Intensive Afterschool, Summer Supports Can Change Trajectory For Middle...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Higher Achievement, a leading education program for middle school youth, announced today the findings of a randomized-control trial (RCT) study that...
View ArticleBanks in Singapore agonise over rich clients in tax evasion clampdown
SINGAPORE May 6 (Reuters) - Banks in Singapore are urgently scrutinising their account holders as an imminent deadline on stricter tax evasion measures forces them to decide whether to send some of...
View ArticleMid-Stage Clinical Study of Wasting Disease Therapeutic MT-102 Shows Reversal...
OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PsiOxus Therapeutics, Ltd. (PsiOxus) today announced top line positive data from a Phase II clinical trial of MT-102 in cancer-related cachexia. The primary endpoint...
View ArticleCombining social media and behavioral psychology could lead to more HIV...
(Source: UCLA - University of California - Los Angeles) S ocial media such as Twitter and Facebook can be valuable in the fight against HIV in the United States, where research has demonstrated they...
View ArticleEyes Everywhere
Kozhikode: The technology-enabled surveillance systems such as CCTNS and spread of CCTV networks across public places in the state also raises the question of whether God’s Own Country is fast turning...
View ArticleMedtronic Announces U.S. Renal Denervation Pivotal Trial Fails to Meet...
(Source: Medtronic Inc) MINNEAPOLIS - January 9, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that its U.S. pivotal trial in renal denervation for treatment-resistant hypertension, SYMPLICITY...
View ArticleWhen death could be only a mouthful of food away . . .
The death in Dublin last month of a teenager with a peanut allergy, minutes after suffering a fatal reaction when she mistakenly ate satay sauce, was chilling news – particularly for parents of the...
View ArticlePresident’s Science and Technology Awards 2014 Honours Outstanding Scientific...
(Source: A*STAR - Agency For Science, Technology And Research) Singapore - Eight of Singapore's top research scientists and engineers have been conferred the 2014 President's Science and Technology...
View ArticlePaying a high price for fare evasion (Monash University)
(Source: Monash University) 17 March 2014 Understanding why people dodge paying fares on public transport could save Victorian taxpayers close to $80 million a year. Monash University researchers...
View ArticleLeaked documents reveal HSBC tax evasion scheme
HSBC's Swiss banking operations helped international clients avoid paying billions in taxes, according to leaked documents published on Sunday. The release of the leaks comes a month after Argentine...
View ArticleKerala to get Rs.403 crore under universal education scheme
Tweet Thiruvananthapuram, June 6 (IANS) Kerala has been allocated Rs.403 crore in the current fiscal under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme for universal education, state Education Minister Abdu...
View ArticleSt. Jude Medical EnligHTNment Study Highlighted at EuroPCR During Trials That...
(Source: St Jude Medical Inc) St. Jude Medical EnligHTNment Study Highlighted at EuroPCR During Trials That May Change Clinical Practice Session ST. PAUL, Minn. & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 21,...
View ArticleIndia must check Corruption—Laurence Cockcroft
Hyderabad, March 05: “India has undoubtedly the potential for a great future. For this to become a reality, India must check corruption, seriously address the question of ethics in governance and...
View ArticleNew species highlights plant diversity of Palakkad
A team of scientists from four research institutions in Kerala have reported the discovery of a rare species of plant from the Palakkad gap region of the Western Ghats, highlighting the floral...
View ArticleMedtronic Announces U.S. Renal Denervation Pivotal Trial Fails to Meet...
MINNEAPOLIS - January 9, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that its U.S. pivotal trial in renal denervation for treatment-resistant hypertension, SYMPLICITY HTN-3, failed to meet its...
View ArticleConvention highlights evidence on diabetes prevention
Tweet Thiruvananthapuram, Aug.20 (ANI): P. Kesavadev Trust and the Jothydev Diabetes Research Centre organized an international one day annual JPEF (Jothydev's Professional Education Forum, CME)...
View ArticleAchuthanandan takes on CPI-M over Mani
Thiruvananthapuram, November 14: Veteran CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan has criticized the party's state leadership for not seeking a CBI probe against Finance Minister K.M. Mani for corruption. In a...
View ArticleCreativity in the arts increase in Parkinson's patients taking certain therapies
A new TAU study, "Enhanced creative thinking under dopaminergic therapy in Parkinson disease," published online in the June 2014 issue of the Annals of Neurology confirms creative energy in Parkinson's...
View ArticlePoor teens' health may benefit from top schools
CHICAGO (AP) — Disadvantaged teens may get more than an academic boost by attending top-notch high schools — their health may also benefit, a study suggests. Risky health behavior including...
View ArticleNew children's commissioner starts work
20 April 2015 From the section Wales The new children's commissioner for Wales said she wanted to be "the voice" of all youngsters as she takes up her post on Monday. Prof Sally Holland joined from...
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