Air Pollution can cause kidney disease

It is well known that air pollution causes lung cancer, weakens the lung function or triggers asthma. There is also evidence that there is an association between air pollution and birth defects, immune defects or even autism. Besides, people living in polluted environments seem to have more cardiovascular diseases. Now a new review article published […]

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Loro Parque and Poema del Mar join other aquariums and the European Commission to fight against plastic

As part of their commitment to the protection of wild species and their natural habitats, Loro Parque and Poema del Mar have decided to join forces with the European Commission and the United Nations Environment Programme, as well as other international partners, to launch a coalition of aquariums to fight plastic pollution. Aquariums around the […]

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Cardioline S.p.A. hires Brian Brenegan as CEO

Cardioline S.p.A. is pleased to announce the addition of Brian Brenegan as its Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Brenegan brings over 28 years of prior experience with US-based Mortara Instrument, where he served in a number of leadership roles including COO and CFO.  Per Mr. Brenegan, “I’m excited to join Cardioline, a company rich in history […]

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Lee Hecht Harrison als „Deutschlands Beste“ von FOCUS-Money ausgezeichnet

Lee Hecht Harrison Deutschland wurde von FOCUS-Money mit dem Deutschlandtest-Siegel ‘Deutschlands Beste’ im Bereich Personalberater und -vermittler ausgezeichnet. 20.000 Unternehmen und Marken wurden auf den Prüfstand gestellt und es wurde ermittelt, welche Anbieter aus den Bereichen Alltag, Beruf, Freizeit und Technik in über 200 Branchen Spitzenklasse sind. Die bundesweite Studie wurde im Auftrag von DEUTSCHLAND […]

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Aura Alliance appoints Jonathan Harris as new Chief Technology and Strategy Officer

Aura Alliance today announced Jonathan Harris will join full time as Chief Technology and Strategy Officer. Harris will lead the global strategy and technology roadmap to support the company’s transformation from being an Avaya centric specialist to becoming a multi-vendor global alliance in the deployment of global enterprise communications. “I’m delighted to take up this […]

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L’immobilier à Minorque: Possibilité d’investir dans une propriété en bord de mer pour moins d’un million d’euros

Engel & Völkers étend sa présence sur l’île Baléare de Minorque avec l’ouverture d’une agence immobilière à Ciutadella, deuxième ville et ancienne capitale de l’île. Engel & Völkers fit son entrée sur le marché de Minorque en 2006 avec une première agence immobilière à Mahón. La nouvelle agence qui ouvre ce mois-ci est située dans […]

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Anti-GBM disease: A model for autoimmune kidney diseases

The renewed interest in anti-GBM disease is spurred by the detection of autoantibodies in other forms of glomerulonephritis and has led to an exciting development in studies on pathogenesis as well as diagnosis and management. The newly published review [1] by Professor Mårten Segelmark, gives a comprehensive update on Anti-GBM disease subgroups, pathogenesis and therapies. […]

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This year’s John Connell Innovation Award winner AECOM utilises powerful sound demonstrations for Stonehenge

AECOM helped Highways England to effectively communicate proposed changes to the landscape around Stonehenge and the A303 to its key stakeholders by creating sophisticated audio simulations. They could simulate the changes in acoustics after building a tunnel to replace a road nearby to reduce traffic congestion, and helped stakeholders to experience the changes in noise […]

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