Archive for May, 2011
Tim Hortons Camp Day is June 1st!
All donations, along with entire coffee proceeds will help send even more kids to camp To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/tim-hortons/tim-hortons-camp-day-june-1st OAKVILLE, ON, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Wednesday, June 1 is Tim Hortons Camp Day! Camp Day is the one day each year when every penny from coffee sales at Tim Hortons [...]
Novel Molecular Pathway Described in Nature Has Possible Implications for Retinal Disease and Cancer Treatment
Download image CINCINNATI, May 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scientists identify in the journal Nature a new molecular pathway used to suppress blood vessel branching in the developing retina – a finding with potential therapeutic value for fighting diseases of the retina and a variety of cancers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110406/MM79025LOGO) Researchers report that myeloid cells, blood cells [...]
Why Does Flu Trigger Asthma?
Study suggests new therapeutic targets for virally-induced asthma attacks BOSTON, May 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have found a previously unknown biological pathway explaining why influenza induces asthma attacks. Studies in a mouse model, published [...]
100 Black Men of America, Inc. Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Annual Conference in San Francisco June 9-12
ATLANTA, May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — San Francisco will play host to 100 Black Men of America, Inc. (The 100) and the mentoring organization’s 25th Anniversary Annual Conference from June 9-12, 2011. The 2011 conference will mark the 25th anniversary of The 100′s national incorporation; as an organization it is nearing 50 years of service [...]
Study Links Job Stress In Teachers To Student Achievement
HOUSTON, May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — After 17 years of researching traumatic stress with war-afflicted populations (veterans and civilians) and job stress in the medical profession, Teresa McIntyre, a research professor in the department of psychology and the Texas Institute for Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics (TIMES), at the University of Houston (UH), decided to study [...]
