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Oral Osteoporosis Meds Appear to Reduce Risk of Jaw Degradation.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Athanasios Zavras began receiving messages from distraught patients in 2005 after case reports linked oral osteoporosis meds to bone death in the jaw. A...

Purdue Wind Tunnel Key for 'Hypersonic Vehicles,' Future Space Planes.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- By using the only wind tunnel capable of running quietly at "hypersonic" speeds, Purdue University engineers have conducted experiments to yield critical data for...

Smaller Is Stronger -- Now Scientists Know Why.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- As structures made of metal get smaller -- as their dimensions approach the micrometer scale (millionths of a meter) or less -- they get stronger....

Live Operators Crucial Factor for Public Health Department Disease-Reporting Hotlines, Rand Study Finds.(Clinical report)
January 2, 2008... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Public health departments that staff disease-reporting hotlines with live operators at all times are more likely to meet federal guidelines designed to help stop...

Scientists Find Missing Evolutionary Link Using Tiny Fungus Crystal.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The crystal structure of a molecule from a primitive fungus has served as a time machine to show researchers more about the evolution of life from the simple to...

Protein a Possible Key to Allergy and Asthma Control.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Activating a protein found on some immune cells seems to halt the cells' typical job of spewing out substances that launch allergic reactions, a study by...

Obesity Linked to Decreased Seatbelt Use.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Obese people are less likely to use their seatbelts than the rest of the population, adding to the public health risks associated with this rapidly growing...

Carnegie Mellon Study Identifies Where Thoughts of Familiar Objects Occur Inside Human Brain; Experts Trained Algorithm to Extract Patterns From Participants' Brain Activation Scans.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists and cognitive neuroscientists, combining methods of machine learning and brain imaging, have found a way to...

Gene Dose Affects Tumor Growth.
January 3, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Johns Hopkins and Ohio State University have found that the number of copies of a particular gene can affect the severity of colon cancer in a...

University of Virginia Biomedical Engineering Study Shows Magnetic Field Can Reduce Swelling.
January 3, 2008... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- A recent study by University of Virginia researchers demonstrates that the use of an acute, localized static magnetic field of moderate strength can result...

Rand Study Finds Complexity of Financial Services Industry Makes It Difficult for Individual Investors to Distinguish Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers.
January 3, 2008... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The financial services industry is complex and financial service professionals are becoming less distinguishable and more inter-related, according to a new RAND...

Worth a Thousand Words: Hopkins Researchers Paint Picture of Cancer-Promoting Culprit.
January 4, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- They say that a picture can be worth a thousand words. This especially is true for describing the structures of molecules that function to promote cancer....

Machinists Build Precision Scientific Instruments for South Pole, Mars, Places in Between.
January 7, 2008... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A distinguished European scientist appeared unannounced at the University in the early 1950s, when Roger Hildebrand was a young Assistant Professor in Physics. "He...

'Electrospray' Droplet Research Yields Surprising, Practical Results.
January 7, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chemical engineers at Purdue University are the first to mathematically describe precisely how droplets form when liquids are exposed to electric fields, an...

International Team Identifies 480 Genes That Control Human Cell Division; Research Led by Carnegie Mellon Finds Many Genes Are Inactivated in Cancer Cells.
January 7, 2008... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of U.S., Israeli and German scientists used computational biology techniques to discover 480 genes that play a role in human cell division and to identify...

More Sun Exposure May Be Good for Some People; Study Finds Boost in Vitamin D Could Outweigh Skin Cancer Risks in Certain Populations.
January 7, 2008... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and colleagues in Norway suggests that the benefits of moderately...

Higher Medicare Spending Yields Mixed Bag for Patients.
January 7, 2008... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Many recent studies have found that Medicare spending across the country varies greatly. But despite these spending differences, aggregate health outcomes tend...

Social Work: Art or Science? 'Two Dimensions of a Coherent and Integrated Whole,' Leader Says.
January 8, 2008... Byline: Alliance for Children and Families MILWAUKEE, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The practice of social work is examined from a new and intriguing perspective in a series of articles contained in the latest issue of Families in Society...

