A fish-heavy diet has gotten another endorsement, this one saying that a lifetime of eating tuna, sardines, salmon and other fish appears to protect Japanese men against clogged arteries, despite other cardiovascular risk factors.

The research, published in the August 5, 2008, issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), suggests that the protection comes from omega-3 fatty acids found in abundance in oily fish. In the first international study of its kind, researchers found that compared to middle-aged white men or Japanese-American men living in the United States, Japanese men living in Japan had twice the blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids—a finding that was independently linked to low levels of atherosclerosis.

LONDON, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In a video interview, Pearson CEO Marjorie Scardino reports on a strong start to the year with sales up 14% and operating profit up 38%. She says the momentum within the business remains strong despite the tough economic conditions and outlines why the business should continue to witness good growth in coming years.

Robin Freestone, CFO, re-iterates guidance given at the full year and points to the successful raising of US$900m in spite of the credit crunch and the uncertainty in the US capital markets.

In addition to these interviews there will be a live presentation to analysts at 09:00 BST.

GENEVA, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2007, WISeKey presented a project for the creation of a Euro-African Hub within the framework of Malaga Valley's activities (http://www1.wisekey.com/news/071022MalagaHub.aspx). This has now taken on a new dimension, focusing on the objectives laid out by President Zapatero at the Union for the Mediterranean (UPM) recently organised by President Sarkozy in Paris.

LONDON, July 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ticketmaster's AccessManager(R) now Installed in Apollo Victoria Theatre, London, Dominion Theatre, London; Edinburgh Playhouse and Palace Theatre, Manchester

Ticketmaster, the world's leading live entertainment ticketing and marketing company, has launched its access control system, AccessManager(R), in four of Live Nation's leading theatres - Apollo Victoria Theatre, London, Dominion Theatre, London; Edinburgh Playhouse and Palace Theatre, Manchester.

If you're a pessimist, the primate known as the "Kipunji'"discovered just three years ago, is already bordering on extinction.

If you're more of an optimist, you may think that its small numbers are why it was never discovered until recently so 1,117 of them are nothing to be alarmed about.

The Wildlife Conservation Society is in the alarm business so they're saying that the first-ever census of the forest-dwelling primate showing 1,117 individuals, according to a study released in the July issue of the journal Oryx, is worrisome.

PARIS and SUNNYVALE, California, July 28 /PRNewswire/ --

ILOG(R) (Nasdaq: ILOG; Euronext: ILO, ISIN: FR0004042364) today announced the results of its fiscal fourth quarter with revenues of US$46.1 million, net income of US$0.1 million and fully diluted U.S. GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.00. This compares with revenues of US$46.3 million, net income of US$1.9 million, and EPS of US$0.10 for the fourth quarter last year.

DUBLIN, Ireland, July 28 /PRNewswire/ --

Anglers and fishermen from across Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales are invited to join for free the only reward-based social networking fishing website - www.prebait.com . All that is needed to join is a valid e-mail address. The newly launched free website connects anglers who fish the same coarse fishing venues. At present, Prebait.com boasts more than 1800 different venues with new venues added daily by joining members.

In addition to providing anglers with the opportunity to connect for free with new friends interested in fishing as well as join a regional or club network, Prebait.com's unique and extensive offerings include:

A recent study published by the International Journal of Eating Disorders says that university undergraduate women who actively participate in sports and exercise-related activities tend to have higher rates of attitudes and behaviors related to eating disorders compared to those who do not regularly exercise.

The researchers concluded that women who have higher anxiety about their sport or exercise-related performance were even more likely to experience eating disorder symptoms and body dissatisfaction. This study is one of the first to document that women who participate in high levels of athletic competition and have sports anxiety are more likely to experience eating disorder symptoms.

A snapshot of New Zealand's climate 40 million years ago reveals a greenhouse Earth, with warmer seas and little or no ice in Antarctica, according to research published this week in the journal Geology.

The study suggests that Antarctica at that time was yet to develop extensive ice sheets. Back then, New Zealand was about 1100 km further south, at the same latitude as the southern tip of South America – so was closer to Antarctica – but the researchers found that the water temperature was 23-25°C at the sea surface and 11-13°C at the bottom.

The ocean is a noisy place and although we don't hear much when we stick our heads underwater, the right instruments can reveal a symphony of sound.

The noisemakers range from the low-frequency bass tones of a fish mating ritual to the roar of a motorboat. The study of how underwater animals hear is a growing topic in marine science, especially with regards to naval sonar and whales.

This summer at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), zoologist T. Aran Mooney will be the first scientist to look at cephalopod hearing, using the squid, Loligo pealeii, as a model. To learn how sensitive the translucent animals are to noise, he is monitoring squid brain waves as they respond to various sounds, specifically the echolocation clicks of its main predators: the sperm whale, beaked whale, and dolphin. In addition to the brain wave experiments, he also plans to condition squid to avoid certain sounds.