Negotiating through the glass ceiling
Jun 25, 2008 |
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There are fewer women than men involved in high-profile international business deals. But that may change with the results of a new Tel Aviv University study on the role of gender in management, which found that women may ...
Different type of colon cancer vaccine reduces disease spread, Jefferson scientists show
Jun 25, 2008 |
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(Taking advantage of the fact that the intestines have a separate immune system from the rest of the body, scientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia have found a way to immunize mice against the ...
Hebrew University study opening new route for combating viruses
Jun 25, 2008 |
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A unique technique for analyzing the function of microRNAs developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem doctoral student has led to the discovery of a new mechanism by which viruses evade the human immune system. This discovery ...
Second genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease found
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Researchers have discovered the second, strong genetic risk factor for developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, according to a new report in the June 27th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication.
Implicit political attitudes can predict future voting behavior
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 25, 2008 |
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In many political elections, undecided voters come to a decision about who they will vote for only a few days before the vote, if not the very same day of the election. A new study in the journal Political Psychology reveal ...
A study lays the foundations to distinguish the different human ways for paying attention
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Is it possible to compensate attention problems through other attention ways? Does it produce the same effects to direct someone's attention in a voluntary (endogenous) or in an involuntary way (exogenous)? These are the ...
Supercomputers join cancer fight
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Edmonton-A University of Alberta physicist will lead the fight against cancer, armed with a supercomputer and the will to make Alberta one of the world's top innovation centres.
Media bias can net mistakes at the ballot box
Jun 25, 2008 |
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The media slant political news to the left or right to increase ratings and profits, spinning up an information vacuum that can lead to mistakes at the ballot box, a new study by three University of Illinois economists says.
Home-based cognitive behavioral therapy relieves IBS symptoms
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Persons with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can relieve their symptoms as effectively by following a self-administered, at-home cognitive behavioral program as they can by undergoing a 10-week in-office program administered ...
Bioenergy potential of reviving abandoned agricultural land
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Across the globe, hundreds of millions of acres of once-productive agricultural land lie abandoned, according to a new report from researchers at Stanford University and the Carnegie Institution for Science. If this land ...
Researchers Invent Helmet that Significantly Reduces Direct Impact to Neck During Head-first Impact
Jun 25, 2008 |
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University of British Columbia researchers have invented a sports helmet that reduces direct impact to the neck by up to 56 per cent, according to preliminary tests.
USGS to help Chile develop volcano early warning system
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 25, 2008 |
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The U.S. Geological Survey is partnering with the Chilean government to develop a volcano early warning and emergency response system for the country after the historic eruption of Chaitén Volcano on May 2.
Electromagnetic interference from some identification devices may pose hazards to medical equipment
Jun 25, 2008 |
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The use of radio frequency identification devices appears to have the potential to cause critical care medical equipment to malfunction, according to a study in the June 25 issue of JAMA.
Bedsharing and bassinets: 2 new studies assess the risks
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Bassinet use in 2006 was nearly double what it was in 1992, and even though more than 45% of infants between the ages of 0-2 months use them, little is known about bassinet safety. In fact, the Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
New online care for hypertension gets results
Jun 25, 2008 |
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[B]Controlling blood pressure at home, on Web, nearly doubles proportion of successful patients, JAMA study reports[/B] Web-based care and at-home blood pressure checks can help control hypertension without office visits, acc ...
