In previous posts I have made the argument that the brain constructs a data organization framework which represents our worldview (or belief systems). It is against this structure that new information will be evaluated, accepted, or rejected. I also want to be clear that the idea of a worldview or belief system is not optional. All humans have one, since it is a requirement to provide a minimal framework against which data is acquired and classified. It should also be understood that the concept of a belief system carries no special connotation be it religious, superstitious, supernatural, or anything else. It is simply a term that refers to the data organization framework in the brain.

BASEL, Switzerland, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

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- New Ilaris Data in The New England Journal of Medicine Show Rapid Sustained Efficacy in Patients With Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome (CAPS)(1)

- CAPS is a Debilitating Genetic Disorder With Potentially Fatal Complications and Limited Treatments Available(1),(2),(3)

- Ilaris Selectively Blocks Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), a Key Driver in Inflammation and Tissue Destruction - Therapy Being Investigated for Other Inflammatory Diseases(1),(3),(4)

- Regulatory Submissions Completed in Major Countries With Priority Review Granted in US, Switzerland and Australia

TACOMA, Washington and KAMPALA, Uganda, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Vadium Technology, Inc. a leading provider of easy to use, unbreakable data security and privacy solutions is pleased to announce entering into a sales agent and reseller agreement with Computer Point, Ltd. (Computer Point).

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- For SMEs invested in analog PBX and POTS telephony equipment, Patton's reduced pricing places the stability and interoperability of carrier-class SmartNode(TM) VoIP within budgetary reach

Patton (www.patton.com) -- the leader in business and carrier-class network access, connectivity, Voice-over-IP and triple-play equipment -- announces reduced pricing on all FXS models of the SmartNode(TM) 4110 VoIP Gateway Series effective 1 June 2009.

Expected to stimulate the analog VoIP gateway market, Patton's lower prices reflect an average decrease of 20 to 40 percent for distributors, resellers and end-user customers.

One of the biggest recent breakthroughs in stem cell research is the ability to reprogram non-stem cells into stem cells using genetic engineering. The hitch with this technique is that genetic engineering like this can have side effects: stem cells produced in this way can turn into tumors in mice (and presumably humans, but we haven't tried that yet).

And thus researchers have been looking for ways to reprogram stem cells without genetic engineering. One promising way to do this is to use chemicals that can mimic the effects of the genes typically used for reprogramming. (The jargon for these genes is 'reprogramming factors' - who says technical jargon has to be opaque?)

EL SEGUNDO, California, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Wyle's Germany-based GmbH unit played a vital role in the recent selection of six new European Space Authority (ESA) astronauts, the first named since 1992.

Casey Pruett, managing director of the unit, assisted in supervising all logistic components for organizing the implementation of two phases of psychological and one phase of medical testing. He served as the deputy project manager to Dr. Volker Damann, head of ESA's Crew Medical Support Office, and was responsible for the psychological and medical components of the ESA astronaut selection campaign.

PLANO, Texas, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Executive Advisory Board Formed to Contribute to Telmar's Global Growth Initiatives

Telmar Network Technology today announced that it has created an Executive Advisory Board of telecom executives who will use their years of industry experience to help guide Telmar's strategic growth initiatives worldwide. The Advisory Board members have led companies including Alcatel-Lucent, ATT, Tellabs and Verizon Communications.

Comic books have warned us time and time again to keep villains away from radiation.  It only makes them stronger.  Researchers at University of Delaware have discovered that ultraviolet radiation from the sun increases the plant-destroying powers of the common reed, making it an invasive archnemesis to its wetland plant victims.

SUNNYVALE, California, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Radiofrequency ablation is durable after 2 years, compares favorably with endoscopic resection for advanced disease, and reduces the risk for cancer progression

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Strong subscriber growth and sustained levels of revenue in Africa and the Middle East will encourage mobile operators to carry on with their capex plans for 2009 and 2010, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).