Favorable Terms Senetek PLC (OTC Bulletin Board: SNKTY), a Life Sciences company engaged in the ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 15 2008 - 4:31pm

Luteolin Flavonoid In Celery May Impact Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers at the University of Illinois report this week that a plant compound found in abundance in celery and green peppers can disrupt a key component of the inflammatory response in the brain. The findings have implications for research on aging and ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2008 - 9:30am

Bayard Group Launches New Global Leader In Energy Management; Unifies Operating Companies Under Powerful Landis+Gyr Name

NEW YORK, May 21 /PRNewswire/--- Empowering Next Generation Smart Grid- Bayard Group Pty Ltd. today announced it is creating the new leader in energy management by uniting its family of green technology companies under one global brand, Landis+Gyr, a name ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 21 2008 - 12:32am