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Most Managers Are Logical Sloths, Says New Rotman Research.
July 8, 2009... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Strategic managers, lacking training in how to build their own situational models and reasoning strategies as opposed to "implementing" blueprints and recipes, tend to choose easy problems to make sense of their...

LSU Health Sciences Center Research Helps Link Schizophrenia to Specific DNA Region; Same Region on Chromosome as Immune Function.
July 8, 2009... Byline: LSU Health Sciences Center NEW ORLEANS, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the first time, an international group of researchers has found genetic evidence linking schizophrenia to a specific region of DNA - on chromosome 6. This is the same area where key genes for immune function...

Stanford Engineers Demonstrate Light Emission Compatible With Silicon Chips; Advance Could Be Key Step to Making Computer Chips More Efficient, Faster.
July 8, 2009... Byline: Stanford School of Engineering STANFORD, Calif., July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Silicon computer chips depend on metal wiring that is fast becoming a source of delay and wasted power. Many engineers would rather use light to transmit data over the longer distances on chips, much in...

Lotteries: From Big Bucks to Bankruptcy; Vanderbilt Research Looks at the Financial Consequences of Winning the Lottery.
July 7, 2009... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- In this tough economy, the allure of buying lottery tickets seems like a pretty enticing way to erase financial problems. But new research from Vanderbilt Law School found that people who won between $50,000 and...

Protein Can Help Cells or Cause Cancer, Purdue Researcher Finds.
July 7, 2009... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Purdue University scientist has discovered a key process in cell growth that can lead to the formation of tumors. Xiaoqi Liu, an assistant professor of biochemistry, found that an overabundance of the...