Two large new meta-analyses published in the Lancet provide the first strong evidence demonstrating a cause-and-effect relationship between a specific inflammatory protein and the development of coronary heart disease (CHD). Both studies illuminate the role of??interleukin-6 receptor (IL6R) by focusing on the common??Asp??358Ala variant of the IL6R gene. The variant is known to dampen the ...

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Remember on Seinfeld, when George Costanza's dad decided to rebel against the commercialism of the winter holidays and celebrate a holiday called Festivus instead? One tradition was to stand around the Festivus pole and air your grievances. Well, the spirit of Festivus must be in the air because lately, it seems, quite a few people ...

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The data center has become the coal-fired power plant of the tech industry - the most visible symbol of the online world's environmental impact. And in recent years, ??, Facebook, ????and other Silicon Valley giants have undertaken efforts, voluntarily and under pressure from groups like Greenpeace, to slash their massive electricity consumption and secure power ...

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The answer depends on what, precisely, we?re talking about. Many people assume ?a diverse workforce? entails equality of opportunity???laws, or some social mechanism, ensuring a healthy balance between men and women and preventing discrimination in the workplace by gender, age, ethnicity, class and so forth. But a study as globally ambitious as Forbes ? ?Diversity ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 20:23

When Greg Smith decided to write a scathing op ed piece that ran in the Times yesterday, blasting his employer, Goldman Sachs, for sacrificing its clients' best interest in favor of maximum profits, he violated a cardinal rule of career advancement: Do not bad-mouth your former employer. Career coaches and executive recruiters who have worked ...

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Virgin Atlantic's new clubhouse inside New York's John F. Kennedy Airport gives first class passengers plenty of perks. Forbes Travel Guide looks inside.

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Founder Ron Robinson on hiring, financing and exciting partnerships in his firm's pipeline for 2012.

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How is Best Buy like Starbucks? Aside from a big overlap in their target demographic, there may be more points of difference than similarity. But there is one thing they will soon share ??? the influence of Stephen Gillett.

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Greg Smith's oped did not tell UHNW anything they did not already know. UHNW recognize the need to set expectations in order to avoid disappointment.

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Amgen Incorporated (AMGN) maintained its quarterly dividend of 36 cents per share. The dividend [...]

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