Breast Cancer Risk Varies Substantially Among Women Who Are Carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutations.
January 8, 2008... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Breast cancer risk varies widely among women who are carriers of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, according to a new study published in the January 9, 2008,...

Carlos Kenig Receives 2008 Bocher Prize in Mathematics.
January 8, 2008... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of Chicago mathematician Carlos Kenig has been named a co-recipient of the 2008 Maxime Bocher Memorial Prize from the American Mathematical Society for his work...

Overweight People May Not Know When They've Had Enough; Brain-Imaging Study May Explain Why Some Continue to Eat, Despite Full Stomachs.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have found new clues to why some people overeat and gain weight while others...

An 'Attractive' Man-Machine Interface; Researchers Use Magnetic Fields, Rather Than Drugs, to Control Cellular Signaling.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have developed a new "nanobiotechnology" that enables magnetic control of events at the cellular level. They describe the...

Earth's Moving Crust May Occasionally Stop; New Theoretical Model Suggests Plate Tectonics May Be On-Again, Off-Again Process.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The motion, formation, and recycling of Earth's crust - commonly known as plate tectonics - have long been thought to be continuous processes. But...

Danforth Center Projected to Exceed 2008 Grants and Contracts Forecast by $1.3 Million; Center Is Also a Leader in Keeping Overhead Costs Low.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- While the New Year is only nine days old, 2008 is shaping up to be a successful year for the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, as the grant and...

Molecules Can Block Breast Cancer's Ability to Spread.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have identified a specific group of microRNA molecules that are responsible for controlling genes that cause breast cancer metastasis. The...

RNA Shown to Silence Cancer Suppressor Gene; Discovery Sheds Light on 'Epigenetic' Mechanisms in Tumor Development in Plants and Animals.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- One way cancer arises is when tumor suppressor genes that normally keep cell growth in check are mysteriously turned off. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins...

Proposed New City of Istanbul Premiers in Animated Video.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Istanbul is at such high risk for a devastating earthquake that engineers at Purdue University and the Republic of Turkey have come up with a bold new proposal:...

Location of Business by Women Entrepreneurs Leads to Lost Economic Opportunities, Says New Study from University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
January 10, 2008... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Greater family responsibilities and feeling shut out of "the old boys' club" can lead women entrepreneurs to locate their businesses away from a city's economic hub...

Genomic Screen Nets Hundreds of Human Proteins Exploited by HIV.
January 10, 2008... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- In some ways, HIV resembles a minimalist painter, using a few basic components to achieve dramatic effects. The virus contains just nine genes encoding 15...

Snoozing Worms Help Penn Researchers Explain Evolution of Sleep.
January 10, 2008... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The roundworm C. elegans, a staple of laboratory research, may be key in unlocking one of the central biological mysteries: why we sleep....

Fighting Pollution the Poplar Way: Trees to Clean Up Indiana Site.
January 10, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Purdue University researchers are collaborating with Chrysler LLC in a project to use poplar trees to eliminate pollutants from a contaminated site in...

University of Florida-Led Search for New Planets Part of Ambitious New Sky Survey.
January 10, 2008... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- A University of Florida-led sky survey that may double the number of known planets outside the solar system is part of a major new survey program announced...

Africa's Biggest Mammals Key to Ant-Plant Teamwork.
January 10, 2008... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Throughout the tropics, ants and Acacia trees live together in intricate interdependent relationships that have long fascinated scientists. Now researchers...

Feeling the Heat: Berkeley Researchers Make Thermoelectric Breakthrough in Silicon Nanowires.
January 10, 2008... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a technique...

First Ever Test of Gene Silencing Therapy for Hepatitis B; Patient Doing Well After Undergoing Innovative RNAi Treatment.
January 11, 2008... Byline: California Pacific Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco has become the first medical research institution in the world to use a gene silencing therapy to...

Stem Cells Make Bone Marrow Cancer Resistant to Treatment.
January 11, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have evidence that cancer stem cells for multiple myeloma share many properties with normal...

