Converscient Pte. Ltd., an emerging mobile applications and lifestyle solutions developer, is excited today to announce the recent launch of iCallU onto the Apple App Store. Universally compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch, and available for use on iPad devices peripherally as well, this unique app gives users the power to call or text anyone in the world while switching between their mobile plans and various VoIP (Voice over IP) options effortlessly, and do it all without having to enhance or change their contact information in the process! iCallU represents the new ...

Train Aid Ltd has been providing innovative and exciting courses to the business and public domains since their birth in 2009. Their latest initiative starting next spring will be to offer free first aid training courses in Hyde Park, London. The company has decided to reach out to the 100,000's of people who are unemployed within London, and offer them the chance to become first aid trained. It is anticipated that the new scheme will run once a month right through the spring / summer, giving hundreds of people the chance to get qualified for free. The London community ...

Splash and Relax have long since moved from the supply of leisure equipment suitable for only a summer's day and they are pleased to promote their full range of winter activity leisure equipment. Splash and Relax have noted that the demon gods who seem to have been controlling the weather this year are now getting ready for the winter sports season and according to a good many of the weather pundits the weather is going to be worse that for a few years. Splash and Relax have been careful to set up a full range of winter sledges for the impending season and these range from ...

Lou Zant President of Nexboom Universe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexboom Universe Group http://www.nexboomuniverse.vg/, announced today that members of the NexBoom Universe Group, young entrepreneurs Zach and Austin Hurst of Hurst Capital, LLLP, are expanding their interests into the public sector, and short-listed for a major acquisition. The Hurst brothers have been a significant component in the ventures of NexBoom Universe. Known as "The Tech Twins", the brothers have a knack for marketing which started in 1997 at the early age of 11 when they began ...

Iconic Kitty White pleases her fans by her appearance in a brand new exciting adventure game. Though this time not in a girlish character but more of an adventurer, flying her airplane and shooting down all the obstacles that come in front of her. The newly launched Hello Kitty game is a challenging and fun filled game called Hello Kitty Fly. Kitty is supposed to control an airplane and fly in midst of obstacles such as balloons, and pass other floating hurdles without hitting them. The omnipresent character rules the world since she first appeared in late 70s, and ...

Dr. Jerry Cooper, family dentist from Sheboygan, is excited to be using social media tools like Facebook and Twitter to stay in touch with his patients online. "I am very happy that our practice is using Facebook and Twitter to communicate with our patients. I know that many of them use these services on a daily basis and I'm glad that we are now available on social media. I hope that many of our patients will take a few minutes to 'like' our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter," said Dr. Cooper, Sheboygan dentist. Dr. Cooper and his staff are using ...

Dr. John Sexton, Delaware dentist, is happy to be making it easy for patients to schedule an appointment online at his practice through the appointment request form on his website. By using the request form, patients are able to schedule appointments with Dr. Sexton without having to pick up the phone. "I am glad that our practice is able to make it easy for our patients to schedule appointments through the Internet. We always strive to make our practice as patient-friendly as possible and this is a great example of that. I hope that many of our patients will take ...

Dr. Michael England, Shakopee dentist, is providing a simple appointment request form as a part of his practice's comprehensive dental website. By using the online form, patients are now able to request appointments without having to pick up the phone. "I am very glad that our practice is able to make it easy for patients to request appointments online. We are always striving to make our practice as patient-friendly as possible and this is a great example of that. I hope that many of our patients in the future will use this tool to schedule appointments at our ...

V2 Cigs has been in the business of offering quality e-cigarette products for years now. It has been the trusted brand of most Americans, and has been voted as America's Number 1 Electronic Cigarette by Alexa.com. Being one of the best e cigarette brands in the market, V2 Cigs has an average of one million site visitors every month. So to give back to its millions of customers and supporters, V2 Cigs has partnered with EcigaretteReviewed.com to offer huge discounts on all of the brand's products in time for Christmas. V2 Cigs has already dropped its prices for the coming ...

There's quite a mishmash of bingo sites, different offers, warnings about some venues, good and bad player reviews, forum posts, bonuses and other features that new players should take into consideration before they can feel confident they've made the right choice of the online bingo room where they'll deposit their money and play. In such a jungle where experience is an essential tool, there's a ray of light that delivers hope for those who are not willing to experiment and risk their money on just any bingo site; and the ray comes in shape of online bingo resource ...

Filmmaker Ashaine Briscoe has just made her debut as a screenwriter, director, and producer--but to call her a novice would be an incredible oversight. In reality, Briscoe has been working in film for years, developing an almost preternaturally accomplished and diverse resume that includes credits as a Production Assistant, an Art Director, and more. She has worked on TV commercials and music videos, and her keen eye and visual flair have landed her design spots in leading glamour magazines. Now, however, it is Briscoe's time to shine, and to unleash the full extent of ...

(ATLANTA, December 8, 2012) –The promising investigational targeted therapy ibrutinib and its mechanism of silencing gene communication pathways critical to the development of cancer may be an effective way to combat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to studies presented today at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). CLL is a blood cancer that causes abnormal white blood cells called lymphocytes to accumulate in the blood, bone marrow, and in the lymph nodes or other organs, causing these organs to enlarge. Approximately 15,000 ...

SAN ANTONIO, TX (December 8, 2012)—Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a very rare and aggressive disease that progresses rapidly and is associated with a very low survival rate. To understand how this type of cancer spreads, it's crucial to characterize the interactions between cancer cells and their 3D environment. Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have developed a novel, 3D culture system that mimics the environment surrounding these cancer cells. This model could be used to test new anticancer drugs capable of inhibiting the spread of IBC tumors. "The tumor ...

