German physician Otto Werner (1879-1936) described the clinical picture of this syndrome in 1904, in four sisters, defining the skin thin, tight, scleroderma-like, that mimics premature aging, with bilateral cataracts associated.

Also known by the term "Progeria" - 'prematurely old' Greek derivation, due to the fact that usually presents wrinkling and aging of face. Progeria occurs in two forms: Progeria of childhood, described by Jonathan Hutchinson (1886) and Hastings Gilford (1897), diagnosed in the first or second year of life and Progeria adultorum commonly indicated as Werner Syndrome.

Jonathan Hutchinson (1828-1913) described “A case of congenital absence of hair with atrophic condition of the skin and its appendages”. Lancet, London, 1: 923, 1886.

At the same time wrote “Congenital absence of hair and mammary glands with atrophic condition of the skin and its appendages in a boy whose mother had been almost wholly bald from alopecia areata from the age of six”. Transactions of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh, 69: 473-477, 1886.

Subsequently Hastings Gilford (1861-1941) wrote “On a condition of mixed premature and immature development”. Medico-Chirurgical Transactions, London, 80: 17-45, 1897 and coined the term Progeria from greek “Prematurely old”. In the year 1904 published “Progeria: a form of senilism”. Practitioner, London, 73: 188-217.

PARIS, February 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Following its growth and the significant successes achieved in 2007 in the different countries in which it operates, HR Access, international provider of Human Resources Management software applications and Human Resources Outsourcing services, today announced the strengthening of its commitment to pursue the momentum of its development.

In order to construct the future more effectively and capitalising on the recent achievements of the company, Eduardo Pontoriero, Chairman of HR Access and President, Devonshire Investors Global Solutions, has structured his teams globally into three divisions:

HR Access EMEA...

for growth with high potential in a promising region

 

In the last post I suggested that the U.S. learn from Europe in the use of high speed trains as a core component of a national transportation system.  Trains are more energy efficient than cars, give off far less greenhouse emissions than airplanes, rarely get cancelled or delayed due to ‘weather’ or ‘flow control’ and depart and arrive near the central city.  Given that America is much larger than any country currently utilizing high speed trains, it can only be a part of the transportation mix.  What might the composite national transportation profile look like in 2015?

Physical attractiveness is important in choosing whom to date. Good looking people are not only popular targets for romantic pursuits, they themselves also tend to flock together with more attractive others. Does this mean then that more attractive versus less attractive people wear a different pair of lens when evaluating others’ attractiveness?

Columbia University marketing professor, Leonard Lee, and colleagues, George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon University), Dan Ariely (MIT) and James Hong and Jim Young (HOTorNOT.com), decided to test this theory in the realm of an online dating site. The site HOTorNOT.com allows members to rate others on their level of physical attractiveness.

BARCELONA, Spain, February 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- New service gives users access to on-the-go business-class e-mail on the desktop, via a web browser or on a mobile device.

BARCELONA, Spain, February 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- Launches Windows Live @mobile, a scalable deployment programme for mobile operators.

REDMOND, Washington, February 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- Acquisition of popular software and mobile services company will enhance Microsoft's ability to broadly deliver compelling mobile experiences.

Microsoft Corp today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Danger Inc, the company responsible for the software and services powering many popular consumer handsets. The acquisition will align Danger's nearly 10 years of expertise in the mobile consumer space with Microsoft's vision to provide innovative and compelling mobile experiences to a growing base of customers.

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SANTA CLARA, California, February 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- Marvell's Qdeo Video Processing Technology Continues to Garner Industry Praise

BARCELONA, Spain and MOSCOW, February 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- Companies to develop mobile services strategy to address needs of subscribers across the region.

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and Microsoft Corp today announced their cooperation to deliver new mobile communications services for MTS customers. The collaboration is aimed at extending the range of products in MTS' market-leading portfolio of value-added services.

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