ABT-418 is a drug developed by Abbott, which acts as an agonist at neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It binds with high affinity to the α4β2, α2β2 and α7 subtypes, but not to the α3β4 subtype. It has nootropic, neuroprotective and anxiolytic effects, and has been researched for treatment of both Alzheimer's disease and more recently ADHD. ABT-418 was reasonably effective for both applications and fairly well tolerated, but produced some side effects, principally nausea, and it is unclear whether ABT-418 itself will proceed to clinical development or if another similar drug will be used instead.

Terius Youngdell Nash (Born September 20, 1977), better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing chart topping hits such as "Baby" for Justin Bieber, "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs. Money, and Love King.

Terius Nash was born in Rockingham, North Carolina and moved with his mother, Reva Nash, to Atlanta at the age of 3. He played trumpet, drums, and guitar as a child. His mother died in 1992 when Nash was fifteen years old, an event which would inspire him to write songs. He states that the death of his mother gave him a "soft spot" for women, which he credits to his desire to write songs about female empowerment such as Rihanna's "Umbrella". He moved in with his grandfather, a concrete mason who instilled a strong work ethic in young Nash. Of his grandfather, Nash recalls "He came out of a bad time for blacks in the South, but even though we lived in the hood, we had a boat, some cars and a house that was paid for. So I’ve always had a different outlook on life. There’s nothing I can’t do."

Prem Shankar Jha born 22 December 1938 is the Managing Editor of Financial World, the soon to be launched business daily from Tehelka. He is also a columnist with Tehelka magazine.

Jha was born and brought up in Darbhanga, Bihar and was educated at The Doon School and received a Masters of Arts Degree from University of Oxford in philosophy, politics and economics at Nuffield College, Oxford.

In 1961, he joined the United Nations where he spent five years in the United Nations Development Programme UNDP. He spent two of these five years in New York as a special assistant to the managing director of the Special Fund Mr. Paul G. Hoffman who was the first administrator of the UNDP. The remaining three were spent in Damascus, Syria.

In 1966 Jha joined the Hindustan Times as an assistant editor, in 1969 he moved to the Times of India, where he was the deputy editor of The Economic Times. He then joined the Financial Express as its editor before moving back to the Times of India in 1981 as its economic editor. In 1986 he re-joined the Hindustan Times as its editor.

Lesli Kay Coulouris previously Lesli Kay Sterling (born Lesli Kay Pushkin on June 13, 1965 in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American actress, who is known primarily for her role on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns.

At age 12, she had the first individual girl's bat mitzvah in the state of West Virginia. She moved to New York City at the age of 15 to pursue a modeling career. Kay later worked at MTV and won $22,000 on Wheel of Fortune.

In 1997 she made her daytime debut as Molly Conlan on As the World Turns. For some time the character was not very popular due to Molly's villainous behavior, but she eventually won a 2001 Daytime Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in addition to charming viewers during her romance with Jake McKinnon (Tom Eplin). When Jake was killed off in 2002, Molly again became adrift, and Kay left the show in early 2004 after a number of promised storylines never appeared. Kay popped up a few months later to recast the popular, brassy character of Lois Cerullo on General Hospital. Kay (and the resurrected character of Lois) exited GH in early 2005 after mutually agreeing to part ways with the show.

Susan Flannery (born July 31, 1939) is an American soap opera actress. She is known for her role Stephanie Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–present) and for her role as Dr. Laura Spencer Horton on Days of our Lives (1966–1975).

Flannery was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and went to school in Manhattan. She has a daughter, Blaise, who is currently attending Macquarie University in Australia. Susan currently lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Flannery is known for playing Dr. Laura Spencer Horton on Days of our Lives from 1966 until 1975 where she met writer and daytime legend William J. Bell. She acted feature films including The Towering Inferno (1974) and The Gumball Rally (1976). She acted in the primetime television series Dallas, playing Leslie Stewart during season three (1980–1981), and appeared opposite Kirk Douglas in The Moneychangers. She has also worked alongside Micheal Jaffe as a producer.

Flannery since became best known worldwide for portraying Stephanie Douglas Forrester on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-). She is one of four original cast members still appearing on the series, along with Katherine Kelly Lang, John McCook and Ronn Moss. Flannery is also a regular director on the show, and has twice been nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for her work.