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Omega-3 fatty acids prevent and slow age-related macular degeneration (News-Medical-Net)

September 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

Researchers are seeing more benefits of omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3s), such as their ability to help prevent and slow age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that is the leading cause of severe vision loss in older people.

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XOMA Presents Results Demonstrating Novel Mechanism of Action for…

September 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

XOMA Ltd. , a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, announced new data demonstrating the unique regulatory mechanism of action of XOMA 052, a potent antibody drug candidate that inhibits the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 beta .

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MacuSight(R) Provides Clinical Development Update for Perceiva(TM) – Earthtimes (press release)

September 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

MacuSight(R) Provides Clinical Development Update for Perceiva(TM)Earthtimes (press release)These studies, which are evaluating Perceiva as a treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME), neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) …

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World’s most sensitive astronomical camera developed at the Universite de Montreal (SpaceRef)

September 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

A team of Universite de Montreal researchers, led by physics PhD student Olivier Daigle, has developed the world’s most sensitive astronomical camera.

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World’s most sensitive astronomical camera developed at the Universite de Montreal

September 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Source: University of Montreal – Comments First clients include NASA, University of Sao Paulo, European-Canadian consortium Montreal, September 29, 2009 – A team of Universite de Montreal researchers, led by physics PhD student Olivier Daigle, has developed the world’s most sensitive …

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Measure To Protect Older Insured Could Impact The Young

September 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

In most states, insurers charge older people much higher health insurance premiums than their younger counterparts, a practice companies say is “an unavoidable business decision” because the risk of getting sick rises with age, the Associated Press reports. Healthy people in their early 50s can face charges six or seven times as much as an overweight 20-year-old with health problems.

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Through a lens darkly

September 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

Tim O’Brien photographed these birds in flight outside the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Alcon Posts 5.9 Percent Sales Growth for Third Quarter

September 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

Alcon, Inc. reported global sales rose 5.9 percent to $1,614 million for the third quarter of 2009, or a 9.0 percent increase excluding the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations.

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Fall’s superfood: pumpkin

September 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

As the leaves begin to change color and the temperature becomes cooler, new fruits and vegetables with their own shades of yellow, orange, and red begin to appear at local farmers markets and grocers.

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Oklahoma Sooners QB Landry Jones: Through the eyes of his grandparents, part 1

September 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

OU redshirt freshman QB Landry Jones, before “The Stache.” Photo: OU Athletics Dept.

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