Effective care and prevention strategies have managed to reduce the spread of HIV in the U.S. and other resource-rich countries. But in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 25 million are infected, the epidemic rages — as does the debate over how to stop it. (more…)
Whole Foods Market ranked #28 and Amazon ranked #2 on Fortune’s 2017 list of World’s Most Admired Companies
SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 16, 2017– Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire Whole Foods Market for $42 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $13.7 billion, including Whole Foods Market’s net debt. (more…)
Zebras folgen ihrer Erinnerung, um auf der alljährlichen Wanderung während der Regenzeit ihr Ziel zu erreichen. Entscheidend für ihre Route ist die Erinnerung daran, wie die Vegetation am Zielort durchschnittlich in der Vergangenheit ausgesehen hat. Die unterwegs vorgefundende Vegetation und deren kurzfristige Wahrnehmung spielt für die Richtung eine untergeordnete Rolle. Das berichtet ein Senckenberg-Forscherteam ¬im Fachmagazin „Proceedings of the Royal Society B“. Die Wanderrouten großer Landsäugetiere wie Zebras könnten daher weniger flexibel sein, als bisher angenommen wurde. (more…)
Reovirus infection can trigger immune response to gluten
Infection with reovirus, a common but otherwise harmless virus, can trigger the immune system response to gluten that leads to celiac disease, according to new research from the University of Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. (more…)
Biomedical engineering researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed inexpensive paper pumps that use capillary action to power portable microfluidic devices, opening the door to a range of biomedical tools. (more…)
Die Hemmung des Enzyms RIOK1 könnte das Tumorwachstum und die Metastasenbildung stoppen
Ein internationales Team um Dr. Florian Weinberg aus der Gruppe von Prof. Dr. Tilman Brummer vom Institut für Molekulare Medizin und Zellforschung (IMMZ) der Universität Freiburg, der klinischen Pathologie und Medizin I des Universitätsklinikums und dem Kinghorn Cancer Centre/Garvan Insitute in Australien hat einen neuen Ansatz gefunden, mit dem sich das Tumorwachstum bei Krebserkrankungen möglicherweise stoppen lässt. (more…)
New Service Enables Enterprises to Speed Business Agility in Adopting Cloud Applications Across On-Premise and Cloud Environments, and Helps Improve Employee Productivity with Single Sign-On from Any Device
ARMONK, NY – 13 Jun 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new service, delivered via the IBM Cloud, designed for managing how employees gain access to their preferred business applications. IBM Cloud Identity Connect is a new Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS), which helps provide users with rapid access to thousands of popular cloud apps while enabling single sign-on (SSO) to their applications, whether from the cloud or on-premise. (more…)
University leaders served on Challenge of Change Commission to find solutions for food insecurity
Leaders at The Ohio State University working to combat the growing problem of food insecurity have joined a comprehensive and coordinated effort to address global hunger. (more…)
