If Google's latest project is successful, the finger prick test for blood sugar levels could eventually become a thing of the past for diabetics. Google X lab is developing a smart contact lens that can measure glucose levels in tears ...
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Bona US will be opening a new regional training center in Seattle. It is one of six regional training centers launched by Bona over the past few years and is located between Seattle and Tacoma in the West Valley Business Park in the city ...
An experimental drug could eventually offer a new treatment option for genital herpes, a common and incurable sexually transmitted infection, researchers report. In a small study, researchers found that the drug -- called pritelivir -- ...
Hepatitis C treatment isn't pretty, but the dark days of weekly injections, rough side effects and no guarantee of full recovery from the liver-damaging disease may soon be over, researchers report. Two studies, both published in the Jan. ...
A special crop, pulse and canola processor has signed a major delivery contract, thanks to its trucking capabilities. Pacific Coast Canola (PCC), a Seattle, Washington-based subsidiary of Legumex Walker Inc. (which is headquartered in ...
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Certain regions in adult brains still have a "childlike" ability to create new connections that can help people learn new skills and form new memories as they age, according to a new study. Researchers compared gene activity levels in ...
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Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. reported Wednesday an adjusted loss per share of $(0.18) and a loss per share of $(0.23) for its fiscal 2014 first quarter ended November 30, 2013. Adjusted results for the first quarter exclude a $2 ...
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Brooks Running will again sponsor the Brooks PR Invitational, bringing the best high school runners to Seattle. The 2014 PR Invite will take place June 21 and, and this year, it'll be outdoors at Renton Memorial Stadium. In recent years, ...
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Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced the acquisition of inpatient psychiatric facilities in Seattle, Washington, and Riverside, California, expanding the Company's geographic presence to two new states. Effective, ...
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A U.S. Coast Guard heavy icebreaker left Australia for Antarctica on Sunday to rescue more than 120 crew members aboard two icebreakers trapped in pack ice near the frozen continent's eastern edge, officials said. The 122-meter (399-foot) ...
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Aleddra, known for its EasiRetrofit tube, the safest LED tube on the market, announces a sales growth exceeding 50% in 2013. "The most increase came from the educational, commercial, and industrial sectors," states Mr. Patrick Yu, GM. ...
A good pathway can totally change a garden. If you've got a muddy, messy path surrounded by beautiful plants, your plants won't seem quite as flashy, thanks to that ho-hum trail slashing through them...and all your garden visitors will be ...
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Two years ago,the U.S.Congress mandated that the Federal Aviation Administration integrate robotic aircraft into national airspace by 2015.The FAA has since taken only baby steps toward that goal,but the topic has already sparked much ...
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Brooks Running Company added Olympian Nick Symmonds to its roster of sponsored athletes. Symmonds joins the Brooks Beasts Track Club (TC), a middle distance, Seattle-based training group formed last year by Brooks to set a new standard for ...
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With 23,000 tons of foam used once and then thrown away in New York annually, the city's goal is keep 75% of waste out of landfills by 2030 – even though Styrofoam is technically recyclable. Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg ...