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Nonprofits Overcome Hiring Challenges; Johns Hopkins Study Shows Nonprofits Able to Fulfill Hiring Goals.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the face of concerns about a workforce crisis in the nonprofit sector, a recent survey by the Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Listening Post Project found that nonprofits...

Who Does Housework in Married Couples, and When? Jerry Maguire May Have Been Right: 'Show Me the Money'.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- What reduces women's housework burden? A new study shows that on average it doesn't have much to do with her husband's help or his earnings, but how much...

Laser Blasts Viruses in Blood.
September 4, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- A father-son research team working from separate laboratory benches across the country has discovered a new use for lasers - zapping viruses out of blood....

Ultraconserved Elements in the Genome: Are They Indispensable?
September 4, 2007... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three years ago, "ultraconserved elements" were discovered in the genomes of mice, rats, and humans. These are DNA sequences 200 base pairs in...

Results of Local Study on Crack Cocaine Have National Implications.
September 5, 2007... Byline: Wright State University School of Medicine DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of researchers from the Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research (CITAR) at Wright State University's Boonshoft School...

Scripps Research Scientists Reveal Pivotal Hearing Structure.
September 5, 2007... Byline: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of scientists made up of two laboratory groups from The Scripps Research Institute and one from the National Institutes of Health has shed light...

Study Details Regulation of Vital Tumor Suppressor Gene p53: Related Modifications at Single DNA Site Seen to Have Contradictory Effects.
September 5, 2007... Byline: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- So vital is the p53 tumor suppressor gene in controlling cancer that its dysfunction is linked to more than half of human cancers. At the same time, the gene's...

'QI' Projects May - or May Not - Improve Patient Safety and Outcomes.
September 5, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mandatory classes that aim to improve the quality of medical care seem to successfully teach doctors new concepts but don't necessarily improve patient...

Pliable Perception: Adult Brains Reorganize After Injury; Discovery May Lead to Better Therapies for Victims of Stroke and Brain Injury.
September 5, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- It's well known that the child's brain has a remarkable capacity for change, but controversy rages about the extent to which such plasticity exists in the adult...

Engineers Rescue Aging Satellites, Saving Millions.
September 5, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have used a new technique to save $60 million for broadcasters by extending the service life of two communications satellites. The technique...

New CPR Promises Better Results by Compressing Abdomen, Not Chest.
September 5, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- A biomedical engineer at Purdue University has developed a new method to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation that promises to be more effective than standard...

Joint Dark Energy Mission a Top Priority for NASA, Says National Research Council.
September 5, 2007... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Research Council's Beyond Einstein Program Assessment Committee has recommended that the Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM), jointly...

Prevalence of Foot and Ankle Injuries Keeps Doctors on Their Toes; Hospital for Special Surgery Offers Symposium to Discuss Latest Techniques to Manage Foot and Ankle Sports Injuries.
September 6, 2007... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than 11 million visits were made to physician's office in 2005 because of foot and ankle...

Record Spike in International Violence Points to Chronic 'Conflict Syndrome,' Says University of Maryland Report.(Report)
September 6, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Six years after 9/11, the level of international conflict is rising precipitously, with more countries involved in conflict than at any time since...

Researcher Developing New Method for Hearing Loss Assessment.
September 6, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Purdue University researcher is working on a new technique to diagnose hearing loss in a way that more accurately reflects real-world situations. "The...

Kansas State University Contributes to Physics Research Featured in Sept. 7 Issue of Science That Will Help Scientists Study Properties of Atoms, Molecules.
September 6, 2007... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- It will be easier for scientists to observe how atoms and molecules behave thanks to the contributions of physics researchers at Kansas State University's James...

Normal Role for Schizophrenia Risk Gene Identified; DISC1 Makes Protein That Helps New Neurons Integrate Into Our Neural Network.
September 7, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- How the gene that has been pegged as a major risk factor for schizophrenia and other mood disorders that affect millions of Americans contributes to these...

Mars Rovers Survive Dust Storms, Ready for Next Objectives.
September 7, 2007... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two months after sky-darkening dust from severe storms nearly killed NASA's Mars exploration rovers, the solar powered robots are awake and ready to continue...

Tiny Tubes and Rods Show Promise as Catalysts, Sunscreen; New Ways to Make, Modify Titanium Oxide Nanostructures for Industrial, Medical Uses.
September 10, 2007... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed new ways to make or modify nanorods and nanotubes of titanium...

Acid Rain Has a Disproportionate Impact on Coastal Waters; Research Suggests Sulfur, Nitrogen Emissions Play a Role in Changing Chemistry Near Coast.
September 10, 2007... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The release of sulfur and nitrogen into the atmosphere by power plants and agricultural activities plays a minor role in making the ocean...

How Vitamin C Stops the Big 'C': An Unexpected Antioxidant Mechanism Is at Play, Researchers Say.
September 10, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nearly 30 years after Nobel laureate Linus Pauling famously and controversially suggested that vitamin C supplements can prevent cancer, a team of Johns...

Mouse Model for Schizophrenia Has Genetic On-Off Switch.
September 10, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed a mouse model for schizophrenia in which a mutated gene linked to schizophrenia can be turned on or off at will....

Parking Spaces Outnumber Drivers 3-to-1, Drive Pollution and Warming.
September 11, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- From suburban driveways to the sprawling lots that spring up around big retailers, Americans devote lots of space to parking spaces - a growing land-use trend...

Student Study Bolsters Case for Adding Rare Sunflower to Endangered Species List.
September 11, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- For several months last spring, the Vanderbilt greenhouse held more members of a rare species of native sunflower than are known to exist in the wild. This...

Putting Stem Cell Research on the Fast Track: Two Groups of Researchers Provide Tools to Speed Stem Cell Research.
September 12, 2007... Byline: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y., Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed tools to help solve two of the main problems slowing the progress of stem cell research - how...

A Step Toward Tissue-Engineered Heart Structures for Children: Delicate Valves and Patches Grow With the Child.
September 12, 2007... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Infants and children receiving artificial heart-valve replacements face several repeat operations as they grow, since the replacements become too small and must be...

New DNA-Based Technique For Assembly of Nano- and Micro-Sized Particles.
September 12, 2007... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new method for controlling the self-assembly of nanometer and...

Study Shows Pregnancy May Help Cut Risks for HIV-Infected Women.
September 13, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women with HIV infection who become pregnant have a lower risk of progression to AIDS and death, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center report....

Marrying Natural and Social Sciences for Mother Earth's Sake.
September 13, 2007... Byline: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich., Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- No one says marriage is easy -- but an international group of 16 natural scientists and social scientists, including three from Michigan State University,...

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Will Pursue Google Lunar X Prize; Team Seeks $20 Million Prize for Landing Robot on Moon.
September 13, 2007... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University roboticist William "Red" Whittaker is assembling a team to land and operate a robot on the moon by 2012 with the intent of winning a...

Basic Research Robust in Face of More University Patenting.
September 14, 2007... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- As universities continue transforming scientific discoveries into potentially lucrative patents, many wonder how this might be transforming academic...

Penn School of Medicine Receives $2.3 Million to Study Biological Indicators of Exposure to Cigarette Smoke.
September 14, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has been awarded $2.3 million...

New Orleans' 'Legacy of Inequality' Surges Back; Two Years After President Bush's Speech to the Nation 17 Days After Hurricane Katrina, New Report Shows Federal Commitment to End Gulf Coast Inequality Is Falling Short.
September 14, 2007... Byline: PolicyLink OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two years ago this Saturday, President Bush stood in the ethereal light of New Orleans' Jackson Square and promised the nation that the federal government would work to end...

HPV's Link to Head and Neck Cancer Investigated at Vanderbilt-Ingram.
September 17, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The human papillomavirus (HPV) has been implicated as a cause of cervical cancer in women, but there's another devastating form of cancer also linked to HPV...

Rating Your Pain From 0 to 10 Might Not Help Your Doctor.
September 17, 2007... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The most commonly used measure for pain screening may only be modestly accurate, according to researchers from the Indiana University School of...