Ways to Improve Informed Consent Are Testable, Study Says; Findings Could Prevent Costly but Worthless Attempts to Improve Mainstay of Clinical Trials.(Clinical report)
January 11, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- New ways to make sure people are adequately informed about the risks and benefits of taking part in a clinical trial can be field-tested for effectiveness...

Surprise - Cholesterol May Actually Pose Benefits, Study Shows.
January 11, 2008... Byline: Texas A&M University COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you're worried about high cholesterol levels and keeping heart-healthy as you get older, don't push aside bacon and eggs just yet. A new study says they...

Trust Between Doctors and Patients Is Culprit in Efforts to Cross Racial Divide in Medical Research; Study Shows Lingering Doubts and Fears Hamper Research Participation by African Americans.
January 14, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than three decades after the shutdown of the notorious Tuskegee study, a team of Johns Hopkins physicians has found that Tuskegee's legacy of blacks'...

Rubber Gloves: 'Born' - and Now Banished - at Johns Hopkins; Move Addresses Potentially Fatal Allergy to Latex.
January 14, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- William Stewart Halsted, The Johns Hopkins Hospital's first surgeon in chief, is widely credited as the first to develop and introduce rubber surgical...

National Science Foundation Awards Carnegie Mellon's Jacobo Bielak $1.6 Million for Earthquake Research.
January 15, 2008... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University's Jacobo Bielak was awarded $1.6 million over the next four years from the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) PetaApps...

Substance Abuse Among the Developmentally Disabled: An Infrequent But Troubling Concern for Society.
January 15, 2008... Byline: Alliance for Children and Families MILWAUKEE, Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- While mentally retarded or developmentally disabled people may be as vulnerable to substance abuse as the population at large, common approaches for...

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Uses Newest Laser Treatment for People With Diabetic Eye Disease.
January 15, 2008... Byline: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary BOSTON, Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary recently acquired the newest laser for treating people with diabetic retinopathy. The Pattern Scan Laser Photocoagulator...

Vision Scientists Create, Successfully Test Technique to Enhance Digital Television Viewing for Visually Impaired.
January 15, 2008... Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute BOSTON, Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that people with low vision can improve their ability to see and enjoy television with a new technique...

Lipoic Acid Supplements Reduce Atherosclerosis, Weight Gain.
January 15, 2008... Byline: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study done with mice has discovered that supplements of lipoic acid can inhibit formation of arterial lesions, lower triglycerides, and reduce blood...

Scripps Research Scientists: Naturally Occurring Peptide Inhibits Common Viral Infection; Study Points Toward Potential New Antiviral Therapeutic Strategies.
January 16, 2008... Byline: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found that a naturally occurring peptide known for its antibacterial action can also inhibit viral...

Toxoplasma Infection Increases Risk of Schizophrenia, Study Suggests.
January 16, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Findings from what is believed to be the largest comparison of blood samples collected from healthy individuals and people with schizophrenia suggest that...

Gene Markers Located for Hereditary Prostate Cancer; Study in Swedish Men Reveals Inherited Genes Are Common.(Report)
January 16, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions January 14, 2008 BALTIMORE, Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute, Wake Forest University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have...

Drexler's 'Missing-Baryons Dark Matter' May Be a Solution to a NASA Major Puzzle: 'Missing Baryons'.
January 17, 2008... Byline: The Drexler Foundation LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif., Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- A NASA Web site says the location of the "missing baryons" is a "major astronomical puzzle." Science magazine published a special issue on January 4...

Scripps Research Scientists Find New Genetic Mutation that Halts Development of Lupus; Findings Pinpoint Numerous Proteins as Potential Autoimmune Disease Targets.
January 17, 2008... Byline: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have uncovered a specific genetic mutation that suppresses the development of systemic lupus, an incurable...

Scientists: Environmental Protection, Development Not Always at Odds.
January 17, 2008... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mangroves in coastal Thailand are the main protection against deadly flooding from tsunamis, so it might seem wise to protect them at all costs. However,...

