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Public Release: 23-May-2013
 Institute of MedicineSchools should provide students with daily physical activity, IOM recommends A new report from the Institute of Medicine says schools should be responsible for helping pupils engage in at least 60 minutes of vigorous or moderate intensity activity during each school day. 
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Contact: Stephanie Logue
Public Release: 23-May-2013
Schools should provide opportunities for 60 minutes of daily physical activity to all students Given the implications for the overall health, development, and academic success of children, schools should play a primary role in ensuring that all students have opportunities to engage in at least 60 minutes per day of vigorous or moderate-intensity physical activity, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Contact: Lauren Rugani
Public Release: 23-May-2013
Journal of Academic MedicineFuture doctors unaware of their obesity bias Two out of five medical students have an unconscious bias against obese people, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The study is published online ahead of print in the Journal of Academic Medicine.
NIH/National Cancer Institute
Contact: Marguerite Beck
Public Release: 22-May-2013
Early Childhood Research Quarterly'Boys will be boys' in US, but not in Asia A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children -- one that does not appear to exist in children in Asia. Contact: Megan McClelland
Public Release: 22-May-2013
Sports Economics, Management and PolicyU-M study challenges notion that umpires call more strikes for pitchers of same race A University of Michigan study challenges previous research that suggests umpire discrimination exists in Major League Baseball. Contact: Laura Bailey
Public Release: 22-May-2013
Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at RiskChildren of married parents less likely to be obese Children living in households where the parents are married are less likely to be obese, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Houston.
Rice University, University of Houston
Contact: David Ruth
Public Release: 22-May-2013
Substance AbuseSurvey points out deficiencies in addictions training for medical residents A 2012 survey of internal medicine residents at Massachusetts General Hospital -- one of the nation's leading teaching hospitals -- found that more than half rated the training they had received in addiction and other substance use disorders as fair or poor. Significant numbers felt unprepared to diagnose or treat such disorders, results similar to surveys of practicing physicians. Contact: Kristen Chadwick
Public Release: 21-May-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesMinus environment, patterns still emerge Random mutations and genetic drift, rather than design principles, may explain the emergence of regulatory network properties in E. coli. Contact: David Ruth
Public Release: 21-May-2013
Solar and lithium ion car race winners announced Ninety-seven teams from 28 Colorado schools participated in today's car competitions hosted by the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The student teams raced solar and lithium ion powered vehicles they designed and built themselves.
US Department of Energy
Contact: David Glickson
Public Release: 21-May-2013
Journal of Epidemiology and Community HealthAggressive behavior linked specifically to secondhand smoke exposure in childhood Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history of being antisocial, according to Linda Pagani and Caroline Fitzpatrick of the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine hospital.
Fonds de recherche du Quebec -- Societe et culture
Contact: William Raillant-Clark
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Journal of Health EconomicsGym class reduces probability of obesity, study finds for first time Little is known about the effect of physical education on child weight, but a new study from Cornell University finds that increasing the amount of time that elementary schoolchildren spent in gym class reduces the probability of obesity. Contact: Syl Kacapyr
Public Release: 20-May-2013
2013 AAPS National Biotechnology ConferenceGerm-fighting vaccine system makes great strides in delivery A novel vaccine study from South Dakota State University will headline the groundbreaking research that will be unveiled at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' National Biotechnology Conference. The meeting takes place Monday, May 20 - Wednesday, May 22 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. Contact: Kimberly Brown
Public Release: 17-May-2013
Applications in Plant SciencesNew formula invented for microscope viewing, substitutes for federally controlled drug In the May issue of Applications in Plant Sciences, researchers introduce Visikol, a proprietary new formulation that effectively clears organisms for viewing under microscopes. Visikol can replace chloral hydrate, which was previously one of the few high-quality clearing solutions but which is regulated by the DEA due to its use as a narcotic. The study tests Visikol's utility compared to chloral hydrate and demonstrates it as an effective replacement with a higher refractive index.
Rutgers University New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program
Contact: Beth Parada
Public Release: 17-May-2013
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental ResearchYouth who have their first drink during puberty have higher levels of later drinking The earlier the age at which youth take their first alcoholic drink, the greater the risk of later alcohol problems. New research examines the influence of puberty on initiation of drinking. Findings indicate that individuals who have their first drink during puberty have higher levels of subsequent drinking than individuals with a post-pubertal drinking onset.
