Ascribe Higher Education News Service back issues from January 2002:
UCLA Imaging Study First to Show Placebo Alters Brain Function in Individuals With Major Depression.
Jan 02, 2002 ... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- UCLA researchers are the first to report altered brain function in people who respond favorably to placebo treatment for major depression. In addition, the findings show these changes are different than those found in people ...
Animal Study Finds Embryonic Stem Cells Can Repair Heart Muscle.
Jan 02, 2002 ... Byline: Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON, Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Transplantation of embryonic stem cells can help repair injured heart muscle and improve cardiac function following heart attacks and the development of congestive heart failure (CHF), according to ...
National Sports Administration Leader Dave Maggard Named Athletics Director at University of Houston.
Jan 02, 2002 ... Byline: University of Houston HOUSTON, Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dave Maggard, formerly vice president of sports administration at Turner Sports/Time Warner Inc. and director of athletics at the University of Miami (Florida) and University of California-Berkeley, has been ...
Competition for Resources Influences Species Diversity in Plant Communities.
Jan 02, 2002 ... Byline: Marine Biological Laboratory WOODS HOLE, Mass., Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- How plants compete for a limiting soil resource -- such as nitrogen -- influences the diversity and dominance of plant species within a community, reports a paper that will be published in the ...
Healthcare and Community Leaders Hope to Improve Palliative Care for African Americans.
Jan 02, 2002 ... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Representatives of approximately 100 national organizations will gather in Harlem January 3rd and 4th to discuss the medical, social, and spiritual supports needed to care for seriously ill and ...
Four New Members Named to Annenberg Institute for School Reform Board of Overseers.
Jan 02, 2002 ... Byline: Annenberg Institute for Social Reform PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Brown University President and Ex Officio Chair of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform Board of Overseers Ruth Simmons appointed four new members to the 12-member board. The board ...
New Generation Antipsychotic Drug Cuts Relapse Rate in Patients with Schizophrenia.
Jan 02, 2002 ... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2 (AScribe News) -- A second-generation antipsychotic drug lowers the risk of relapse in patients with schizophrenia by nearly half, according to a team of researchers, led by psychiatrists at Washington University School ...
Twenty Five Years Later, Rush's Bowman Center Celebrates Amidst Quiet Crisis in Geriatric Health Care.
Jan 02, 2002 ... Byline: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center CHICAGO, Jan. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The opening of the Johnson R. Bowman Health Center in 1976 put Rush in a leadership role by addressing the health care needs of the burgeoning elderly population in a new way. ...
MIT Unveils New Center Supporting Technological Innovation in New England.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced the creation of a new center for technological innovation, established through a generous gift from Jaishree Deshpande and Desh Deshpande, the co-founder ...
Boston University Offers New Charitable Giving Vehicle; National Charitable Services Provides Giving Infrastructure.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: Boston University BOSTON, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Boston University Board of Trustees Chairman Richard B. DeWolfe and his wife, Marcy, and President Jon Westling and his wife, Elizabeth, recently opened the first accounts in the University's newly created ...
Keck Foundation Gives $1.8 Million to Johns Hopkins University for Biomedical Research, Training.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded $1.8 million to The Johns Hopkins University to create the W.M. Keck Center for the Rational Design of Biologically Active Molecules at the university's School of ...
New Contraceptive to Block 'Sperm and Germs': NIH to Begin Tests on Contraceptive Gel That Blocks STDs.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists announced today that a new type of contraceptive gel that is also designed to protect against sexually transmitted infections will be the first of its kind to begin clinical efficacy trials at ...
Metropolitan Opera and University of Connecticut Announce New Academic Partnership.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: University of Connecticut STORRS, Conn., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Metropolitan Opera and the University of Connecticut announced a new academic partnership today that will provide music and drama students with behind-the-scenes access to the world's most ...
Hallucinations Plus Mathematics Plus Anatomy Equals Insight Into Brain Architecture.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists are deducing the internal circuitry of the visual brain by mathematically reproducing the geometric hallucinations people see when they ingest mind-altering drugs, view bright, flickering lights or ...
University of Chicago Discovery Overturns Long-Held Genetic Belief.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: University of Chicago Hospitals CHICAGO, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- A classic belief found in genetics and evolution textbooks since the 1930s has been overturned by powerful new techniques combined with the willingness to question dogma. Researchers from ...
