Science Education & Policy

FDA Approves Abbott's XIENCE(TM) V Drug Eluting Stent

ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, July 2 /PRNewswire/--- XIENCE V, Only Drug Eluting Stent to Demonstrate Superiority Over Market-Leading Stent in Clinical Trials, Now Available in United States for Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease Abbott today announced that th ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 2 2008 - 4:33pm

As Age Climbs Above 90, Women Significantly More Likely To Have Dementia

Women over 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia than men of the same age, according UC Irvine researchers involved with the 90+ Study, one of the nation's largest studies of dementia and other health factors in the fastest-growing age dem ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2008 - 4:52pm

Exhibition With A Difference

LONDON, July 3 /PRNewswire/--- With Photo From 15th July a photographic exhibition with a difference will be on display for a month at Baltic Restaurant, SE1. The exhibition is the culmination of an eight-month project where some of London's most vul ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 3 2008 - 2:33am

VTech Announces FY2008 Annual Results

HONG KONG, July 3 /PRNewswire/--- Record Revenue and Profit Despite Difficult Economic Conditions-- Record revenue and profit-- Group revenue increased by 6.0% to US$1,552.0 million-- Profit attributable to shareholders rose by 17.9% to US$215.7 million-- ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 3 2008 - 7:30am

Microsoft Imagine Cup 2008 Finals Showcase Tomorrow's Technology Leaders

PARIS, July 3 /PRNewswire/--- Largest technology competition in the world kicks off its finals today in Paris. Competition begins today for 370 students from 61 countries and regions competing for US$240,000 in prize money at the Imagine Cup 2008, an annu ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 3 2008 - 9:30am

Brattle Group Review Recommends Radical Reform Of Energy Industry Governance Structure In Great Britain

LONDON, July 3 /PRNewswire/-- An independent review commissioned by Ofgem and prepared by economists at The Brattle Group, with legal input from Simmons & Simmons, has recommended radical reforms to the industry code governance arrangements that set t ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 3 2008 - 10:33am

Catholic? Mainline Protestant? You'll Probably Live Longer

LSU associate professor of sociology Troy C. Blanchard recently found that a community's religious environment – the type of religious congregations within a locale – affects mortality rates, often in a positive manner. These results were published in ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2008 - 1:07am

Do We Need A New Government Agency That Focuses On Global Warming?

'Hello, climate? We're from the government and we're here to help you.' A group of former senior federal officials have called for the establishment of an independent Earth Systems Science Agency (ESSA) that would be created by merging ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2008 - 1:49am

ScienceDebate2008 And 14 Questions On Science Policy For US Presidential Candidates

ScienceDebate2008 has come up with 14 questions they would like to see answered by the US presidential candidates. This group has been pushing for a science policy-focused debate among presidential candidates. That debate is looking more and more unlikely, ...

Article - Michael White - Jul 4 2008 - 10:23am

Abu Dhabi Opens Worldwide Nominations And Submissions For Zayed Future Energy Prize

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 6 /PRNewswire/-- 2007 Nobel Laureate Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri and Masdar CEO, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber today announced the official call for nominations and submissions for the Zayed Future Energy Prize (ZFEP), an inter ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 6 2008 - 2:32am