A team of researchers has identified the active compounds that contribute to the health benefits of pre-germinated brown rice; the healthy components are a related set of sterol-like molecules known as acylated steryl-beta-glucosides (ASGs).

Pre-germinated rice (PR) is an emerging health food whereby brown rice is soaked in warm water prior to cooking; the warm bath induces germination, or sprouting, which stimulates rice enzymes to produce more nutrients. One such nutrient is the important brain chemical GABA (PR is thus often referred to as "GABA rice"), and animal studies have shown that a PR-rich diet can improve cognitive function. Other studies have found that PR can also act as an anti-diabetic.

LONDON, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Immediate Action Needed to Prepare for 100 Million Cases of Devastating Brain Disease Worldwide Expected by 2050(2)

LONDON, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Asus Signs M-Commerce Deal With 2Shop4(TM)

2Shop4(TM), a text to shop mobile service, has brokered a pioneering deal with global technology giant Asus, which will change the way we shop. 2Shop4 offers a new and unique way of buying goods via a simple and secure text message whilst on the move.

The exciting new m-commerce development will launch in November 2008 and the signed deal with Asus, a leading provider of 3C (computers, communications and consumer electronics) total solutions will allow their products to be sold directly through advertisements or direct marketing as one of their first partners.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Innovative ergonomics, class-leading industrial design and feature-rich packaging combine in an entry-level handheld device to deliver maximum mobile productivity

OTTAWA, Canada, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Bridgewater Solution to Support Mobile WiMAX Services in 2 Russian Cities

Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC) today announced that it is providing Scartel LLC, with a WiMAX service control solution to support advanced IP services being offered over a Mobile WiMAX network in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Scartel will deliver mobile Internet access with speeds of up to 10 MB per second under the brand name Yota. By the end of 2008, Scartel plans to ensure full coverage of these cities and some adjacent areas in the region, with a total population of more than 20 million.

PARIS, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- The Five Companies Launch a Ready to Deploy End to End System Offer Based on the OMA BCAST SmartCard Profile Standard (SCP) Handsets Encompassing all Major Systems Required to Deploy a Mobile TV Services

MELBOURNE, Australia, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

Gaffney Cline and Associates (GCA) have completed their independent review of the Galoc oil field, updating the reserves certification with the information obtained during the development drilling and well testing.

This review has resulted in a material uplift across all three categories of reserves -- proved, probable and possible. Reserves at the "proved" level, which represents the 90% confidence level, have increased by 64% which provides confidence in a stronger, longer-term production profile for the field.

ANAHEIM, California, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sius(TM) is a Breakthrough Single-use Product for Tangential- Flow-Filtration (TFF) Applications in the Downstream Processing of Biopharmaceuticals. Sius(TM) Provides Economic Savings as Well as a Better use of Time and Resources Without Compromising Product Quality or Yield

ANAHEIM, California, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

Novasep, a global leader in advanced separation technologies for downstream processing of biopharmaceuticals, introduced the firm's first pre-sanitized single-use, ready-to-use cassette (Sius(TM)) at the 2008 BioProcess International Conference.

Have you ever seen a giraffe wait in line? We haven't either. But if you go to an Olive Garden on a Sunday at 5:00 PM and see the line waiting patiently for a Never-Ending Pasta Bowl (and, let's face it, you can't eat more than one anyway) you may wonder if we're really the smartest species.

An international team of earth scientists report movement of warmed sea water through the flat, Pacific Ocean floor off Costa Rica. The movement is greater than that off midocean volcanic ridges. The finding suggests possible marine life in a part of the ocean once considered barren.

With about 71 percent of the Earth's surface being ocean, much remains unknown about what is under the sea, its geology, and the life it supports. A new finding reported by American, Canadian and German earth scientists suggests a rather unremarkable area off the Costa Rican Pacific coast holds clues to better understand sea floor ecosystems.