BALTIMORE, May 9 /PRNewswire/ --

Lutheran World Relief is supplying desperately needed emergency aid to Myanmar (Burma) in the wake of the devastating cyclone that struck there over the weekend. Lutheran World Relief is responding through our international partners in the global aid alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International.

Official reports indicate that over 60,000 people are dead or missing, with as many as 1 million homeless. These numbers are likely to rise. A United States diplomat in the area has estimated that as many as 100,000 may have been killed.

LONDON, May 9 /PRNewswire/ --

A study published in the May 2008 issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Urology demonstrates that the prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) can be used to detect and stratify stage and grade of prostate cancer.(1) Following recent calls for a more accurate test for the detection of prostate cancer,(2)(3) the results of this study indicate the PROGENSA(TM) PCA3 gene-based urine test may be clinically useful in identifying men with low-grade or low-volume cancer for whom active surveillance would be more appropriate than aggressive treatment, and also shows the test as a more reliable method than existing diagnostic tools such as serum-PSA.(1)

BOSTON and STUTTGART, Germany, May 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Acquisition expands portfolio with cutting edge Mobiola(R) products and powers revolutionary mobile video broadcasting and social networking service.

A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The work identifies a critical stop sign for transcription, the first step in gene expression, and has implications for understanding how the AIDS virus regulates its genes.

The scientists found that nucleosomes--chromosomal building blocks made up of proteins around which DNA is coiled--occur at precise locations along genes that are actively undergoing transcription. They also showed that RNA polymerase--the enzyme that reads genes as the first step in making proteins--is stopped at the first nucleosome, where it remains idle until it is directed to continue moving forward.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, May 8 /PRNewswire/ --

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Like video games? Want to also solve puzzles for science?

A new game, named Foldit, turns protein folding into a competitive sport. Introductory levels teach the rules, which are the same laws of physics by which protein strands curl and twist into three-dimensional shapes – key for biological mysteries ranging from Alzheimer's to vaccines.

After about 20 minutes of training, people feel like they're playing a video game but are actually mouse-clicking in the name of medical science.

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LONDON, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Gulfsands Petroleum plc (AIM: GPX) ("Gulfsands", "the Group" or "the Company"), the oil and gas production, exploration and development company with activities in Syria, Iraq and the USA, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Andrew Rose as Chief Financial Officer and Director.

GODALMING, England, May 8 /PRNewswire/ --

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On Friday 2nd May, Lord Adonis, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools and Learners, spent a day with King Edward's School, Witley, one of the leading schools in the "Pathfinder Programme", a government and independent schools initiative that he spearheads.

Still in its early stages, the "Pathfinder Programme" involves several local authorities and a number of state and independent boarding schools in placing vulnerable children in a boarding environment. This, it is hoped, will avoid them being placed in care and will enable them to be academically and socially successful.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 8 /PRNewswire/ --

Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLGC) announces financial results for the first quarter of 2008, ending March 31.

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Revenues

Net revenues climbed to US$4.0 million in Q1 2008, up from US$3.5 million for the same period the year before, an increase of 12%. The increase was attributable to new titles released on Wii, DS, PS2 and PC platforms.

Gross Profit

Gross profit was US$2.2 million compared to US$2.4 million for the same period in 2007. This slight decrease is related to higher manufacturing costs for titles published on multiple platforms.

Operating Profit