NewsRx launches 86 new titles under its VerticalNews imprint - August 14, 2008
Publisher and international news organisation NewsRx, US, has launched 86 new titles under its VerticalNews imprint. New geographic-oriented titles at VerticalNews focus on news from Asia, China, and India. As part of this launch and to promote international understanding of climate-impacting issues, the company has made… Read More
Michigan University scientist creating genomic database for biofuel crops - August 14, 2008
Michigan State University scientists, led by Robin Buell and Kevin Childs, are reportedly creating an easily accessible, web-based genomic database of information on crops that can be used to make ethanol. Genomic databases contain information on the molecular biology and genetics of a particular species. The… Read More
PubMed’s MEDLINE abstracts now available via SearchMedica.com - August 13, 2008
Search engine for medical professionals SearchMedica.com, a service of CMPMedica, UK, has announced the availability of PubMed's MEDLINE abstracts at SearchMedica.com. Now physicians can access abstracts from the 5,200 journals included in the US National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE index. SearchMedica's MEDLINE abstracts link back to… Read More
New public database offers support for multiple sclerosis patients - August 13, 2008
The MS Society has launched what is projected as the UK's first public database on multiple sclerosis. The online library gives patients and relatives the latest scientific research, newspaper articles and expert advice on the disease. The website has material ranging from how children and families… Read More
TechInsights launches online portal for technology marketers - August 13, 2008
Business and technical information provider TechInsights, a division of United Business Media, has announced TechInsights Direct (http://www.techinsights.com/direct), an online portal that enables technology marketers to search, analyse, buy and manage online and print advertising programmes from EE Times, Embedded Systems Design and… Read More
Researchers and repository managers invited to register with MyDriver service - August 12, 2008
The Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European Research (DRIVER) has invited researchers and repository managers to register with the MyDriver service to access a range of features. The recently launched MyDriver service allows users to filter their searches of repository content and subscribe to communities and… Read More
EPG Health Media launches new interactive Asthma Knowledge Centre resource for physicians - August 12, 2008
e-communication and clinical information solutions developer EPG Health Media, UK, has announced the launch of a new interactive Asthma Knowledge Centre within the web-based physician resource www.epgonline.org. Sanctioned by the European Medical Association (EMA), EPG Online is a free educational service dedicated… Read More
BioMed Central journal brings out thematic series on Breastfeeding - August 11, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced that the International Breastfeeding Journal recently published its first thematic series on Breastfeeding and feminism: Reproductive health, rights and justice. Edited by Dr Miriam H Labbok, Dr Paige Hall Smith and Emily C Taylor, the articles in the… Read More
Cell Communication & Signaling becomes official publication of the Signal Transduction Society - August 8, 2008
Open access publisher BioMed Central, US, has announced the relaunch of the journal Cell Communication & Signaling as the official journal of the Signal Transduction Society (STS). Edited by Stephan Feller, the journal is supported by an international Editorial Board. Cell Communication & Signaling encompasses all… Read More
ResNet update for the Q2 2008 now available - August 8, 2008
The latest quarterly update of the ResNet Mammalian database is now available for subscribers to download. The update includes new data from PubMed for the Q2 of 2008: 58,267 total relationships, where over 17,379 are new and unique. ResNet Mammalian includes pathways and molecular interactions representing… Read More
