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Public Release: 2-Dec-2012
 Nature Climate ChangeRecord high for global carbon emissions Global CO2 emissions are set to rise again in 2012, reaching a record high of 35.6 billion tonnes -- according to the University of East Anglia. Contact: Lisa Horton
Public Release: 2-Dec-2012
Nature MaterialsBismuth provides perfect dance partners for quantum computing qubits New research has demonstrated a way to make bismuth electrons and nuclei work together as qubits in a quantum computer. Contact: Anna Blackaby
Public Release: 30-Nov-2012
Crime and JusticeLatest volume of Crime and Justice series brings role of prosecutors into focus The latest volume in the Crime and Justice series presents research that critically examines the role of prosecutors within the United States and cross-nationally, asking the question: Can policy makers look across national boundaries to find ways to improve their own national systems? Contact: Kelley Heider
Public Release: 30-Nov-2012
American Society of Clinical OncologyIntermountain Healthcare Cancer research provides possible road map for improving healthcare Given the right equipment, training and skill, an individual surgeon can expect to provide the best possible care on a consistent basis. But how do you get an entire system of surgeons -- each with his or her own ideas, backgrounds, and routines -- to provide that same level of care? New Research by Intermountain Healthcare's Oncology Clinical Program shows that it's possible to improve care across the board if you tackle the problem in a standardized way, relying on the best evidence available. Contact: Jess C. Gomez
Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Violence Against WomenWorking couples face greater odds of intimate partner violence Intimate partner violence is two times more likely to occur in two income households, compared to those where only one partner works, a recent study at Sam Houston State University found. 
Crime Victims' Institute
Contact: Beth Kuhles
Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Justice QuarterlyHomicide spreads like infectious disease Homicide moves through a city in a process similar to infectious disease, according to a new study that may give police a new tool in tracking and ultimately preventing murders. Contact: Andy Henion
Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Biological PsychiatryNext-generation treatments for Fragile X syndrome A potential new therapeutic strategy for treating Fragile X syndrome is detailed in a new report appearing in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry, from researchers led by Dr. Lucia Ciranna at University of Catania in Italy. Contact: Rhiannon Bugno
Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Management ScienceWhen good service means bad behavior Economists and professionals praise the merits of competition, as it leads to lower prices and improvements in quality. But in the automobile smog-testing industry, competition can lead to corruption and even public health problems. Contact: Amy Blumenthal
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
SIAM Journal on Applied MathematicsMath detects contamination in water distribution networks A paper published earlier this month in the SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics considers the identification of contaminants in a water distribution network as an optimal control problem within a networked system.
German Research Foundation
Contact: Karthika Muthukumaraswamy
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
New England Journal of MedicineVoter polls portend conflict between Obama administration and Republican leaders over ACA Newly released polls show most of those who voted for Obama in 2012 favor the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and want the federal government to make sure most Americans have health insurance. However, Republicans maintain a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, and 30 states will have Republican governors. The polls suggest that Republican voters, and many Republican governors and House Republican leaders, are likely to oppose implementing parts of the ACA.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Contact: Marge Dwyer
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Socio-Economic Planning ServicesResearch criticizes young offenders' institution for gang-related violence A youth offending facility in the East Midlands has been criticized in a new report for taking criminals from rival gangs in Leicester and Nottingham. Contact: Emma Thorne
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Attitudes towards security threats uncovered New research has revealed a significant gap between what the government claims are the biggest security threats facing the UK and the fears of the population.
Economics and Social Research Council
Contact: Kelly Parkes-Harrison
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
Report finds Big Pharma is doing more for access to medicine in developing countries The latest Access to Medicine Index, which ranks the top 20 pharmaceutical companies on their efforts to improve access to medicine in developing countries, finds that the industry is doing more than it was two years ago. Seventeen out of the 20 companies perform better than they did at the time of the last Index report in 2010.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UK Department for International Development, and others
Contact: Suzanne Wolf
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
PLOS ONEScientists identify depression and anxiety biomarker in youths Scientists have discovered a cognitive biomarker -- a biological indicator of a disease -- for young adolescents who are at high risk of developing depression and anxiety. Their findings were published Nov. 28 in the journal PLOS ONE.