Penn Researchers Find That Alzheimer's Molecule is a Smart Speed Bump on the Nerve-Cell Transport Highway; Implications for Study of Diseases of Dementia.
January 17, 2008... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that proteins carrying chemical cargo in nerve cells react differently...

NASA Tsunami Research Makes Waves in Science Community.
January 17, 2008... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- A wave of new NASA research on tsunamis has yielded an innovative method to improve existing tsunami warning systems, and a potentially groundbreaking new...

People Not Always Needed to Alleviate Loneliness.
January 18, 2008... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- New research at the University of Chicago finds evidence for a clever way that people manage to alleviate the pain of loneliness: They create people in their surroundings...

Vanderbilt Poll Explains Why Romney's Flip-Flopper Label Sticks; Political Scientist Says Anti-Mormon Bias Finds Cover.
January 18, 2008... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bias against Mitt Romney's religion is one of the reasons that the tag "flip-flopper" sticks with the former Massachusetts governor but not his Republican...

DOE Allocates NERSC Supercomputing Resources to Research Combustion, Climate Change, Energy, Accelerators.
January 18, 2008... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that it is allocating about 10.4 million CPU hours on supercomputers at the National Energy Research...

National Report Calls for More Research on Health Effects of Wireless Technologies.
January 18, 2008... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new National Research Council report chaired by University of Colorado at Boulder Distinguished Professor Frank Barnes calls for a stronger research...

Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Newer, Stronger Evidence That Caffeine During Pregnancy Increases Miscarriage Risk; Coffee, Tea, Soda, Hot Chocolate Present Risk.
January 21, 2008... Byline: Edelman Public Relations OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- High doses of daily caffeine during pregnancy -- whether from coffee, tea, caffeinated soda or hot chocolate -- cause an increased risk of miscarriage,...

Johns Hopkins to Participate in 1000 Genomes Project; International Consortium to Support Disease Research.
January 22, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (IGM) at Johns Hopkins will join other national and international scientists in the 1000...

Protein Class Displays Strong Anticancer Action; May Lead to Drugs With Less-Harmful Side Effects.
January 22, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a previously unsuspected mechanism of cell death that may afford a new way to find and develop stronger yet...

Debut of TEAM 0.5, World's Best Microscope.
January 22, 2008... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- TEAM 0.5, the world's most powerful transmission electron microscope -- capable of producing images with half angstrom resolution (half a...

Study: Touch Screen Voting a Hit; Critics Miss Mark on Security.
January 22, 2008... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Electronic voting technology, especially touch screen systems, easily pass the tests of voter confidence and satisfaction, but users still make...

New Technique Quickly Detects Cancer Indicator.
January 22, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have developed a new way to detect protein movements inside cells, which signal a variety of cellular changes such as those in cancer cell...

Gay Ban Compromises Military Reputation, New Study Finds; Original Data Suggest That Policy Tarnishes Military, Even Among Conservatives.
January 22, 2008... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The "don't ask, don't tell" policy tarnishes the reputation of the U.S. armed forces, even among conservative audiences, according to a new study published...

Johns Hopkins Decision to Eliminate Latex Gloves Based on Outdated Data; Non-Latex Alternatives Could Increase Glove Costs, Compromise Barrier Protection.
January 22, 2008... Byline: Powell Tate WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC) today said the recent move by The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System to eliminate latex gloves - a move that could...

Teen Pregnancy and Poverty: 30-Year-Study Confirms That Living in Economically-Depressed Neighborhoods, Not Teen Motherhood, Perpetuates Poverty.
January 23, 2008... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families CHICAGO, Jan. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- In fairy tales, there are two possible outcomes for a young girl. In the Disney version, the handsome prince rescues her, then marries her, and everyone lives...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Geochemist Awarded for Contributions to Studies of Physics of the Earth; Stan Hart to Receive Day Prize From National Academy of Sciences.
January 23, 2008... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., Jan. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. National Academy of Sciences has selected Stanley Hart of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as the 13th recipient of the Arthur L....

