[2013 trends] Pdf of 2013 Biz Trends Report now available

[Issued by Bizcommunity] Finally, what you've all been waiting for! Bizcommunity.com's 2013 Biz Trends Report is now available for downloading in pdf format - and this year we've improved the quality for a better tablet experience! Read more >>  visit press office >>

International SOS opens office in Ghana

International SOS, the global medical and security services company on Friday, 15 February 2013, celebrated the inauguration of its new office facilities in the Airport Residential in Accra, Ghana. Read more >>

17.3mil people die of cardiovascular disease

Each year 17.3 million people die globally of cardiovascular disease, 80% of whom are in the developing world. Read more >>

Talking Science competition opens, SASJA supports communication efforts

Young scientists can enter the first international FameLab competition in South Africa, which begins its regional heats next week in Johannesburg. The South African Science Journalists' Association (SASJA) is encouraging its members to support the competition through the media and is using the opportunity to encourage more science communicators to join the association. Read more >>

Ramokgopa to address cardiology congress

Deputy Health Minister, Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, is today, 17 February 2013, expected to address the opening ceremony of the 6th World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Read more >>

Gene breakthrough boosts hopes for sorghum

PARIS, FRANCE: Agricultural researchers on Tuesday, 12 February 2013, said they had found a gene that boosts the digestibility of sorghum, transforming a humble grain into a potential famine-beater. Read more >>

Not all fat is packaged the same way, Yale researchers find

Fat is stored in the body in two distinct ways, Yale researchers have discovered. While the finding may not help people shed excess pounds, it may shed light on how to prevent health problems associated with weight gain. Read more >>

Scientists find calcium is the initial trigger in our immune response to healing

For the first time scientists studying the cellular processes underlying the body's response to healing have revealed how a flash of calcium is the very first step in repairing damaged tissue. The findings, published in Current Biology, could lead to new therapies that speed up the healing process following injury or surgery. Read more >>

Yale scientists revisit biochemical basis for depression

[Bill Hathaway] Symptoms of depression and anxiety can be induced in mice by increasing levels of acetylcholine, suggesting that depression may have different biochemical roots than previously believed, Yale School of Medicine researchers report the week of 11 Feb 2013 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read more >>

Gene today, gone tomorrow: genes for autism and schizophrenia only active in developing brains

Genes linked to autism and schizophrenia are only switched on during the early stages of brain development, according to a study in mice led by researchers at the University of Oxford. Read more >>

Hungry enough to eat a horse?

For South Africans the chances of horse meat being disguised as beef and slipping through South Africa's import controls are extremely slim claims the agriculture department. Read more >>

Pre-pregnancy folic acid linked to lower autism risk

WASHINGTON, USA: Children born to women who started taking folic acid supplements four to eight weeks before pregnancy appear to be at a lower risk of autism, a study showed on Tuesday, 12 February 2013. Read more >>

260 people killed by lightning annually

More than 260 people are killed by lightning in South Africa each year, the SA Weather Service said on Wednesday (13 February). Read more >>

More doctors for Madwaleni

[Issued by AHP - Africa Health Placements] After struggling with only one doctor for six months, Madwaleni Hospital now has six doctors. The hospital serves approximately 120 000 people in rural Eastern Cape. Read more >>  visit press office >>

Modise condemns rape of hitch-hiker

North West Premier Thandi Modise has called on the public to come forward with information that could lead to the arrest of six alleged rapists following the alleged rape of a 33-year-old man. Read more >>