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WASHINGTON, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (NASDAQ: VNDA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of products for the treatment of central nervous system disorders, today announced financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Key Highlights: On March 25, 2013, Vanda announced that it held a successful Pre-New Drug Application meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
SHANGHAI, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ABACHEM is a public listed company in China, specializing in contract manufacturing to the pharmaceutical, biotechnological and agrochemical industries. Offering a broad spectrum of services for the production of fine chemicals, advanced intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients, we have successfully collaborated and partnered with major pharmaceutical and agrochemical companies globally. ABACHEM has also become a reliable development...
(All amounts expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated) TORONTO, May 9, 2013 /CNW/ - Royal Nickel Corporation ("RNC") (TSX: RNX) is pleased to announce that it has signed a royalty purchase agreement with RK Mine Finance ("Red Kite"). Under the terms of the agreement, Red Kite will acquire a 1% Net Smelter Return ("NSR") Royalty in the Dumont Nickel Project for a purchase price of $15 million. "This commitment by Red Kite is a significant endorsement of the Dumont...
Platts Olefins and Polymer Indexes Now Available via Platts Market Center TAIWAN, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market fell 5% to $1,309 per metric ton (/mt) in April, according to the monthly Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI) just released at the 2013 Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference, one of the industry's most popular gatherings since 1979. The PGPI is a benchmark basket of seven widely used petrochemicals and is...
Two Companies will Collaborate to Offer Operational Consulting and Training Services AGADIR, Morocco, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont and OCP today announced the creation of a joint venture to provide consulting and training services to improve the safety, operational and environmental performance of companies in Morocco and other African countries. The joint venture will be named DuPont OCP Operations Consulting, and DuPont and OCP will each hold 50 percent of its share...
NREL research finds synergy in two approaches to breaking down cell walls of biomass Enzymes could break down cell walls faster – leading to less expensive biofuels for transportation – if two enzyme systems are brought together in an industrial setting, new research by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory suggests. A paper on the breakthrough, “Fungal Cellulases and Complexed Cellulosomal Enzymes Exhibit Synergistic Mechanisms in Cellulose...
Virginia Tech scientists bring clarity to how most Alzheimer's drugs sharpen brain performance Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered how the predominant class of Alzheimer's pharmaceuticals might sharpen the brain's performance. One factor even more important than the size of a television screen is the quality of the signal it displays. Having a life-sized projection of Harry Potter dodging a Bludger in a Quidditch match is of little use if the...
ST. LOUIS, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EyePromise(® )eye vitamins is celebrating the results of the National Eye Institute's AREDS 2 Study during Healthy Vision Month. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130508/PH10530LOGO ) AREDS 2 (Age Related Eye Disease Study) is an important five-year clinical study that demonstrated positive results for dietary zeaxanthin and lutein in terms of reducing the progression to advanced AMD in study subjects when added to the original AREDS...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACRX), ("AcelRx"), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. "We continue to make progress in clinical development of our product candidates. We presented additional data at the recent American Society of...
DALLAS, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Cannizzaro, Behavioral Health Group (BHG) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, announced that BHG treatment centers are now offering both Buprenorphine and Methadone in their medication-assisted treatment programs. Mr. Cannizzaro said, "BHG's outpatient opioid addiction treatment centers address each patient's physical opioid addiction with either Methadone or Buprenorphine medications in combination with counseling and skill...
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Ocean acidification is the name that was given to the ongoing decrease in the pH of Earth’s oceans, a cause of the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. About 30 to 40 percent of the carbon dioxide that is released by humans into the atmosphere dissolves into the lakes, oceans, and rivers. To maintain the chemical equilibrium, some of it reacts with the water to create carbonic acid. Some of these extra carbonic acid molecules react with a water molecule to provide a...
Nuclear fallout, or just simply fallout, known also as Black Rain, is the residual radioactive material that is propelled into the upper atmosphere after a nuclear black or a nuclear reaction that is conducted in an unshielded facility. It is so called because it "fall out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed. It most commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash that is created when a nuclear weapon explodes, but such dust can also come from a damaged nuclear...
Acid rain is any form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that is possesses high levels of hydrogen ions. It can have harmful effects on aquatic animals, plants, and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules within the atmosphere to produce acids. Nitrogen oxides can be produced naturally by lightening strikes. Sulfur dioxide can be produced naturally by volcanic eruptions. The chemicals that are...
Environmental Chemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published online bi-monthly by CSIRO Publishing. The journal publishes original research and review articles on all aspects of environmental chemistry, including those addressing the chemistry of air, water, soil, sediments, space and biota. Topics include atmospheric chemistry, geochemistry, climate change, marine chemistry, water chemistry, polar chemistry, fire chemistry, astrochemistry, earth and geochemistry, soil and sediment...
Lamellibrachia luymesi is a species of tube worm in the Siboglinidae family. It is found in the Gulf of Mexico in deep-sea cold seeps where hydrocarbons are leaking from the seafloor, typically at depths of 1,600 to 2,600 feet. This species can reach lengths over 10 feet, and grows very slowly, living more than 250 years. It forms biogenic habitat by creating large aggregations of hundreds to thousands of individuals. Living in these aggregations are over a hundred different species of...
