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Louisville Zoo determines baby elephant's father
 Just in time for Father's Day, the Louisville Zoo has verified that the father of Scotty, the Zoo's baby elephant that was born March 18, is a 28-year-old African elephant from the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium named Jackson.
Jackson was determined to be the father through DNA testing
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Extension of the deadline for submission of abstracts till July, 15th
 From October 17th to 20th, 2007 the 3rd World Congress on Regenerative Medicine will take place in the Congress Center Leipzig. The Fraunhofer-Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology organises this event and invites all interested scientists and entrepreneurs to make a contribution to the themes of stem cell research,
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STRATEGY X IN FINAL NEGOTIATIONS FOR TRAINING CENTER LOCATED IN EL SEGUNDO, CALFORNIA
Strategy X Inc., Managing Director, Richard A Dabney, stated, 'The successful opening of this facility will be a serious growth trigger and milestone achievement for the company. Being in this area provides Strategy X with direct access to develop and continue to develop business relationships with some of the largest
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Best treatment for androgen-independent prostate cancer
The chemotherapy drug docetaxel currently offers the best treatment for androgen-independent prostate cancer. That is the result of a now published clinical trial that compared the efficacy of the two most widely used chemotherapy drugs. When using docetaxel, the risk of disease progression was cut by more than 50% than
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African Americans Perceive People with Extreme Health Problems as Less Productive and Valuable
African Americans appear to perceive people with extreme health problems as less productive or valuable according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. The study examined the differences in preferences for the EQ-5D health states among African Americans, Hispanics, and other races living in the United States.
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- WOMEN IN THE "WAITING ROOM"
 It is more difficult for doctors to diagnose complex sources of pain in women than in men and the reasons for this are rooted in language use. This finding, which is of major importance for both doctors and patients, is revealed by a now completed project by the FWF Austrian
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- FRAUEN IM "WARTEZIMMER"
 Bei Frauen können ÄrztInnen komplexe Schmerzen weniger gut diagnostizieren als bei Männern - die Ursachen dafür liegen im Sprachgebrauch. Diese für ÄrztInnen wie auch PatientInnen wichtige Erkenntnis liefert ein soeben abgeschlossenes Projekt des Österreichischen Wissenschaftsfonds FWF. Die Forschungsergebnisse zur geschlechtstypischen Schmerzbeschreibung werden nun am 2nd International Congress of Gender Medicine
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Tom Gingeras to speak at the 3rd World Congress on Regenerative Medicine
Once again, at the 3rd World Congress on Regenerative Medicine (WCRM) internationally renowned scientists from many different countries will be presenting their latest findings on stem cell technology. The papers will concentrate on bone tissue, cartilage, immunology, skin and nerves, as well as new types of imaging techniques in
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The State of Pakistan's Competitiveness Report of the CSF identified that Pakistan ranks well on government spending on R&D, where it was ranked at 47 and company spending on R&D, where it stood at 51, which boosts its score on capacity to innovate.
 Pakistan ranked well in most innovation-related categories. The highest ranking in this group was for the capacity for innovation. Pakistan stood 38th among 125 countries. Islamabad, May 18 - 'The Ministry of Science and Technology should formulate and implement a plan to improve the number of international patents filed by
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Louisville Zoo's baby pygmy hippo receives her name; so do maned wolf pups and bongo baby
 The Louisville Zoo's female baby pygmy hippo heard her name for the first time todayIsoke (ee SO keh), which is African for satisfying gift.
The name was submitted by 5-year-old Aspen Hofmans of Prospect as part of the Zoo Babies Naming Contest presented by Norton Healthcare. Gorilla Forest zookeepers
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