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Vaxart Begins Animal Testing Of H1N1 Flu Vaccine Candidate
Vaxart, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of oral vaccines, announced today that the company has created a candidate vaccine for H1N1 influenza (swine flu). On Saturday, May 23, Vaxart began testing for immune responses in animals, just 25 days after initiating the project. The company will compare performance of the research-grade H1N1 vaccine to its successful avian flu vaccine as a first step towards potential human clinical testing.

Americans Who Say They Are In Excellent Health Enjoy More "Special" Birthday Celebrations
As the official sponsor of birthdays, the American Cancer Society announced new survey results that show people who say they are in excellent health enjoy better birthdays. The online survey of 2,002 U.S. adults, which demonstrated a strong link between health and attitudes about birthdays, revealed that people who say they are in excellent health are more likely to consider birthdays special and exciting events. In addition, people who say they are in excellent health are nearly twice as likely to love celebrating birthdays, generally consider them fun and feel more special on their birthday than people who say they are in poor health.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Appear To Impact AMD Progression
Omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish such as tuna and salmon may protect against progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but the benefits appear to depend on the stage of disease and whether certain supplements are taken, report researchers at the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research (LNVR), Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University.
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Laughter - The Best Medicine? Spain Hosts The Most Renowned International Symposium On Sense Of Humor And Its Applications

Spain hosts this week, for the first time in history, this event, the most renowned international symposium on humour and laughter, where scientists and experts from four continents will discuss the latest advances and research of this field of study. The ninth occasion of the "International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter: Theory, Research and Applications" is being hosted by the University of Granada, and they will analyse the relationship between sense of humour and different fields such as anthropology, sociology, medicine or philosophy. According to the Professor of the University of Granada Hugo Carretero de Dios, local coordinator of the event, the interest for both research and applications of humour has increased in the last decade. "This is a dimension consubstantial to human beings which has traditionally attracted the attention of researchers of different research fields", says the UGR Professor. Annual meeting since 2001 Since 2001, the "International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter" is held every year in a different place of the world; the purpose of the meeting is to update the theoretical-conceptual contents about the sense of humour, and deal with the methodological particularities which must be considered when it comes to working on that field. This event also intends to assure that "those people who are doing research into the field of humour work on up-to-date information and tools with scientific support". The last edition of the International School was held in Rumania. Hugo Carretero highlights that the meeting consists of theoretical sessions and practical workshops and will put together first-level scientists in the field of laughter study and humour applications such as Willibald Ruch, Christie Davies, Irina Falkenberg or Gil Greengross. The IX "International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter: Theory, Research and Applications" is taking place the 29 June - 4 July at the University of Granada and has been supported by the Mediterranean Centre of the UGR and the Health Department of the Andalusian Council. Hugo Carretero Dios University of Granada


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