Attendance at Religious Services in U.S. Stable Since 1990.
September 17, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite various claims that Americans are becoming either more or less religious, attendance at weekly religious services in the United States has been essentially...

Unanticipated Consequences of Health Care Information Technology.
September 17, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) have developed a...

Bad News for Hispanic Teens: Parents' Marital Disruption Hurts Them Least.
September 17, 2007... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Compared to teens from other racial and ethnic groups, Hispanic adolescents don't experience nearly the level of problems during the process of their parents'...

New Antibiotic Drug Combo to Speed Up Treatment of Tuberculosis.
September 18, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of tuberculosis experts at Johns Hopkins and in Brazil have evidence that substituting the antibiotic moxifloxacin in the regimen of drugs used to...

Researchers Use Math to Cut Waiting Times: Study From University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
September 18, 2007... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Waiting. Nobody likes it yet we've all experienced it, whether it's in the hospital emergency room or waiting for that urgently needed cup of java down the...

Shopping Can Lead to More ... Well ... Shopping, According to Stanford Business School Research.
September 18, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Have you ever walked into a store intending to pick up socks and come out with three bags full of splurges? So what's the matter? Are you just a...

Financial Incentives Can Create Bad Employee Behavior, According to Stanford Business School Research.
September 18, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Offering financial incentives to motivate employees and executives has been a common management practice for decades. Car salesmen get higher...

'It's Important ... But Not for Me': Research Indicates Kansas and Missouri Students and Parents Get the Importance of Math, Science and Technology Education Generally, But Not for Themselves.
September 18, 2007... Byline: Public Agenda NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- There is growing consensus among the nation's business, government and higher education leaders that unless schools do more to train and nurture a whole new generation of young...

Lower Trade Barriers Improve Productivity, Says Study From University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
September 19, 2007... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Sept. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- A recent study on Canada's free trade experience suggests that eliminating more trade barriers inside and outside Canada could lead to big leaps in Canadian...

Argon Conclusion: Researchers Reassess Theories on Formation of Earth's Atmosphere.
September 19, 2007... Byline: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y., Sept. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Geochemists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are challenging commonly held ideas about how gases are expelled from the Earth. Their theory, which is...

Controlling for Size May Also Prevent Cancer.
September 20, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at Johns Hopkins recently discovered that a chemical chain reaction that controls organ size in animals ranging from insects to humans could...

When Proteins, Antibodies and Other Biological Molecules Kiss, a New Kind of Biosensor Can Tell.
September 20, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- When biological molecules kiss, a new kind of biosensor can tell. A new and deceptively simple technique has been developed by chemists at Vanderbilt...

Arctic Sea Ice Bottoms Out for 2007, Shatters All Time Record Low, Say CU-Boulder Scientists.
September 20, 2007... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center said today that the extent of Arctic sea ice appears to have...

Quick-Burning Carbs May Cause Fatty Liver; Mouse Study Sparks Clinical Trial.
September 20, 2007... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Diets rich in rapidly-digested carbohydrates not only expand waistlines, but may also cause fatty liver, a condition that can lead to liver failure and death, finds...

Eight in Ten Internet Users Look Online for Hobby Information; One-Third Do So on a Typical Day.
September 20, 2007... Byline: Pew Internet & American Life Project WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Pew Internet Project's latest report finds that the Internet has become a hobbyist's playground. A telephone survey conducted in February-March...

What Chimpanzees Can Teach Us About Economics; Vanderbilt Study Shows How Chimps Follow Some Human-Like Traits When It Comes to Cost, Value, Property.(Report)
September 21, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a long standing enigma of economics and psychology, humans tend to immediately value an item they've just received more than the maximum amount they would...

NASA Orbiter Finds Possible Cave Skylights on Mars.
September 21, 2007... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has discovered entrances to seven possible caves on the slopes of a Martian volcano. The find is fueling interest in...

Bucknell Professor Paints a Bright Picture With 'Yellow Boy'; Carl Kirby Drives Home Alternative for Acid Mine Drainage - Enviro-Friendly Paint.
September 21, 2007... Byline: Bucknell University LEWISBURG, Pa., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bucknell University Associate Professor of Geology Carl Kirby paints a bright picture for Pennsylvania's acid mine drainage. Literally. His Volkswagen van bears...

