http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- New data collected as part of a North Carolina State University study during the 2009 municipal election in Hendersonville, N.C., show that voters prefer instant run-off voting (IRV) to traditional voting - a finding that may build support for IRV. The use of IRV precludes the need for a second run-off election, saving voters time and providing election results more promptly. http://www.physorg.com/news179076822.html Other Sciences Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:34:13 EST news179076822 (PhysOrg.com) -- An anti-convulsant drug commonly used to treat epilepsy reduces cysts in mice that are associated with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a difficult to treat ailment that afflicts 600,000 people in the United States, Yale University researchers report. http://www.physorg.com/news179047397.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:40:01 EST news179047397 (PhysOrg.com) -- Political affinity could influence how some people view the skin tone of biracial political candidates, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York University and Tilburg University in The Netherlands. http://www.physorg.com/news178307486.html Other Sciences Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:51:55 EST news178307486 (PhysOrg.com) -- Viruses like Hepatitis C proliferate by tricking cellular machinery into manufacturing the parts for duplicate viral particles. http://www.physorg.com/news173549327.html Chemistry Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:09:14 EST news173549327 A US company that on Tuesday was awarded a 35-million-dollar contract to develop an influenza vaccine using insect cell technology has produced a first batch against (A)H1N1 flu, company boss Dan Adams said. http://www.physorg.com/news165038528.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:20:02 EST news165038528 Small synthetic fragments of genetic material called small interfering RNA (siRNA) can block production of abnormal proteins; however, these exciting new drug candidates can also induce a strong immune response, causing toxic side effects. Understanding how siRNA stimulates this undesirable immune activity, how to test for it, and how to design siRNA drugs to avoid it are critical topics explored in a timely review article published online ahead of print in Oligonucleotides, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert. http://www.physorg.com/news162041263.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 May 2009 12:28:11 EST news162041263 In Canada, campaign spending limits for candidates during a federal election are stipulated by the Canada Elections Act. A study recently published in the Canadian Journal of Economics uses these spending limits to evaluate the impact of candidate spending on voting outcomes. Results show that higher spending by candidates is found to lead to better chance of the candidate winning the election, and that spending limits are good for democracy. http://www.physorg.com/news156614956.html Other Sciences Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:09:45 EST news156614956 (PhysOrg.com) -- SF State's planet hunting team is trying new avenues of investigation in the quest to discover planets beyond our solar system. At the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in January, graduate students presented novel approaches being used by the Exoplanet Group to search for earth-like planets. http://www.physorg.com/news152900631.html Space & Earth Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:24:14 EST news152900631 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have achieved a feat drug developers had thought difficult, if not impossible, discovering a compound that blocks the functioning of a key developmental protein by binding to an `undruggable` target - an advance that may provide a new avenue to fight skin, pancreatic, prostate, and other cancers. http://www.physorg.com/news151594160.html Biology Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:29:57 EST news151594160 Dr. Paul Haridakis, associate professor of Communication Studies at Kent State University and a long-time scholar in the area of the impact of media on the political landscape in the U.S., is investigating the impact of hugely popular social media's impact on the upcoming presidential contest. http://www.physorg.com/news144674921.html Other Sciences Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:28:41 EST news144674921 The 2008 presidential campaign, as reflected in candidates' television spots, has been one of the most negative campaigns in history. A University of Missouri professor analyzed this year's candidates' television spots, including last night's 30-minute ad by Sen. Barack Obama and found that only one other campaign matched this level of negativity. http://www.physorg.com/news144668679.html Other Sciences Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:44:39 EST news144668679 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a matter of seconds, voters can decide -- based on their perception of a candidate's charisma -- which of two candidates will win a race. About 60 percent of the time, they are correct, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news144606301.html Other Sciences Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:25:01 EST news144606301 (PhysOrg.com) -- Even among young voters receptive to Barack Obama and Sarah Palin's historic candidacies, race and gender may hurt -and help -their reputations, according to new University of Michigan research. http://www.physorg.com/news143819997.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:59:57 EST news143819997 Heavy advertising by both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates may actually make voters in battleground states more confused about which candidate to vote for, a new study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news143725413.html Other Sciences Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:43:33 EST news143725413 Next Tuesday night, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama will meet on the debate stage for their second presidential debate, but this time they will not be alone. The candidates will be joined by dozens of "undecided" citizens eager to interrogate the two presidential hopefuls. http://www.physorg.com/news142267621.html Other Sciences Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:47:01 EST news142267621 As part of the ongoing poll series, Debating Health: Election 2008, the Harvard Public Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Harris Interactive® conducted a new survey focused on how voters think the presidential candidates' health care reform plans would affect them personally - rather than how they think the plans would affect the nation as a whole. The survey found that voters view the candidates' plans differently from this perspective. Four in ten registered voters don't believe one candidate's health care plan would be better for them than the other. (This includes those who think there wouldn't be a difference for them between the plans (27%) and those who don't know if there would be (13%)). More voters think Senator Barack Obama's plan would be better for them than Senator John McCain's plan (33% vs. 27%). This survey was conducted September 17-21, 2008, by telephone among a national cross section of 935 registered voters in the United States. http://www.physorg.com/news142158334.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:25:34 EST news142158334 For only the second time in presidential debate history, a female nominee will take the stage to spar with a male opponent. While Geraldine Ferraro broke new ground in 1984, it has taken 24 years for another female to be included as part of a major party ticket. On Thursday night, the nation will be watching as vice presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden clash in the vice presidential debate. A revealing study by a University of Missouri researcher has found that male and female candidates, when debating head-to-head, actually adopt each other's traditional communication styles. http://www.physorg.com/news141997342.html Other Sciences Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:42:22 EST news141997342 The 2008 presidential campaign has been running for a very long time, but we have now entered another phase with the commencement of the debates. Friday night saw the first presidential debate of 2008, between John McCain and Barack Obama. Content analysis, by a University of Missouri expert in campaigns, reveals that most of the statements in this debate were positive (53 percent), followed by attacks (39 percent) and defenses (9 percent). http://www.physorg.com/news141917744.html Other Sciences Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:35:44 EST news141917744 With less than six weeks until the general election, a University of Pennsylvania study analyzing the relative optimism of the 2008 presidential and vice presidential candidates has found Barack Obama and John McCain to be equally optimistic and Sarah Palin slightly more optimistic than Joseph Biden. http://www.physorg.com/news141645261.html Other Sciences Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:54:21 EST news141645261 Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are preparing for their first presidential debate this week. William Benoit, one of the nation's leading experts on political campaigns at the University of Missouri, says presidential debates have become an important part of presidential campaigns since 1960. http://www.physorg.com/news141489416.html Other Sciences Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:36:56 EST news141489416 A new study in Strategic Management Journal reveals that Boards of Directors commonly make mistakes in CEO appointments when they hire CEOs from outside the firm. The Board knows less than the external CEO candidates regarding their true competencies, and as a result Boards often make faulty hires when they seek new leadership outside the firm. Boards can help avoid the problem of short-tenured external appointments -- although not eliminate it -- if they create nominating committees with leadership by outside directors, who tend to have broader perspectives on the skills of potential candidates. http://www.physorg.com/news139751869.html Other Sciences Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:57:49 EST news139751869