Study Shows How Plant Cells Spin Cotton.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cotton, paper and wood -- they're all made of the cellulose that plants use for strength and flexibility. But surprisingly, scientists do not know a lot about how plants actually make cellulose ....
Researchers Shed Light on Insects' Sense of Smell; Find Could Lead to Improved Insecticides.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- A key step in insects' sense of smell has been uncovered by researchers in Switzerland, the United States and Japan. The discovery could lead to insecticides that stop insects from communicating ...
Computer Scientists Rethink 'Magic Numbers' for Sports Leagues.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Whether their team is going to top the league is something every sports fan wants to know. But according to mathematicians, the traditional "magic number" calculation is not accurate. Now two ...
Individual Neurons Reveal Complexity of Memory Within Brain; Researcher's Work to Be Featured on Discovery Health Channel.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: University of Washington Health Sciences SEATTLE, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- An investigation of the activity of individual human nerve cells during the act of memory indicates that the brain's nerve cells are even more specialized than many people think - no pun ...
Washington University in St. Louis Names First Harry C. Hartkopf Professor at Olin School of Business.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Professor Siddhartha Chib will become the first Harry C. Hartkopf Professor at the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. The appointment was announced by Olin Dean ...
Polar Experiment: TIGER Scientists Stalk Elusive Origin of Cosmic Rays.
Jan 03, 2002 ... Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Floating 125,000 feet above the Antarctic ice sheet, a balloon-borne experiment is making an unprecendented second loop around the South Pole, probing the heavens for the origin of cosmic rays, atomic ...
Lehigh University Scientists Believe They Have Found Link Between Key Natural Steroid DHEA and Central Nervous System.
Jan 04, 2002 ... Byline: Lehigh University BETHLEHEM, Pa., Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- DHEA - dehydroepiandrosterone - has been called the "Mother Hormone" and hailed as the new Fountain of Youth. The most abundant steroid hormone produced by the body, its enthusiasts claim it can help people ...
MIT MBA Students Head West on 'Tech Trek' to Visit Companies in Silicon Valley.
Jan 04, 2002 ... Byline: Sloan School of Management, MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite the economic downturn and the horror stories about high tech, a large group of MIT MBAs are coming to Silicon Valley the week of January 7, 2002. The student organized "Tech Trek" has ...
Policy Briefs on Rebuilding Afghanistan Say U.S. Should Avoid 'Impossible Fantasy of Democratic Government'.
Jan 04, 2002 ... Byline: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Analysis from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers new perspectives on post-war Afghanistan and what can be achieved. In "Preventing New Afghanistans: A ...
Cancer-Fighting Drug May Work in Prevention and Treatment.
Jan 04, 2002 ... Byline: Fox Chase Cancer Center PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The ABCs of fighting cancer these days include two big words that describe exciting basic concepts. One is anti-angiogenesis, a strategy to stop or prevent the growth of blood vessels needed to nourish a ...
Rutgers Cell Biologist Sees New HIV Treatment Potential in Protein Discovery.
Jan 04, 2002 ... Byline: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rutgers University cell biologist Bonnie L. Firestein is charting a new course in the search for an effective AIDS treatment. Firestein and her colleagues have identified a ...
Popular Dietary Supplement Coenzyme Q Shortens Life Span of Worms Substantially, UCLA Chemists Report.
Jan 04, 2002 ... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- A popular dietary supplement, Coenzyme Q, accelerates aging and death in a microscopic worm studied by UCLA biochemists. Adult worms on a diet without Coenzyme Q live 60 percent longer than those on a diet rich ...
State-by-State Analysis Reveals Disparity in Access to Postsecondary Education.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: unknown INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A student's opportunity to gain access to and afford a college education varies significantly from state to state, according to a report issued today by Lumina Foundation for Education. Furthermore, low-income students ...
Study Shows Deoxygenating Ballast Water Can Prevent Invasive Species and Ship Corrosion.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute MOSS LANDING, Calif., Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study shows that a novel method for combating ship ballast tank corrosion may also be a cost-effective way to prevent the introduction of foreign aquatic species in coastal ...
February is National Bird Feeding Month.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: National Bird-Feeding Society NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Winter's cold weather and snow cover can make for a very picturesque scene. But it can mean serious trouble for backyard birds. These birds -- some weighing no more than a couple of nickels -- ...
