Medical researchers at the University of Melbourne have made a discovery that could lead to a simple blood test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Mad Cow disease. Using genetic sequencing, the scientists found that cells infected ...
Video-conferencing is yesterday's news. VC-on-mobile is the tech of the future. But the CIO of DDB Mudra Group is doing it here and now. New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Vizag, Trivandrum. If this list is exhaustive to ...
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FUTURE computing devices will push further into the senses by developing capacities to mimic the ability to see, smell, touch, taste and hear, IBM says in an annual forecast. The seventh annual "IBM 5 in 5", a list of innovations that ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration(FDA)has granted 510(k)clearance to PhysioSonics'cranial blood flow monitoring system. The Presto 1000 Flow Monitor,which uses the company's proprietary Flash Doppler,maintains the flow of information ...
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A major shipping logistics firm says"the likelihood of a strike is high"after contract negotiations broke down this week between the longshoreman's union and East Coast port operators. This fall both sides agreed to extend their contract ...
WASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN) — The League of American Bicyclists has announced a slate of speakers for its Women Mean Business event, which will be held March 4 during the League's National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C. Georgena Terry ...
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BERLIN, Germany (BRAIN) — Urban bike accessories brand Chrome Industries has opened a pop-up retail store in the heart of Berlin for the holidays. The location serves multiple purposes: during the day it's primarily a retail store, ...
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The French parliament has voted to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby food packaging, a chemical which is suspected to have a toxic effect on the brain and nervous system. The ban is set to take effect in 2013 for use in packaging ...
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Nasa has committed to spend $11.2 million (£6.9 million) on developing a colour-changing LED system which will encourage astronauts to sleep by mimicking their natural circadian rhythms. It is hoped that the space agency’s ...
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University researchers are studying the brains of honey bees in an attempt to build an autonomous flying robot. By creating models of the systems in a bee's brain that control vision and sense of smell, scientists are hoping to build a ...
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A suggestion extended by some of the Lake Zone based cotton industry stakeholders to abolish the newly introduced contract farming in Tanzania, has been turned down by the Tanzanian Cotton Board (TCB). Claiming that they were facing ...
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What kind of app would you expect from a father who dotes over his three daughters? For the answer, look no further than the apps being launched by Publ Studio. The products developed by this children's media company range from an ...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Advisory Panel has scheduled to review the data presented in the Second Sight Medical Products' humanitarian device exemption (HDE) market approval application, for its Argus II ...
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Mattel 01628 500 000 Mattel had two of the top five family games last year, according to NPD December 2011 data, and Uno was the number one card game. This season it has a number of fresh products, including Chameleon Crunch, which ...
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US-based MD Anderson has performed the first MRI-guided brain biopsy by using MRI Interventions' ClearPoint system. ClearPoint System features reusable components, disposable components and intuitive, menu-driven software and is ...