DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Texas, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

ATX Group, a leading provider of telematics services to global automobile manufacturers, announced today that it will partner with Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA, Inc., to deploy Lexus Enform and Safety Connect, TMS' all-new telematics platform.

ATX will provide multiple types of services including traditional location-based crash and in-vehicle emergency button response, maintenance reminders, and destination directions downloaded to the vehicle.

The ultimate cause of human behavior is the mind. The mind, an emergent property from the workings of collections of neurons, hormones, proteins, and other biochemical agents, controls everything every human does. From their intended actions to their subconscious actions, all of it is controlled by the human analogue of a central processing unit. Cognitive models in the social sciences and particularly in psychology and economics take seriously this point of view of the human decision maker and apply it to political, economic, and other social situations.

One of the major ideas of the subject is that people are equipped with a cognitive “toolbox” that houses tools that help them to solve problems in different environments.

2009 is the international year of astronomy, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Galileo's observations of Venus, Saturn and Jupiter published in Sidereus Nuncius (Starry Messenger).

Unlike numerous other scientific initiatives to educate the populace, I think this global effort may actually have some impact. Not only are there educational materials, but practical tips, movie clips, and a myriad of projects to draw in amateurs and experts alike. The initiative is also harnessing the power of the Internet, much like Obama did in his campaign, to spread the word.

SAN DIEGO, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

Amira Pharmaceuticals, a small molecule pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and early development of compounds to treat inflammatory diseases, today announced the appointment of Dr. Paul Anderson, Professor Jerold Chun and Professor Andrew Tager to its Scientific Advisory Board. This further strengthens the Board that includes Professor Frank Austen (Professor of Respiratory and Inflammatory diseases, Harvard Medical School), Professor Sally Wenzel (Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh), and Professor Joseph Witztum (Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego).

REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Teva Pharmaceuticals Will Distribute Rosetta Genomics' Recently Launched Three Mirview(TM) Tests in Israel and Turkey

- This is Rosetta Genomics' First Distribution Agreement, Since it Introduced its Tests in December 2008

- The MiRview(TM) Tests Leverage Proprietary Microrna Technology Developed by Rosetta Genomics, and Measure The Expression Level of Specific Microrna Biomarkers in the Tumor Sample

WESTPORT, Connecticut, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Content Nation Author John Blossom Sees a New Shape to Human Civilization Emerging and Outlines New Imperatives for Businesses and Societies Around the World

The explosion in electronic publishing by individuals and enterprises using social media and social networking tools is fundamentally changing how people relate to each other in their personal, business and community lives, according to a newly released book by well-known publishing and information industry analyst John Blossom.

Social media include Web 2.0-enabled self-publishing social networking forums that create unprecedented information sharing and collaborative links among vast self-organizing online communities.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

Due to a grim economic outlook and substantial currency fluctuations, the telecom services market will generate US$1.4 trillion in 2009, posting only 1% year-on-year growth compared with the 10-11% annual growth rates that have characterized previous years, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of Light Reading Communications Group (www.lightreading.com).

The global telecom market is expected to recover in 2010 however, driven by a combination of factors such as the increased availability of multiplay bundles and versatile, competitively priced devices, with emerging markets providing much-needed dynamism to the industry.

TAPLOW, England, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Benefits of Biologic Therapy Now Available for Children With Severe Psoriasis

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has today announced that Enbrel(R) (etanercept) is approved for the treatment of chronic severe plaque psoriasis in children aged 8 years and above, making it the only biologic treatment approved for use in children.1 Etanercept has been shown to significantly reduce the symptoms of psoriasis in these children.2 As many of the therapies for severe psoriasis are not licensed for children or adolescents,2,3 this approval is a step forward in the treatment of paediatric patients with this highly impactful, debilitating disease.4

LONDON, January 8 /PRNewswire/ -- De La Rue Identity Systems today announced that it is pleased to confirm its participation in the competition for the design and production of the UK Passport for the Identity and Passport Service (IPS).

The proposed contract with IPS is due to be awarded in 2009.

Notes to Editors

The eyes of deep-ocean dwelling creatures are always fascinating - in the near darkness of thousands of feet underwater, a very dim flash of light can mean an organism has found its meal for the month (or has become a meal for another fish). Detecting these flashes of light is difficult for a biological system, simply because of the extremely low energy of the light source. Some deep-sea creatures have abandoned eyesight altogether, relying instead on other sensory systems to find food. In the case of the spookfish, a creature that inhabits the murky depths 3000 feet below the surface of the south Pacific ocean, evolution has provided a novel and completely unique method for detecting light - a mirror.