The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Darren Walker to Head Its Working Communities Division.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: Rockefeller Foundation NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Gordon Conway, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, today announced the appointment of Darren Walker as director of the Foundation's Working Communities division, effective February 4. Walker will oversee ...
Study Reveals How Child Abuse Can Lead to Substance Abuse.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: McLean Hospital BELMONT, Mass., Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A five-year study by McLean Hospital researchers has provided a significantly new understanding of how childhood physical or sexual abuse increases the risk for substance abuse in adulthood. While researchers ...
University of Washington Offers Online Master of Library and Information Science.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: University of Washington Educational Outreach SEATTLE, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new program at the University of Washington will make it possible for aspiring librarians to get the education they need to advance their careers, without having to relocate or leave ...
Atlas Indexes Stars That Live Fast, Die Young.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins University WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Astronomers have produced a new spectral atlas of massive, hot stars in the Magellanic Clouds, small sister galaxies on the periphery of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The atlas is being presented for the ...
Extinction Rate Across Globe Reaches Historical Proportions, Concludes Professor at University of Texas at Austin.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Half of all living bird and mammal species will be gone within 200 or 300 years, according to a botany professor at The University of Texas at Austin. Although the extinction of various ...
UCLA, Ohio State Astronomers Present the Hercules Deep Field of Distant Galaxies, Some Like Our Own.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of UCLA astronomers and colleagues at Ohio State University presented detailed new images of hundreds of distant galaxies at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 7. The ...
Harvard Medical News Tips: Heart Repair Tissue, Life Expectancy, History of Medicine.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following are news tips Harvard Medical School. These brief summaries of newsworthy features from Harvard Medical School are issued throughout the year. More information-and, in some cases, photos and ...
Bates College Lecture Looks at Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: Bates College LEWISTON, Maine, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Timothy Leach, a 1999 graduate of Bates College, discusses his fact-finding tour of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in a lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, in the college's Chase Lounge, on Campus ...
Ancient Astronauts, Lost Continents: Scholar Debunks Archaeological Myths and Frauds.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: Connecticut State University NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you're planning an expedition to search for the lost continent of Atlantis, or if you're seeking to visit foreign lands to prove that astronauts visited Earth during ancient times, you might ...
Samuel A. Goldblith, MIT Professor of Food Science and Bataan March Survivor, Dies.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Samuel A. Goldblith, a survivor of the Bataan Death March who became a professor of food science and technology at MIT, a leader in the field of food preservation and a tireless advocate of business and educational ...
New Model Indicates Large Black Holes May Lurk in Star Clusters.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three astronomers at the University of Maryland suggest in a new report that globular clusters, collections of hundreds of thousands of the oldest stars in our galaxy, may be breeding ...
SFSU Student's Film to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival; Short Film 'Birju' Explores Child's Search in Indian Village.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: San Francisco State University SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Birju," a short film directed by San Francisco State University student Heeraz Marfatia, will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this week. "It is very exciting when things come ...
California's Ties to Sept. 11 Deaths to Be Discussed in Talk at UC Davis.
Jan 07, 2002 ... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite being on the other side of the continent, many Californians had relatives, friends and business associates who died in the Sept. 11 attacks, according to a Field Corp. poll initiated by a ...
'Women in Religion' to Be Topic of Symposium at Middlebury College.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Middlebury College MIDDLEBURY, Vt., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The role of women in religion, from Buddhism and Christianity to Judaism, will be the topic of the fourth Charles P. Scott Symposium at Middlebury College from Jan. 14-18. The event, titled "Women in ...
Ancient Supernova May Have Triggered Eco-Catastrophe on Earth.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins University WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- An exploding star may have destroyed part of Earth's protective ozone layer 2 million years ago, devastating some forms of ancient marine life, according to a new theory presented at this week's meeting of ...
CHCS Awards Grant to AXIS Healthcare to Improve Care Coordination Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Center for Health Care Strategies LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) awarded AXIS Healthcare a $400,777 grant to improve Medicaid beneficiaries' access to preventive services and specialty providers, reduce ...
University of Maryland Medical Center Receives Federal Support to Create Operating Room of the Future.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: University of Maryland Medical System BALTIMORE, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Maryland Medical Center has been granted $2.5 million to develop an Operating Room of the Future, in conjunction with the Department of the Army. The funding is part of a ...