Vitamin E Trials 'Fatally Flawed'.
September 21, 2007... Byline: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Generations of studies on vitamin E may be largely meaningless, scientists say, because new research has demonstrated that the levels of this micronutrient...

Ragweed Research Is Nothing to Sneeze At: Graduate Students Probe How Pesky Pollen Spreads Under Varying Weather Conditions.
September 24, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- To a person with a pollen allergy, an 18-acre ragweed field sounds like a sneezy, red-eyed zone of misery. But to two environmental engineering researchers at The...

Rochester Institute of Technology Research Finds Unfavorable Perceptions of Advertisers in Online Social Networks; Two Professors Explore How Students React to Ads on Facebook and MySpace.
September 24, 2007... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Traditional mass media advertising of pushing ads doesn't work. Take the advice from Rochester Institute of Technology professors Neil Hair,...

University of Colorado at Boulder Study: Nutrient Pollution Drives Frog Deformities by Ramping Up Infections.
September 24, 2007... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- High levels of nutrients used in farming and ranching activities fuel parasite infections that have caused highly publicized frog deformities in ponds...

Mother Jones Assembles Startling Statistics on America's Love Affair With Credit Cards.
September 25, 2007... Byline: Mother Jones Magazine SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consider the fact that Americans owe $850 billion in credit card debt while the world's 54 poorest countries owe $412 billion in foreign debt. This is perhaps...

Breast Cancer Survivors Carry Optimistic Outlook on Life, Yet Lack Critical Information About Reducing Recurrence.
September 25, 2007... Byline: Edelman Public Relations NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The majority of breast cancer survivors consider themselves stronger after having the disease, according to new survey results released today. However, the data also...

University Researchers Discover Forests of Endangered Tropical Kelp; Important Implications for Biodiversity, Climate Change.
September 25, 2007... Byline: San Jose State University SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A research team led by San Jose State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara, has discovered forests of a species of kelp previously...

Dietary Intake of Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Be Associated With Decreased Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Children.
September 25, 2007... Byline: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center AURORA, Colo., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes and the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the University of...

Scientists, Policymakers, Industry Leaders Gather to Discuss Ocean Iron Fertilization; Woods Hole Symposium Considers Issues Involved in Using the Seas as a Solution to Global Warming.
September 25, 2007... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Sept. 26-27, scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will host an international, interdisciplinary conference on the...

Carnegie Mellon System Enables Any Digital Camera to Produce Interactive, Multibillion-Pixel Panoramas; Developers Hope New Technology Will Enhance Global Understanding.
September 26, 2007... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center, have built a low-cost robotic device that enables any...

Mars Rover Opportunity Reaches First Target Inside Crater.
September 26, 2007... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached its science team's first destination for the rover inside Victoria Crater, information received from...

'Rust' Is Just Another Way of Describing How Methamphetamine Harms.
September 27, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom, a Duke University pharmacology professor who left the lab bench to focus on science education, has developed a tactic for keeping students hands...

Environmental Changes Preceded First Great Rise in Atmospheric Oxygen.
September 27, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The history of life on Earth is closely linked to the appearance of oxygen in the atmosphere, which scientists think first occurred in...

Cockroaches Are Morons in the Morning and Geniuses in the Evening.
September 27, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- In its ability to learn, the cockroach is a moron in the morning and a genius in the evening. Dramatic daily variations in the cockroach's learning ability...

'Bad Carbs' Not the Enemy, University of Virginia Professor Says.
September 28, 2007... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The latest common wisdom on carbohydrates claims that eating so-called "bad" carbohydrates will make you fat, but University of Virginia professor Glenn...

Breaking the Barrier Toward Nanometer X-Ray Resolution; Possible Advances for Nanoscience, Energy, Biology, Materials Research.
September 28, 2007... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has overcome a major obstacle for using refractive lenses to focus...

Standard Treatment for Prostate Cancer May Encourage Spread of Disease; Finding May Lead to Changes in Androgen Deprivation Therapy.
September 30, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely...