"We will research a new drug combination therapy which aims to specifically target aggressive prostate tumours to control their growth and, most importantly, reduce the number of tumours which form in other areas of the body, " she said.

BBC: Prostate cancer research grant for University of Ulster

As interoperability and cyber-security standards become increasingly established over the next year, it will be easier to pick winners and losers in the smart-grid space and perilous for multinationals to sit on the sidelines as their competitors corral control over a promising growth industry.

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Also promising: R411, a new type of asthma drug that aims to provide the same control as inhaled steroids without their drawbacks, such as slowed growth.

FORBES: Health

Greg Clark, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Minister for Cities, said how important it is for economic growth that local people take control of public spending in their areas.

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If they were leaders who wanted to control growth, create fiefdoms, and made decisions that were in their own best interest vs those of the company, regardless of their performance, he fired them.

FORBES: A Conversation With Richard Baldridge, ViaSat President

Researchers said their findings open up the possibility of developing drugs to monitor and control the growth of cancerous tumours.

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