Chemicals in San Francisco Tap Water Put 4,000 Pregnant Women at Risk for Miscarriage, Birth Defects Each Year.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Every year, an estimated 3,957 pregnant women in San Francisco face an elevated risk of miscarriage or having babies with birth defects because of chemicals in chlorinated drinking water, according to a ...
AAR Review of New Drugs for Treating Parkinson's Does Not Alter Existing Treatment Guidelines.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: American Academy of Neurology ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A re-examination of the practice guidelines for the treatment of Parkinson's disease suggest that, despite the introduction of new drug therapies since 1993, when the American Academy of ...
A Kinder, Gentler Nation? University of Michigan Analysis Shows Higher Levels of Self-Reported Virtues Since Sept. 11.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you resolved to be a better person this year, you may have a lot of company. The results of a survey conducted by University of Michigan psychologist Christopher Peterson suggest that, in some ...
More Accurate Digital Tunes, Images May Result From New Mathematical Theory.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A teenager turns on her portable CD player, attaches the earphones and tunes out the rest of the world. A tourist with a digital camera snaps a picture of his wife standing in front of a famous ...
UCLA and Adelphia Create New World Affairs TV Program; Brings West Coast Perspective to International Dialogue.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- UCLA and Adelphia Communications have teamed to create a television series that brings a West Coast voice to the key issues in global affairs that have emerged since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Titled "World ...
Release of 'A Beautiful Mind' Helps Bust Myths About Schizophrenia, Says University of Michigan Expert.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Across the country, movie critics and audiences are applauding "A Beautiful Mind" for its moving portrayal of a mathematician struggling with schizophrenia. But no matter how much money ...
Major Conference to Convene Experts on Genetics of Aging.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The rapid deciphering of the human genetic blueprint gives researchers more tools than ever to chip away at the mysteries of aging. Scientists interested in the aging process ...
Estrogen Level Determines Osteoporosis Drug's Breast Cancer Prevention Effectiveness in Postmenopausal Women.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: University of California, San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A common osteoporosis drug can reduce breast cancer in postmenopausal women with high estrogen levels, but produces no reduction in risk for women whose estrogen levels are very low, ...
Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Epidemic in San Francisco Gay Men Predates HIV Epidemic, UCSF Study Finds.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: University of California, San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A high percentage of San Francisco gay men were infected with Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), the virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), in 1978 before the onset of the ...
BGSU Welcomes Return of the Heart of Campus Life; $34 Million in Renovations Transforms Student Union.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Bowling Green State University BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bowling Green State University students returning to campus from holiday break will have one more rather large present waiting for them at midnight on Sunday (Jan. 13). That's when the ...
Effect of Radiation on Normal Brain Identified in Landmark Study of Children With Brain Tumors.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The effect of radiation on a child's brain has been measured for the first time in a pioneer study of pediatric brain tumor patients. The study, published in December's Annals ...
Report Reveals Massachusetts, New York Most Dependent on New Foreign Immigrants for Labor in 90s.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Northeastern University BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- While many remember the great immigration of the late 1800s and early 1900s as the largest wave of people and culture to flow into the U.S., a new study by the Center for Labor Market Studies at ...
Tiny Molecular Change Inactivates Tumor Suppressor Gene in Neurofibromatosis.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A tiny change in the cells of patients with neurofibromatosis (NF) seems to contribute to formation of aggressive tumors and could help explain why the disease -- which predisposes patients to ...
Experimental Appetite Suppressant Affects Numerous Brain Messengers in Mice.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Johns Hopkins scientists report success in figuring out how an experimental compound prevents mice from recognizing that it's time to eat, profoundly suppressing appetite and causing weight loss. ...
Stanford Business School Research Sheds Light on Urban Legends.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Shortly after the World Trade Center terror, some Americans urged their family and friends to avoid shopping malls on Halloween. They forwarded an email allegedly authored by a friend of ...
Purdue Agribusiness MBA Students Fly In, Fly Out, Log On.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- With silos bursting with corn and soybeans in Indiana, 27 students in Purdue University's executive MBA in agribusiness program are planting seeds for the future of the industry and their careers. ...
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Related to Advantageous Gene.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A variant form of a gene associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) indicates that the disorder is a recent affliction and may once have helped humans thrive and survive, ...
Rene Stulz Named Vice President of American Finance Association.
Jan 08, 2002 ... Byline: Fisher College of Business, Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rene Stulz, professor of finance at The Ohio State University's Fisher of Business, was elected vice president of the American Finance Association (AFA). A member of the AFA board of ...