German Research Foundation
Contact: Miriam Schneider, Ph.D.
Public Release: 16-May-2013
Optics LettersUT Arlington physicist's tool has potential for brain mapping A physicist at The University of Texas at Arlington is developing a new tool that uses low-energy near-infrared light and fiber optics for optogenetic stimulation of cells. He believes it will be a useful tool for mapping physical and functional connections in the brain. Contact: Traci Peterson
Public Release: 16-May-2013
Journal of Physical Chemistry LettersAdd boron for better batteries A graphene-boron compound is theoretically capable of storing double the energy of common graphite anodes used in lithium-ion batteries.
Honda Research Institute, US Department of Energy
Contact: David Ruth
Public Release: 16-May-2013
Biological PsychiatryGenetic risk for schizophrenia is connected to reduced IQ The relationship between the heritable risk for schizophrenia and low intelligence has not been clear. Schizophrenia is commonly associated with cognitive impairments that may cause functional disability. There are clues that reduced IQ may be linked to the risk for developing schizophrenia. For example, reduced cognitive ability may precede the onset of schizophrenia symptoms. Also, these deficits may be present in healthy relatives of people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Contact: Rhiannon Bugno
Public Release: 16-May-2013
Reproductive Biomedicine OnlineBreakthrough for IVF? Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the publication of a recent study in Reproductive BioMedicine Online on 5-day old human blastocysts showing that those with an abnormal chromosomal composition can be identified by the rate at which they have developed to blastocysts, thereby classifying the risk of genetic abnormality without a biopsy. Contact: Greyling Peoples
Public Release: 16-May-2013
Scientific insurgents say 'Journal Impact Factors' distort science An ad hoc coalition of unlikely insurgents -- scientists, journal editors and publishers, scholarly societies, and research funders across many scientific disciplines -- today posted an international declaration calling on the world scientific community to eliminate the role of the journal impact factor in evaluating research for funding, hiring, promotion, or institutional effectiveness. Contact: Mark Leader
Public Release: 14-May-2013
Journal of Consumer ResearchMultilingual survey research: Do poor translations cause bias? Survey results may be biased in multilingual research if consumers are unfamiliar with translated terms, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Contact: Mary-Ann Twist
Public Release: 14-May-2013
International Nursing ReviewCWRU researcher searches for global views of nurses' end-of-life care for patients Nurses will use extreme measures to save their patients and parents; but if they were dying, they prefer less aggressive ones for themselves, according to results from an international survey on nurses' end-of-life preferences. Contact: Susan Griffith
Public Release: 13-May-2013
Computers & EducationInter-university telecollaboration to improve academic results Ana Sánchez and José Miguel Blanco, lecturers in the Department of Computer Languages and Systems of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, together with Arturo Jaime and César Domínguez, lecturers in the Department of Mathematics and Computing at the University of La Rioja, have developed an experience between the two universities by systematically incorporating telecollaboration. The project has been developed in the ambit of two database subjects, one at each university. Contact: Aitziber Lasa
Public Release: 13-May-2013
PediatricsEarly formula use helps some mothers breastfeed longer Recent public health efforts have focused extensively on reducing the amount of formula babies are given in the hospital after birth. But in the first randomized trial of its kind, researchers at UC San Francisco have found that giving small amounts of formula in the first few days of life to infants experiencing high levels of early weight loss actually can increase the length of time their mothers end up breastfeeding. Contact: Juliana Bunim
Public Release: 9-May-2013
Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult OncologyResearch finds identifies social needs of young people with cancer Research conducted by Xiao-Cheng Wu, MD, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of the Louisiana Tumor Registry at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, and colleagues, reports adolescents and young adults with cancer may be at higher risk for social isolation and that a substantial proportion of them have unmet social needs that could adversely affect their health.
NIH/National Cancer Institute, Lance Armstrong Foundation
Contact: Leslie Capo
Public Release: 8-May-2013
VaccineEngineered spider toxin could be the future of anti-venom vaccines New engineered spider protein could be the start of a new generation of anti-venom vaccines, potentially saving thousands of lives worldwide. The new protein, created from parts of a toxin from the reaper spider, is described today in the Elsevier journal Vaccine. Contact: Lucy Goodchild
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