An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, according to Ben Franklin. But what if the prevention causes more harm than benefit? And what if the prevention doesn't prevent much of anything at…

If you haven't already, you should read this interesting guest post at Olivia Judson's blog: Many of the best-known scientists of our day are men and women exceptionally talented in herding the…

LONDON, January 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Yes, it's true - UK children really do prefer the taste of oranges and strawberries over soft-drink flavours like fizzy cola. That's just one of the findings to be…

LAVAL, Quebec, January 14 /PRNewswire/ -- BioSyntech, Inc. (TSX: BSY), a biotechnology company developing biotherapeutic thermogels for regenerative medicine, today announced that it will conclude…

The economic crisis may actually help science. Cross your fingers - part of the stimulus package is tagged for expansion of the NSF, NIH and other entities. From Science online: House Democratic…

PARIS, January 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Kewego, the European leader in management, broadcasting and monetisation solutions for videos on the Internet, intranets and screen networks, announces fundraising…

MUNICH, Germany, January 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Europe's leading digital innovation conference, DLD (Digital Life Design), is taking place from 25 to 27 January 2009 in Munich for the fifth year. Around…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, January 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - High-Quality USB 2.0 nanoPHY IP Delivers Exceptionally High Yield, Small Area, and Low Power Consumption for Advanced WiMAX Mobile Station…

NOTTINGHAM, England, January 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - National Study Finds That 6 in 10 (and Two-Thirds of Men) Have Spent Nothing on Eye Health in the Last Year - Vision Express to Offer a…

LONDON, January 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's biggest union, has today repeated its call to the Government to be bold and give the go-ahead for the third runway, stating that expansion in the…