Kerbal Space Program – Part 21: Space Station Construction With a mun landing under our belts; it's time to start building a space station that will be the foundation for all future expeditions. Continue reading
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>>>ANSA Italy gets more Blue Flag beaches
(By Christopher Livesay) (ANSA) – Rome, May 14 – The number of Italian beaches to be awarded the prestigious Blue Flag award for clean water and pristine sands has risen this year, the international Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) said on Tuesday. Continue reading
Foundation Medicine to Present Clinical Data on its FoundationOne™ Cancer Genomic Profile at the 2013 ASCO Annual …
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Foundation Medicine, Inc., a molecular information company that brings comprehensive cancer genomic diagnostic testing and analysis to routine clinical care, today announced that 12 abstracts highlighting the companys progress in clinical cancer genome sequencing will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2013 taking place May 31-June 4, 2013 in Chicago. Continue reading
Fewer beaches win blue flag status
15 May 2013 Last updated at 06:25 ET Nearly a quarter of blue flag beaches in Wales have lost their status after a wet 2012 affected water quality. Thirty three, instead of 43, beaches have won the international award, alongside five marinas Continue reading
Pastor Appreciates ‘Spirituality of the Chinese’ in Shen Yun
Pastor Rob Lloyd (R) enjoys Shen Yun Performing Arts with his wife and friends at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 4, 2013 Continue reading
Foundation Medicine and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Announce Partnership to Advance Patient Care in …
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Foundation Medicine and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center today announced a partnership that brings together clinical, genomic and computational expertise to advance patient care in hematologic cancers. This effort will focus on co-development of a new Foundation Medicine molecular diagnostic product designed to match patients with hematologic cancers (leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma) with the most rational targeted therapies or clinical trials for their cancer Continue reading
Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation and Gene Therapy for Cystinosis – Video
Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation and Gene Therapy for Cystinosis A presentation by Stephanie Cherqui, PhD, University of California, San Diego at the 2013 Day of Hope Cystinosis Research Foundation Family Conference, Balbo… By: Natalieswish Continue reading
Billings Clinic starting Internal Medicine Residency Program
With primary carephysicians so hard to come by, Billings Clinic has come up with an innovative solution. It plans to grow its own. Continue reading
UW Medicine receives $500,000 Purple Heart Service Foundation grant
Public release date: 24-Apr-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Clare LaFond clareh@uw.edu 206-685-1323 University of Washington – Health Sciences/UW News, Community Relations & Marketing The Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation (MOPHSF) and the UW Medicine Division of Pain Medicine are joining forces to assist veterans with treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and acute and chronic pain. Continue reading
Happy Tax Freedom Day
Every year, the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation calculates what it calls Tax Freedom Day. That’s the day, according to the tax research group, that Americans have finally earned enough money to pay their annual tax obligations at the federal, state and local levels. April 18 is this year’s Tax Freedom Day, five days later than in 2012 Continue reading
Arizona tax-freedom day arrives 5 days earlier
Arizonas tax burden appears to be easing this year, even as the national tax bill rises, according to a new study. Arizonas tax freedom day arrived five days earlier this year, on April 5, than it did in 2012, the Tax Foundation reported. Continue reading
Davao Medical School Foundation, Philippines @ 9244222442 – Video
Davao Medical School Foundation, Philippines @ 9244222442 By: Ganapathy Moorthy Continue reading
GenSight Biologics Raises €32m in a Series A Financing for Ophthalmic Gene Therapy
PARIS, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — GenSight Biologics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of ophthalmic therapeutics using gene therapy, announced today the closing of a 32 million Series A financing. The financing was co-led by Novartis Venture Fund, Abingworth LLP, Versant Ventures and Index Ventures Continue reading
Tax Freedom Day on April 18, group estimates
Tax Freedom Day will arrive on April 18 this year, the 108th day of 2013, the Tax Foundation reported this week in a release. Americans will work well over three and a half months of the year before they have earned enough money to pay this years tax obligations at the federal, state and local levels Continue reading
Foundation Medicine and Agios Announce Diagnostic Discovery Collaboration for IDH1 and IDH2 Cancer Metabolism Programs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Foundation Medicine, Inc., and Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced a multi-year diagnostic partnership for Agios lead programs in cancer metabolism. These programs focus on developing new cancer metabolism inhibitors targeting tumors carrying mutations in either the IDH1 or IDH2 metabolic enzymes. Foundation Medicine and Agios are collaborating to identify tumor genomic alterations that can be used to identify which patients are most likely to respond to Agios IDH1 and IDH2 drug candidates, and to develop and potentially commercialize diagnostic products for these programs. Continue reading
‘Tax Freedom Day’ is April 13 in Utah
(Mike Mergen | Bloomberg News) So-called “Tax Freedom Day” will come a little later for Utahns this year. Continue reading
Italy pushes on with controversial stem cell therapy
Italian health officials are allowing a handful of patients to continue with a controversial stem cell therapy amid protests from scientists that the treatments are unproven and unsafe. The Stamina Foundation has been administering the therapy at the public hospital Spedali Civili of Brescia to people with a range of degenerative diseases Continue reading
Fuel Freedom Foundation Launches Book Club and Webinar Series
IRVINE, CA–(Marketwire – Mar 28, 2013) – Fuel Freedom Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign dedicated to ending America’s oil addiction through fuel market competition, today announced the launch of its book club and webinar series: “Fueling the Future.” Fuel Freedom Foundation advocates for an open fuel market so that cheaper, cleaner, American-made replacement fuels may compete fairly with gasoline at the pump. Competition will drive down transportation fuel prices, create jobs and promote innovation. By commercializing cheaper, cleaner and domestically produced replacement fuels, we can pave the way to freedom of choice for all consumers, strengthen the economy, relieve families from the burden of high gas prices, secure our nation from oil-producing adversarial countries and significantly reduce harmful air toxins Continue reading
White Paper by Leading Health Care Organizations Cites Opportunity for Cancer Care in Austin
AUSTIN, TX–(Marketwire – Mar 22, 2013) – Today, the LIVESTRONG Foundation, Central Health, the Shivers Cancer Foundation and Senator Kirk Watson announced the results of a white paper on the availability of quality clinical adult cancer care and support services in the greater Austin region, which includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. Cancer is the leading cause of death in the region and residents cite it as a top health concern Continue reading
Fuel Freedom Foundation Appoints New Director of Research
IRVINE, CA–(Marketwire – Mar 19, 2013) – Fuel Freedom Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign dedicated to breaking America’s oil addiction, announces Michael D. Jackson as its new Director of Research Continue reading