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Feelings of Immaturity Accompany Alcohol Misuse into Adulthood, Say MU Researchers

By Guest PostApril 17, 2012Culture, Generalage group, alcohol use, andrew littlefield, behavior, cocktail, data, kenneth sher, mature, mature out, peter pans, rachel winograd, sense of immaturity, university of missouri, young adult

*Discovery Could Improve Substance Abuse Treatment*

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tipping back one too many cocktails during an individual’s early 20s doesn’t correlate to a personal sense of immaturity; however if this habit doesn’t stop as they reach age 30, young adults can feel psychologically underdeveloped, according to a University of Missouri study. Helping young adults acknowledge their mental impulse to “sober up” as they mature can improve substance abuse intervention programs.

“When a heavy drinking 30-year-old comes in for therapy and says he doesn’t feel like an adult, we can present this study and suggest that cutting back on alcohol could help him feel more mature,” said lead researcher Rachel Winograd, a doctoral student in psychology at MU. (more…)

Countries That Best Prepare Math Teachers Share Similarities

By Guest PostApril 17, 2012Educationbulgaria, countries, Germany, iea, john schwille, kiril bankov, knowledge, maria teresa tatto, mark reckase, math teacher, michael rodriguez, michigan state university, optimism, poland, researcher, russia, sharon senk, singapore, skepticism, student, switzerland, taiwan, teacher, teds m, united states, university of sofia

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Countries that best prepare math teachers meet several key conditions generally lacking in the United States, according to the first international study of what teacher preparation programs are able to accomplish.

The study, led by Michigan State University, suggests that in countries such as Taiwan and Singapore, future math teachers are better prepared because the students get rigorous math instruction in high school; university teacher-preparation programs are highly selective and demanding; and the teaching profession is attractive, with excellent pay, benefits and job security. (more…)

International Team Uncovers New Genes That Shape Brain Size, Intelligence

By Guest PostApril 16, 2012Scienceadenine, alzheimer's disease, arthur toga, australia, bad gene, barbara franke, bigger brain, bipolar disorder, brain size, brain study, centers, cytosine, dementia, depression, derrek hibar, disorder, DNA, Europe, gene, genetic variant, geneticist, guanine, hmga2, human gene, intelligence, iq test, jason stein, margaret wright, memory, mental illnesses, neda jahanshad, nick martin, North America, paul thompson, project enigma, rita cantor, rudy senstad, schizophrenia, thymine

*UCLA-launched partnership identifies genes that boost or lessen risk of brain atrophy, mental illness, Alzheimer’s disease*

In the world’s largest brain study to date, a team of more than 200 scientists from 100 institutions worldwide collaborated to map the human genes that boost or sabotage the brain’s resistance to a variety of mental illnesses and Alzheimer’s disease.

Published April 15 in the advance online edition of the journal Nature Genetics, the study also uncovers new genes that may explain individual differences in brain size and intelligence. (more…)

Science Xplained: The Titanic’s Metal Mysteries

By Guest PostApril 16, 2012Sciencefrigid waters, iceberg, metal rivets, titanic sinking

The iceberg wasn’t the only culprit in the Titanic’s sinking; In this edition of “Science Xplained,” scientist Ainissa Ramirez demonstrates how the metal rivets that held the ship together became brittle in the frigid waters and broke apart on impact with the iceberg, likely contributing to the enormity of the tragedy. (more…)

Meet the Team Making Windows Phone Faster and More Powerful

By Guest PostApril 16, 2012Technologychocolate, cxe, daniel pravat, florida, kathy davis, long term evolution, lte, mark leiter, Microsoft, microsoft news center, mnc, mobile phone, mountain biking, mountain dew, romania, snowboarding, Technology, wenatchee, windows phone

*Members of the Windows Phone customer experience engineering team talk about their work on new developments in mobile phone technology – and what else excites them.*

REDMOND, Wash. – April 16, 2012 – New models of Windows Phone will be equipped with LTE (long-term evolution) capabilities, thanks to a small team of engineers at Microsoft. The Windows Phone Customer Experience Engineering (CXE) team recently finished a project that makes Windows Phones on the AT&T network, such as the new Nokia Lumina 900 and HTC Titan II phones announced last week, LTE-capable.

Not many U.S. cities in the AT&T network currently have LTE service, but Microsoft and its partners are staying ahead of customer demand. That’s what the Windows Phone CXE team is all about: creating leading-edge mobile technology before customers need it, and laying the foundation for new applications and functionality that even they can’t predict. (more…)

IBM Survey Reveals Digital Behavioral Trends for Consumers: What is your Digital Personality?

By Guest PostApril 16, 2012Technologyanalytics, China, consumer, digital device, digital personalities, france, Germany, ibm, Japan, market, Media, nab conference, payment, saul berman, study, united kingdom, united states, web

*Media & Entertainment Providers Must Practice New Rules for Engagement, Digitizing Content is Not Enough*

ARMONK, N.Y. – 16 Apr 2012: A new IBM study of the media and entertainment market, reveals that as consumers adopt an increasing number of digital devices, four distinct new “digital personalities” are emerging. This shift is compelling companies to adopt more innovative business models that deliver personalized experiences. (more…)

Novel Chemical Reaction

By Guest PostApril 16, 2012Sciencealternative energy, chemical reaction, hybrid catalyst, industrial applications, metal palladium

University research advance inspired by UD Nobel Prize winner Richard Heck

A chemical reaction reported by University of Delaware assistant professor Donald Watson and his laboratory group has set the chemistry world abuzz for its creativity and potential utility. (more…)

Pigeons’ Homing Skill Not Down to Iron-Rich Beak Cells

By Guest PostApril 16, 2012Natureballs of iron, beaks, david keays, electrical signal, Environment, imaging technique, infection, iron, macrophages, magnetic cell, magnetic field, magnetic nerve cell, mark lythgoe, mechanism, migratory bird, navigation, nerve cell, pigeon, red blood cell, state-of-the-art, theory, university college london, vienna, white blood cell

The theory that pigeons’ famous skill at navigation is down to iron-rich nerve cells in their beaks has been disproved by a new study published in Nature.

The study shows that iron-rich cells in the pigeon beak are in fact specialised white blood cells, called macrophages. This finding, which shatters the established dogma, puts the field back on course as the search for magnetic cells continues. (more…)

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