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MAARA to celebrate its 50th anniversary with lecture titled 'The Future of Asthma'

50 years of pioneering asthma research which has benefited patients and sufferers throughout the UK will be celebrated at an event hosted by the University of Leicester on Wednesday 20 June.

19 Jun 2018

Anguil Environmental Systems celebrates 40th anniversary

Starting an environmental company in the late 1970’s was not nearly as well received as it would be today, but Gene Anguil, Founder of Anguil Environmental Systems, persevered. Four decades later, Anguil is recognized as a worldwide leader of industrial air pollution control and wastewater treatment technologies.

From Anguil Environmental Systems 14 Jun 2018

Eminent biologist resigns over allegations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Eminent biologist and cancer researcher Inder Verma has resigned from the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences in La Jolla, California according to an announcement made by the institute on the 11th of June 2018

13 Jun 2018

NUST MISIS study demonstrates high toxicity of silver nanoparticles

NUST MISIS scientists and their colleagues from the Russian Academy of Sciences have proved the high toxicity of silver nanoparticles by conducting an experiment with embryos of Danio fish (Danio rerio).

6 Jun 2018

Regeneron collaborates with Zoetis to research antibody therapies for animals

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Zoetis Inc. today announced a five-year collaboration to research the use of Regeneron's monoclonal antibody therapeutics in animals and discover new veterinary treatments.

6 Jun 2018

New rebreather system enhances capabilities of Navy divers

The muscular U.S. Navy diver hoisted a 60-pound life-support regulator onto his back, then donned a 30-pound metal helmet.

1 Jun 2018

Scientists develop natural, non-toxic hair dye from blackcurrant skins

Whether they're trying to hide some gray or embrace a new or quirky color, people adore hair dyes. But some of these dyes may be harmful to humans and the environment.

30 May 2018

New way of grouping atoms could herald novel materials, drugs and computers

Scientists have found a new way of joining groups of atoms together into shape-changing molecules - opening up the possibility of a new area of chemistry and the development of countless new drugs, microelectronics and materials with novel characteristics.

22 May 2018

Raising Awareness of Childhood Dementia

The Dementia Strikes Children Too campaign aims to raise awareness of childhood dementia, drive for better clinical education of this group of diseases, and put in place the systems and tools for earlier diagnosis.

18 May 2018

Smoke from fires may pose threat to orangutans, finds study

Orangutans, already critically endangered due to habitat loss from logging and large-scale farming, may face another threat in the form of smoke from natural and human-caused fires, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study finds.

15 May 2018

US Nobel Prize productivity is approaching its end, shows study

Since first being awarded in 1901, most Nobel Prizes for science have gone to the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

10 May 2018

A simple information card with program details can help food-aid recipients

Even for poor villagers in rural Indonesia, information is power. That is the implication of a newly published study co-authored by MIT economists, which finds that recipients of government aid collect more of the goods intended for them when they know more about the aid program they're enrolled in.

10 May 2018

Oxford University Press and Chinese Antibody Society partner to launch Antibody Therapeutics

Oxford University Press and the Chinese Antibody Society are pleased to announce their new partnership to launch the journal Antibody Therapeutics this spring.

9 May 2018

Tradeshow talks with Braun

Newsmed talks to Braun about why they're at Health GB and what they're focusing on.

8 May 2018

Tradeshow Talks with Mahr Surgical

Tradeshow Talks with Mahr Surgical at Health GB 2018.

7 May 2018

Tradeshow talks with Heal & Care

Newsmed talks to Heal & Care about why they're here at Health GB and what they're exhibiting

4 May 2018

Tradeshow talks with Steroplast

AZoNetwork Talks to Steroplast about Health GB and what they're doing in their field at the moment

4 May 2018

Novotek launches UK and Ireland brand after acquisition of Kerrco Automation

European industrial IT and automation expert Novotek has launched its UK and Ireland brand following the acquisition of Glasgow-based Kerrco Automation. The rebranded Novotek UK and Ireland will help businesses across the manufacturing, utilities, process and energy sectors to improve all aspects of operational effectiveness.

2 May 2018

Funds raised from Spark of Hope Tribute Gala will support Life Directions mission

Life Directions, Detroit's Peer to Peer Mentoring organization, will host its 45th Annual "Spark of Hope" Tribute Gala fundraiser at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at the GM Wintergarden in the Renaissance Center.

28 Apr 2018

Illinois American Water encourages customers to dispose their unwanted medications at approved collection sites

Illinois American Water encourages customers to participate in the Drug Enforcement Agency's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.