In the past few years, a number of anti-cancer drugs have been developed which are directed selectively against specific key molecules of tumor cells. Among these is an antibody called cetuximab, which attaches to a protein molecule that is found in large amounts on the surface of many types of cancer cells. When this surface molecule, called epidermal growth factor receptor, or EGF-R for short, is blocked by cetuximab, the cancer cell receives less signals stimulating cell division.

UPPSALA, Sweden, March 18 /PRNewswire/ --

Hansoft, the leading vendor of tools for project management and QA in the game development industry, will officially launch Hansoft 5.3 during GDC in San Francisco next week.

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Hansoft 5.3 contains a number of improvements. One of the most significant is the asset pipeline tool, a feature many developers have been waiting for.

SINGAPORE, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Manthan Systems today announced the appointment Paul Gaddes in the position of Senior Vice President - Strategic Relationships (SEA). Paul comes to Manthan with over 14 years of experience in providing business and technology solutions across the retail and supply chain segments from both sales and implementation perspectives. His key responsibilities at Manthan would be driving go-to-market initiatives and new customer acquisition across South East Asia.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 17 /PRNewswire/ --

Basic SMS text messaging will be a key revenue driver for mobile network operators in Africa and the Middle East over the next five years, helping to offset continuing declines in average revenue per subscriber (ARPS) for mobile voice services in the regions, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (http://www.lightreading.com).

CANBERRA, Australia, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian specialty sporting goods retailer Sportsman's Warehouse today announced a successful deployment of ARC Retail Performance Management Suite 5.8 to improve their business performance with data driven decision making capabilities. The specialty retailer had deployed ARC for its unique, built-in decision making capabilities for fashion merchandising business processes.

With ARC Retail Performance Management, Sportsman's Warehouse is expected to improve merchandise assortment, improve inventory control, maximize sell-through, optimize allocations, maximize new product performance, and control operational costs.

LONDON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Increased University Fees Could Stretch Parents Purse Strings to the Limit

- Child Trust Fund Offers Ray of Hope in Meeting Rising Costs

The average student debt could be on the verge of smashing the GBP50,000 barrier in 18 years time if tuition fees are allowed to rise to GBP7,000 a year according to leading Child Trust Fund (CTF) Provider, The Children's Mutual (http://www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk/).

Responding to today's announcement, by the BBC, that many university chancellors would like to see increases in tuition fees by between GBP5,000 and GBP20,000 a year, The Children's Mutual has calculated that families may have to find GBP49,900 if youngsters decide to go to university in 18 years time.

"Asking for help is a universally dreaded endeavor,"  M. Nora Klaver says in her anti-self-help book, "Mayday! Asking for help in times of need. Seven out of ten people admit they could have used help over the last week but didn't ask for it. Klaver reveals the myriad of reasons why we don't ask for help, how we can benefit from asking, and how to ask the right people at the right time in the right place, increasing our opportunities for meeting our needs.

Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, issued a response to Pope Benedict's statement on condom use:

LONDON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ --

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that its Europe-based air traffic control systems subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has been awarded a contract by the Brazilian Airspace Control System Implementation Commission (CISCEA) to supply and install complete UHF/VHF T6 extended range communication stations at multiple sites across Southern Brazil.

The contract valued at US$19M was awarded following an international competitive tender process.

I'll admit I'm a Plutophile. Whether it's called a planet or not, it's a very interesting place. Yet despite sending New Horizons to visit it (fastest launch ever!), despite the discovery of other Kuiper Belt objects, one facet of Pluto continues to dominate the news. Is it a planet? As it turns out, there are things far more important to consider about Pluto than its planethood status.