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The premier online source for science news since 1996. A service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.http://www.eurekalert.org en-usCopyright 2012 by the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWed, 18 Jul 2012 10:15:02 EDTEurekAlert!http://www.eurekalert.org/images/logo.gifhttp://www.eurekalert.org The premier online source for science news since 1996. A service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.60webmaster@eurekalert.org (EurekAlert!)(<i>University of Connecticut</i>) Researchers at the University of Connecticut and the University of Central Florida have been awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to study urban schools where students are regularly outperforming city and suburban peers on standardized tests that measure science achievement.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uoc-rw071812.php Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uoc-rw071812.php(<i>MindSpec</i>) MindSpec announces the launch of its new science outreach webinar series, "Bridging Parents with Autism Science."http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/m-ma071812.php Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/m-ma071812.php(<i>Elsevier</i>) Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, is pleased to announce acquiring the respected Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/e-eap071812.php Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/e-eap071812.php(<i>Global Health Strategies</i>) The Black AIDS Institute releases its latest report, "Back of the Line: The State of AIDS Among Black Gay Men in America." The landmark report highlights alarming data that show disproportionately high rates of HIV infections and deaths from AIDS among black MSM, why the disparities persist and are growing worse, and the urgent need for local and national leadership to immediately address the devastating health crisis.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/ghs-bgm071712.php Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/ghs-bgm071712.php(<i>Griffith University</i>) Griffith University researchers will analyze DNA sequences from ancient human remains, some dating back 45,000 years, to determine the origins of the peoples of Southeast Asia and Australia.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/gu-dao071712.php Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/gu-dao071712.php(<i>University of California - Santa Barbara</i>) As spatial planning is used increasingly to manage fisheries and other ocean resources, researchers are working to determine the best ways to use and refine the various spatial management tools. Among them are marine protected areas (MPAs), one of the most common methods, which limit or entirely curtail fishing in a given area.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uoc--rtt071712.php Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uoc--rtt071712.php(<i>Oregon State University</i>) People who experience a physical health problem, from diabetes and back pain to cancer or heart disease, are three times more likely to seek mental health care than patients who report having no physical ailment, according to a new study.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/osu-php071712.php Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/osu-php071712.php(<i>University of Minnesota</i>) See the inside of early polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's hut, visit a penguin colony and take in the wonders of the Antarctic landscape from the comfort of your own home or office with new images launched online today by Google in cooperation with the University of Minnesota's Polar Geospatial Center.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uom-uom071712.php Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uom-uom071712.php(<i>Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation</i>) The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and the Sohn Conference Foundation have named three outstanding young scientists as the first-ever Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Research Fellows, committing more than half a million dollars to help address a critical shortage of funding for pediatric cancer research.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/drcr-sca071712.php Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/drcr-sca071712.php(<i>American Friends of Tel Aviv University</i>) Despite a 27 percent decline in anti-Semitic violence in 2011, incidents of anti-Semitic harassment, including verbal threats, insults, and abusive behavior, have escalated in the same period, according to a new study from Tel Aviv University's Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/afot-avd071712.php Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/afot-avd071712.php(<i>Consortium on Financial Systems & Poverty</i>) A notable new study from the Consortium on Financial Systems and Poverty presents some of the first real evidence of microfinance impacts and indicates that the true returns of expanding access to credit are much more complex. Some of the greatest benefits to alleviating poverty, the study suggests, may be in the impact the programs have on driving up wages.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/cofs-ndm071712.php Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/cofs-ndm071712.php(<i>Michigan State University</i>) Despite criticism that local school boards are "dinosaurs" that need to be replaced, Americans support local control of their schools, Michigan State University education scholars argue in a new paper.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/msu-asl071712.php Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/msu-asl071712.php(<i>The Hebrew University of Jerusalem</i>) Researchers from the Hebrew University and Weizmann Institute have developed a technique to cause apoptosis -- programmed cell death. In two proteins involved in apopotosis -- mitochondrial carrier homologue 2 and truncated BID -- they found the regions that bind to each other to help initiate apoptosis. They then developed peptides that inhibited the binding process, which in lab experiments resulted in the death of human-origin cancer cells. This is a potential target for the development of anticancer drugs that will stimulate apoptosis.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/thuo-sfn071712.php Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/thuo-sfn071712.php(<i>Public Library of Science</i>) A new study published today in PLoS Medicine re-evaluates the role of public reporting of hospital-acquired infection data. The study, conducted by Nick Daneman and colleagues, used data from all 180 acute care hospitals in Ontario, Canada. The investigators compared the rates of infection of Clostridium difficile colitis prior to, and after, the introduction of public reporting of hospital performance; public reporting was associated with a 26 percent reduction in C. difficile cases.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/plos-roh071112.php Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/plos-roh071112.php(<i>Public Library of Science</i>) A community-based nursing program delivered in collaboration with existing health care services is more effective in reducing the number of older people dying from chronic illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, than usual care according to a study by US researchers published in this week's PLoS Medicine.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/plos-anp071112.php Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/plos-anp071112.php(<i>CSIRO Australia</i>) CSIRO has been contracted by PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) to produce antibodies on a large scale that will aid the development of new, safe, affordable and effective vaccines against rotavirus, a major cause of severe and fatal diarrhea in young children worldwide.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/ca-afn071612.php Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/ca-afn071612.php(<i>University of Chicago Press Journals</i>) Consumers who self-diagnose are more likely to believe they have a serious illness because they focus on their symptoms rather than the likelihood of a particular disease, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. This has significant implications for public health professionals as well as consumers.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-osa071612.php Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-osa071612.php(<i>University of Chicago Press Journals</i>) Consumers evaluate services and make decisions based on the level of uncertainty associated with a product -- the greater the uncertainty, the more likely it is they will need to have faith in a company and focus on its unique offerings, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-cuw071612.php Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-cuw071612.php(<i>University of Chicago Press Journals</i>) Consumer decision-making is affected by the relationship between time and spatial distance, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-wdt071612.php Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-wdt071612.php(<i>University of Chicago Press Journals</i>) The color red influences consumers to become more aggressive in online auctions and affects how much they are willing to pay for products as varied as video game consoles and Florida vacation packages, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But the color blue can influence consumers to make lower offers when negotiating directly with a seller.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-soe071612.php Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-soe071612.php(<i>University of Chicago Press Journals</i>) Consumers change their minds often when making choices that involve conflicting goals, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-yca071612.php Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-yca071612.php(<i>University of Chicago Press Journals</i>) Consumers who access products in the short-term instead of owning them show greater indifference toward these products and identify less with the brand and other consumers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-sia071612.php Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-sia071612.php(<i>Brandeis University</i>) Families who have children with autism spectrum disorders often struggle with expensive health care needs. But these costs can be markedly different if they live in Massachusetts or Maine. A new study looks at the effectiveness of these so-called parity laws in reducing families' financial burdens.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/bu-sea071612.php Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/bu-sea071612.php(<i>University of Chicago Press Journals</i>) Consumers are more likely to select products located in the horizontal center of a display and may not make the best choices as a result, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-aca071612.php Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uocp-aca071612.php(<i>University of California - Los Angeles</i>) Poor people hold more traditional values toward marriage and divorce than people with moderate and higher incomes, UCLA psychologists report in the Journal of Marriage and Family. The findings are based on an analysis of a large survey about marriage, relationships and values, analyzed across income groups. They raise questions about how effectively some $1 billion in government spending to promote the value of marriage among the poor is being spent.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uoc--ppv071612.php Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/uoc--ppv071612.php

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