Most patients with both bipolar disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) should be treated as having bipolar disorder, researchers suggest. In their systematic review of OCD and bipolar disorder comorbidity, they found that, ...
A molecule nobody thought to explore may unlock a potential therapeutic target for a debilitating connective tissue disorder, according to Western-led research. Western professor Dr. David O'Gorman and PhD student Christina Raykha have ...
Tags: therapeutic target, connective tissue disorder, Dupuytren's disease
Waste-water treatment by-products, also known as sewage sludge, are frequently used as fertilizer. And that means whatever this stew of sewage leftovers contains, including substances hazardous to human and animal health, could potentially ...
Tags: antibiotic, resistant, bacteria, fertilizer, super bug
Gareth H. McKinley, M.I.T. School of Engineering Professor of Teaching Innovation and Associate Head for Research, offered the keynote address at the first annual global Axalta Coating Systems Innovation Symposium. Over 100 Axalta ...
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) is applauding new legislation introduced today in the House of Commons aimed at cracking down on counterfeit goods. CME says the bill will provide RCMP and customs officials the authority to ...
Proposed laws could protect virtual intellectual property. A number of Internet laws that aim to protect intellectual property rights online have been proposed in recent months. While only one piece of legislation has passed, proposed ...
Tags: Business Implications, Computer Products, Cyber Legislation
The European Parliament has rejected the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta), blocking its route to becoming law in European Union member states. The vote is the first time the body has exercised its Lisbon Treaty ...
Tags: European Parliament, ACTA, Lisbon Treaty, IP
A group of activists have banded together to protect the Internet from what they see as bad legislation, with a focus initially on copyright enforcement proposals. Members of the new Internet Defense League hope they can harness the ...
Tags: Internet, bad legislation, copyright enforcement proposals
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta) has been dealt another blow as an influential European parliamentary committee rejected its adoption. The International Trade Committee voted against the proposed Acta legislation by 19 votes ...
Three key European parliamentary committees have voted against adopting the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta). The agreement is aimed at setting an international standard for tackling large-scale infringements of intellectual ...
As the U.S.and eight other nations negotiate a wide-ranging trade agreement,several digital rights groups said they're concerned that the Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP)will bring back controversial copyright-enforcement provisions pushed by ...
Tags: Trans-Pacific Partnership, USA, SOPA, USTR
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement(ACTA)has been rejected by the European Parliament and cannot become law in the EU. This was the first time that Parliament exercised its Lisbon Treaty power to reject an international trade ...
Tags: Agreement, Vote, Policy, the EU Treaties, Bill
IDG News Service-Members of the European Parliament rejected the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on Wednesday by 478 votes to 39. The result had been widely expected internationally and means that the agreement cannot ...
Tags: European Parliament, intellectual property rights, Internet service
A plenary session of the European Parliament is scheduled to vote today to decide the fate of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement(Acta)in the European Union(EU). The US-backed treaty is designed to crack down on ...
Tags: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, EU, intellectual property, Europe