Scripps Research Scientists Develop New Method for Creating Self-Assembling, Nanoscale Materials; Results Could Advance Biomedical Screening, Microelectronics.
January 23, 2008... Byline: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- While biomedical, electronics, and other branches of research are marching steadily into the realm of the smaller-than-small nanometer scale, building...

Antarctic Ice Loss Speeds Up, Nearly Matches Greenland Loss.
January 23, 2008... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ice loss in Antarctica increased by 75 percent in the last 10 years due to a speed-up in the flow of its glaciers and is now nearly as great as that observed...

University of Florida Study: Rudeness Hurts Performance and Willingness to Help on Job.
January 24, 2008... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new University of Florida study suggests rude bosses defeat their purpose by browbeating employees into poor job performance. Researchers used real life...

Berkeley Lab Scientists Find Evidence of Link Between Outdoor Ozone and Building-Related Health Symptoms.
January 24, 2008... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found evidence that the...

Marijuana Withdrawal as Bad as Withdrawal From Cigarettes; Study Could Potentially Help Clinicians Treat Marijuana Addiction.
January 24, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Research by a group of scientists studying the effects of heavy marijuana use suggests that withdrawal from the use of marijuana is similar to what is...

Amalgam Fillings Don't Affect Children's Brain Development, Says Study in American Dental Association Journal.
January 25, 2008... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dental amalgam tooth fillings do not adversely affect children's brain development and neurological status, researchers report in the February issue of The Journal...

Earth's Soils Bear Unmistakable Footprints of Humans.
January 25, 2008... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The dirt under our feet is being so changed by humans that it is now appropriate to call this the "Anthropocene (or man-made) Age," says a new worldwide overview by Duke...

Presidential Oratory Can Trump Ideology for Voters, Says Vanderbilt Professor; Research Shows Most Highly Educated Voters Swayed by Rhetoric.
January 25, 2008... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- To influence voters, especially those without strong ideological beliefs, presidential candidates should pay as much attention to their oratorical skills as to...

Modified Atkins Diet Can Cut Epileptic Seizures in Adults; High-Fat, Low-Carb Diet May Be an Option When Other Treatments Fail.
January 28, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- A modified version of a popular high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet can significantly cut the number of seizures in adults with epilepsy, a study led by...

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Reports Upward Trend for Key Health Outcomes; New Patient Data Posted Online Shows Improvements Across Care Center Network.
January 28, 2008... Byline: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation reported today that key indicators of health for people with cystic fibrosis - including lung function and nutritional status -...

Keck Foundation Grants $1.8 Million to University of Chicago for Catastrophic Deformation Research.
January 28, 2008... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Chicago has received a $1.8 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to launch a new research program on the sudden and dramatic transformations that...

Berkeley Scientists Bring MRI/NMR to Microreactors.
January 28, 2008... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a significant step towards improving the design of future catalysts and catalytic reactors, especially for microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip"...

Zoologists: Lusty Voles, Mindless of Danger, Mate Like Rabbits.
January 28, 2008... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Forgetful Casanovas are lucky in love. At least that's how University of Florida researchers interpret the results of new research on the mating habits and...

Downsized Heart Aids Bypass Surgery.
January 28, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- An estimated one in 20 patients undergoing a common operation to boost blood supply to the heart and to ward off repeat heart attacks may do better if their...

New Study Shows Fully Funded Tobacco Control Programs Reduce Number of Smokers; Lung Association of California Urges State Leaders to Fully Fund Tobacco Control Programs.
January 28, 2008... Byline: American Lung Association SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study in the American Journal of Public Health adds to the overwhelming evidence that comprehensive tobacco control programs save lives. The study...

Two MicroRNAs Promote Spread of Tumor Cells; MiR-373 Could Be Indicator of Breast Cancer Metastasis.
January 28, 2008... Byline: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The more scientists learn about microRNAs - short strands of RNA that can interfere with normal gene activity - the more obvious it becomes how closely they are...

California Lags Nation in Tracking Students' Educational Progress, RAND Study Finds.
January 28, 2008... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- While California has basic tracking system architecture in place to allow the state's educators to closely follow the progress of students from kindergarten to...