SUNNYVALE, California, May 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Data show superiority of endoscopic ablation therapy using the HALO System for eradicating Barrett's esophagus in randomized, multicenter, sham controlled trial

Results from a clinical study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine reveal that ablative therapy using the HALO system (BARRX Medical, Inc.) is highly effective for complete eradication of a pre-cancerous condition of the esophagus called Barrett's esophagus afflicting more than 3.3 million Americans. Additionally, ablative therapy using the HALO system reduced the risk of progression to cancer in the highest risk cohort studied (compared to control) from 19.0% to 2.4%.

SEOUL, South Korea, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Mayors of major metropolitan cities around the world adopted the Seoul Declaration at the Third C40 Large Cities Climate Summit held last week in the capital city of Korea. Announced on the final day of the three-day Summit, the Declaration calls on major cities to convert into low-carbon areas by cutting greenhouse gas emissions to the largest extent possible. The Declaration also reaffirms the cities' commitment to making collective efforts to combat climate change. Mayor Se-hoon Oh of the host city said at the closing ceremony that the Declaration will add momentum to the promotion of the vital roles of cities in addressing climate change.

This afternoon Lisa Randall, one of the most famous theoretical physicists of our time, received from the hands of Flavio Zanonato, mayor of Padova, the keys of the city.

HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- New iRCX Format Ensure Data Accuracy and Enables Extensive EDA Support of Interconnect Modeling Related Applications in TSMC 65nm and 40nm

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today unveiled iRCX, an interoperable electronic design automation (EDA) data format, for TSMC 65 nanometer (nm) and 40nm technologies.

It's been 9 months since I read Autism's False Prophets and participated in a discussion over at Science Blogs Book Club. The good news is that there is increased awareness of the overwhelming scientific evidence refuting a link between vaccines and autism.

LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- European CEO is proud to announce Tandberg, the leading global provider of telepresence and high-definition video conferencing solutions, as its Telepresence Provider of the Year for 2009.

Tandberg was presented with the award for its high-quality telepresence offerings and the pivotal role the company has played in the adoption of telepresence and video conferencing solutions in the European business community.

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG.TA) (hereinafter: Delek Group or The Group) announced today reported its results for the three month period ending March 31, 2009. The full financial statements are available on Delek Group's website at: http://www.delek-group.com.

Highlights

- Strong increase in net income to NIS 157 million; Witnessed growth in most sectors compared to Q408 - Tamar-2 appraisal well drilling underway following commercial gas discoveries at Tamar and Dalit - Delek Group distributed the majority of Delek Real Estate as dividend in kind to shareholders at quarter end

WARSAW, Poland, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Collaboration on Nanotechnology, Life Science and Intelligent Systems.

The Wroclaw Research Center, European Institute of Technology Plus (WRC EIT+) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have agreed today to collaborate on the advancement of scientific research, graduate education and technological development in fundamental and applied sciences. The host of signing ceremony was Ministry of Science and Education.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO )

WRC EIT+ and IBM are discussing several collaborative projects in the area of nanotechnology, life sciences and intelligent systems intended to deliver long-term and sustainable benefits.

LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Enables Users to Separate 'News from Noise' with Real-Time Social Graph Search, Tag Cloud and Trending Topics

Zensify(TM) Ltd (http://www.zensify.com) today announced immediate availability of its free application, allowing users to aggregate, update, search and discover information across multiple social networks and Web services from the single Zensify application, available for Apple(R) iPhone(R) and iPod(R) touch via the iTunes(R) App Store.