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DETROIT, July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2011. Second Quarter 2011 Results Second quarter 2011 sales of $686.2 million, up 23% from the second quarter of 2010Non-GM sales in the quarter grew approximately 35% on a year-over-year basis to $182.7 million Gross profit of $130.5 million, or 19.0% of sales Operating income of $71.7 million, or...

The European Parliament debate on the cultivation of GM crops highlights how difficult it is to give more power to the Member States to opt-out of planting products whilst preserving a workable science-based decision-making system at an EU level. EuropaBio supports the Barroso vision in which, after a comprehensive EU-level safety assessment, Member States should be free to choose to cultivate GM crops at their own pace. (PRWEB) July 06, 2011 The European Parliament debate on the...

Extending the reach of 10 Gigabit Ethernet in Telecom and Enterprise applicationsCommunicAsia, Singapore, June 22, 2011 - (ACN Newswire) - Transition Networks Inc., the media conversion and Carrier Ethernet technology expert - supplier to a major service provider in Singapore - and a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ-GM: JCS), today announced the Asian launch of its new 10 Gigabit Ethernet fiber-to-fiber media converter. The converter,...

DETROIT, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- There's good news for the US Big Three automakers and not so good news for the Big Three Japanese automakers in the 11th annual study of working relations between the six North American automakers and their suppliers. As a group, the US auto-makers continue to show steady improvement, and the Japanese automakers continue to slip. Ford continues to lead the US automakers in having the best relations with its suppliers staying in third place overall,...

DETROIT, April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2011. First Quarter 2011 Results First quarter 2011 sales of $645.6 million, up 24% from the first quarter of 2010Non-GM sales grew approximately 44% on a year-over-year basis to $178.4 million Gross profit of $115.4 million, or 17.9% of sales Operating income of $58.7 million, or 9.1% of salesNet...

The neutralization of the cytokine GM-CSF could halt the development of multiple sclerosis. This was demonstrated by the research team of the immunologist Burkhard Becher at the University of Zurich in an animal model. Unlike other known cytokines, they write in the journal Nature Immunology, this messenger substance is essential for the development of the disease. By the end of this year, a clinical trial will be launched in which GM-CSF is to be neutralized in MS patients.The immune systems...

Researchers uncover role of GM-CSF, an inflammatory cytokine, in T helper cells; blocking it could treat multiple sclerosisReporting in Nature Immunology, Jefferson neuroscientists have identified a driving force behind autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), and suggest that blocking this cell-signaling molecule is the first step in developing new treatments to eradicate these diseases.Researchers led by Abdolmohamad Rostami, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chairman of the Department...

New research on mice has shown that pulmonary administration of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) significantly reduces flu symptoms and prevents death after a lethal dose influenza virus. While GM-SCF therapy for humans as a flu prophylaxis or treatment may be years away, the study results were striking: All of the mice treated with GM-SCF survived after being infected with the influenza virus, whereas untreated mice all died from the same infection."Such unique...

NEW YORK, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Prices at the pump are on the rise. And although today's cars are engineered with more efficient, fuel-saving technologies there are still steps you can take to squeeze more miles out of a gallon. See video from GM at: http://inr.synapticdigital.com/GM/BetterFuelEconomy Industry experts say there are ways drivers can improve their own fuel economy by making some very minor changes. To start, a properly tuned engine can increase fuel efficiency by...

DETROIT, Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2010. Fourth Quarter 2010 Results Fourth quarter 2010 sales of $583.3 million, up 26% on a year-over-year basisNon-GM sales grew 52% on a year-over-year basis to $156.6 millionGross profit of $101.6 million, or 17.4% of sales Operating income of $51.0 million, or 8.7% of salesNet income...