(ATLANTA, December 8, 2012) – Research identifying genetic factors that affect survival of patients with blood cancers and evaluating the effectiveness of modified treatment strategies to improve outcomes while reducing toxicity will be presented today at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). While the cancer research community has seen many significant therapeutic advances over the last decade, only recently have investigators identified how patients' individual genetic makeup influences their short- and long-term response to therapy, demonstrating ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Updated results from a Phase Ib/II clinical trial indicates that a novel therapeutic agent for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is highly active and well tolerated in patients who have relapsed and are resistant to other therapy. The agent, ibrutinib (PCI-32765), is the first drug designed to target Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), a protein essential for CLL-cell survival and proliferation. CLL is the most common form of leukemia, with about 15,000 new cases annually in the U.S. About 4,400 Americans die of the disease each year. Study co-leader Dr. ...

SAN FRANCISCO (December 6, 2012) — In 2012, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 137 new relatives to our family tree, enriching our understanding of the complex web of life on Earth and strengthening our ability to make informed conservation decisions. The new species include 83 arthropods, 41 fishes, seven plants, four sea slugs, one reptile, and one amphibian. Specimens ranged from Eviota goby fishes housed in museum collections for more than 30 years (reported in the October 12 issue of Zootaxa), to Trogloraptor cave spiders collected just two years ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Adding the drug trastuzumab to chemotherapy prevents cancer recurrence and improves survival in a large number of women with early stage HER2-positive breast cancer. But trastuzumab does not stop tumors from returning in about 25 percent of patients — and oncologists haven't been able to identify these women before treatment. This situation may soon change, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented at the 2012 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. VIDEO ALERT: Video of Dr. Perez is available on the Mayo Clinic News Network. A team ...

SAN ANTONIO, TX (December 7, 2012)—Previous research has shown that a family of genes, proteins and enzymes called the uPA system (for urokinase plasminogen activator) plays an active role in different facets of cancer's biology, including tumor cell invasion, the spread of metastases, and the growth of a primary tumor. Mesupron® is a new small molecule inhibitor, taken as a pill, that inhibits the uPA system. The results from a recent phase II clinical study suggest that the drug could be a safe and first-line treatment that extends progression-free survival for metastatic ...

PITTSBURGH—A group of scientists from North America and Europe, including Carnegie Mellon University's Terry Collins, has developed a five-tiered testing system that manufacturers can use to ensure that the chemicals and consumer products they produce are free of harmful endocrine disrupting chemicals like BPA or DDT. Their study, "Designing Endocrine Disruption Out of the Next Generation of Chemicals," will be published in the January 2013 issue of the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Green Chemistry, and is currently available online. Endocrine disrupting chemicals, ...

Research has shown a decrease in levels of the isotope nitrogen-15 in core samples from Greenland ice starting around the time of the Industrial Revolution. The decrease has been attributed to a corresponding increase in nitrates associated with the burning of fossil fuels. However, new University of Washington research suggests that the decline in nitrogen-15 is more directly related to increased acidity in the atmosphere. The increased acidity can be traced to sulfur dioxide, which in the atmosphere is transformed to sulfuric acid, said Lei Geng, a UW research ...

The third tropical cyclone in the Southern Indian Ocean has been renamed Tropical Cyclone Claudia as NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead.The AIRS instrument on Aqua captured infrared imagery of Claudia over two days that showed the western quadrant is most powerful part of the cyclone. Aqua flew over Tropical Cyclone Claudia on Dec. 6 at 1959 UTC (2:59 p.m. EST/U.S.) and Dec. 7 at 0811 UTC (3:11 a.m. EST/U.S.). The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument analyzes storms in infrared light, and revealed the temperatures of clouds and sea surface around the storm. ...

The deadly typhoon that caused almost 300 deaths in the southern Philippines is making a loop in the South China Sea, and infrared NASA satellite data indicated that Bopha re-intensified. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Bopha on Dec. 6 at 1811 UTC (1:11 p.m. EST, U.S.) and the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard captured an infrared look at the storm. The infrared data revealed where the coldest, highest cloud tops were. The coldest cloud tops indicate the strongest storms with the heaviest rain, and AIRS data revealed they surrounded the center of ...

Economic growth will rise to 3 percent in 2013 and 2014, while unemployment will drop to 7.3 percent by December of 2013, NJIT Leir Research Professor William V. Rapp, PhD, http://www.njit.edu/news/experts/rapp.php, told economists and others last week at the annual outlook symposium, http://www.chicagofed.org/webpages/events/eos_series.cfm, sponsored by the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. The first Henry J. Leir Professor of International Trade and Business in the NJIT School of Management, Rapp was invited to participate in the annual event which draws the nation's ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Approximately 250,000 people in the United States suffer from muscular dystrophy, which occurs when damaged muscle tissue is replaced with fibrous, bony or fatty tissue and loses function. Three years ago, University of Missouri scientists found a molecular compound that is vital to curing the disease, but they didn't know how to make the compound bind to the muscle cells. In a new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, MU School of Medicine scientists Yi Lai and Dongsheng Duan have discovered the missing pieces to this ...

As large organisms, trees face some remarkable challenges, particularly regarding long-distance transport and communication. In addition to moving water and nutrients from their roots to their leaves, they must also integrate cell-to-cell communication over large areas. Furthermore, in order to function as a single, cohesive organism they must be able to effectively and efficiently send vital substances—such as DNA regulating signals—long distances along a network of cells, sieve-tubes, and vessels. But how effective is this cell-to-cell communication and how far can ...