The following is a list of late stage pipeline vaccines which have not been approved for human use yet but which are in Phase III pipeline. The list does not include vaccines for cancer: 1. Smoking addiction: Nabi Biopharmaceuticals NicVax 2. Grass allergy: ALK Abello GRAZAX 3. Ragweed allergy: Allergy Therapeutics Pollinex Qautro Ragweed 4. […]

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Sergey Brin’s efforts to speed up the scientific research to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease by using data-mining through large numbers of volunteer members of social media networks. Brin, whose mother has Parkinson’s wants to break free of the “classic” scientific method: hypothesis, analysis, peer review […]

The need for office space is waning quickly as the amount of digital work increases requiring a laptop and internet connection. The need for actual office space, supervisors and traditional employment arrangements will soon be over. Meetings will be held on line or via 3D teleconferencing technology and there will be significant savings to companies […]

Researchers have found that lifting weights for 45 minutes to one hour three days a week during the holidays will reduce over eating and control weight gain. During the holidays most people stop workouts, which reduces caloric burning. Weight lifting creates a caloric burn long after the exercise stops.

The holidays are stressful and compulsive overeaters use food to deal with stress. Daily anxiety often lead to binging on cookies, chocolate and nuts, all common holiday gifts. Often dangerous weight gain is the result. New studies reveal that even slight holiday weight gain sets the stage for obesity.Researchers suggest choosing healthy foods such as […]

A new startup called RECORDED FUTURE has developed a tool that distills real time info from the internet to decipher probable occurences in the future. Its search tool presents results on a timeline that reaches into the future and back to the past. The company recently received money from VC arms of Google and the […]

I began a personal observational journal examining the severe reduction of human to human contact and the isolation of the species resulting from the growth of internet dependence. I work in a law firm. For the most part people do their work in their offices for many hours a day sitting vigil before the computer […]

The Nestle Institute of Health Sciences will be part of the organization’s R&D network which will conduct research into how nutritional strategies improve health and longevity. The Institute will be based at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne) and be run by Emmanuel E. Baetge, former Chief Scientific Officer […]