Wellcome Trust
Contact: Genevieve Maul
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
PLOS ONENew studies show moral judgments quicker, more extreme than practical ones -- but also flexible Judgments we make with a moral underpinning are made more quickly and are more extreme than those same judgments based on practical considerations, a new set of studies finds. However, the findings also show that judgments based on morality can be readily shifted and made with other considerations in mind.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, John Templeton Foundation, National Science Foundation
Contact: James Devitt
Public Release: 27-Nov-2012
Hinxton 2012: Data & Materials Sharing & Intellectual Property in PSC Science in Japan and ChinaEast Asia faces unique challenges, opportunities for stem cell innovation A new consensus statement from the Hinxton Group focuses on stem cell innovation and intellectual property rights in Japan and China.
Center for Global Partnership, Wellcome Trust, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Contact: Leah Ramsay
Public Release: 27-Nov-2012
How to buy an ethical diamond Trina Hamilton, a University at Buffalo expert in corporate responsibility, is leading an ongoing study that looks at how retailers are marketing ethical diamonds to consumers. Contact: Charlotte Hsu
Public Release: 27-Nov-2012
Radiological Society of North America 98th Scientific Assembly and Annual MeetingNew studies show effects of mammography guideline changes Researchers assessing the impact of revised guidelines for screening mammography issued by the US Preventive Services Task Force found evidence that the new recommendations may lead to missed cancers and a decline in screening, according to two new studies. Contact: Linda Brooks
Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
American Journal of Medical QualityNewly insured patients may have trouble finding primary care physicians A study by researchers at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital finds that a significant percentage of the primary care physicians most likely to care for newly insured patients may be not be accepting new patients. The investigators note that strategies designed to increase and support these "safety-net" physicians could help ensure that newly covered patients have access to primary care.
Institute on Medicine as a Profession
Contact: Sue McGreevey
Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
Academy of Management JournalCorporate wrongdoers should stick to the facts in post-crisis message When faced with scandal or wrongdoing, corporations should stick to the facts in their post-crisis messaging, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University, the University of Georgia and the University of Maryland -- College Park.
University of Maryland
Contact: David Ruth
Public Release: 23-Nov-2012
A Ph.D. thesis analyses political mistrust as a means for furthering democracy Although citizen participation is starting to be an increasingly common practice in local administrations, some pieces of research have pointed out that this practice goes hand in hand with the emergence of citizen detachment with respect to the public institutions and an increase in political mistrust. Contact: Aitziber Lasa
Public Release: 22-Nov-2012
New England Journal of MedicineAdults with ADHD commit fewer crimes when on medication Criminal behaviour in people with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) dropped sharply during periods when they were on medication, according to a new extensive registry study conducted at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The study that contained of over 25,000 individuals is published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Swedish Research Council, Swedish Prison and Probation Service, National Institutes of Health, and others
Contact: Press Office
Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Current AnthropologyDeconstructing the redemptive power of 'bearing witness' A new comparative study finds genocidal legacies are not experienced as trauma across cultures. Contact: Dr. Carol Kidron
Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesUniversity of Tennessee study: Unexpected microbes fighting harmful greenhouse gas The environment has a more formidable opponent than carbon dioxide. Another greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide, is 300 times more potent and also destroys the ozone layer each time it is released into the atmosphere through agricultural practices, sewage treatment and fossil fuel combustion. Contact: Whitney Heins
Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Strengthening Canada's research capacity: The gender dimension A newly released report by the Council of Canadian Academies entitled, Strengthening Canada's Research Capacity: The Gender Dimension provides an assessment of the the factors that influence university research careers of women. This authoritative assessment has found that although there has been progress in the representation of women in the university research ranks, there are still gender equity challenges that must be overcome and the passage of time will not be enough to ensure parity. Contact: Cate Meechan
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