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Studies and Analyses

Do-it-alls vs. specialists — Which products sell better?

In the March issue of the Journal of Consumer Research, a fascinating new study by Alexander Chernev (Northwestern University) reveals that people perceive…

Studies and Analyses

Does Orange Juice Color Affect Sweetness Perception?

Does orange juice taste sweeter if it's a brighter orange? A new study in the March issue of the Journal of Consumer Research finds that the color of a drink…

Studies and Analyses

The power of love — When it comes to taste, we value similarities more than differences

Turns out, when we’re looking for advice, positivity reigns. A new study reveals that we trust those who love the same things we love more than those who hate…

Information Technology

USC Professor Advances Driver Safety and Survivor Detection

At the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Symposium, Assistant Professor Hossein Hashemi of the USC Ming Hsieh department of electrical engineering will…

Studies and Analyses

Habitat matters: 'Walkable' communities may make elders healthier

The findings by University of Washington and Group Health Cooperative researchers involved more than 900 elderly Group Health members living in Seattle and…

Medical Engineering

New Cox-Maze IV Procedure Simplifies Atrial Fibrillation Cure

The simplified procedure is termed Cox-maze IV, and the surgeons believe it can replace the older “cut and sew” Cox-maze III in which ten precisely placed…

Business and Finance

Bank Supervision Could Fuel Corruption, New Research Shows

Traditional approaches to bank supervision may actually hurt bank development and lead to greater corruption in lending, according to new research by Brown…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Unveils Prion Molecule Structure Dynamics

The new findings, which are being published the week of February 12 in an online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offer…

Studies and Analyses

How Mobile Phones Are Shaping Romance in Modern India

Technology workers in Bangalore use mobile phones to bridge modern and cultural values — to facilitate arranged marriages, as one example. They also rely on…

Life & Chemistry

Scripps Research Identifies Chemical Pathway Linked to Overeating

The Scripps Research team, led by neuroscientists Manuel Sanchez-Alavez and Tamas Bartfai, discovered that mice genetically altered to lack a molecule known as…

Physics & Astronomy

UH Student Innovates Space Suit Design for NASA

Space suits for astronauts may get a new and better design following a University of Houston doctoral student’s locomotion stability research. Melissa…

Health & Medicine

Multiresistant Staphylococcus Surge in ICU Infections

The number of infections caused by multiresistant bacteria and mycobacteria in Swedish hospitals has risen dramatically in recent years, giving rise to…

Physics & Astronomy

Colorful Demise of a Sun-Like Star: Nature’s Final Show

The star is ending its life by casting off its outer layers of gas, which formed a cocoon around the star’s remaining core. Ultraviolet light from the dying…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Crop Research Centre: University Partners with AAR

The University is collaborating with a Malaysian company, Applied Agricultural Resources (AAR), to lead research into genetic improvements that could make the…

Physics & Astronomy

ESA astronaut Léopold Eyharts assigned to European Columbus laboratory mission to the ISS

He will be a member of the Expedition 16 crew to the ISS. He is set to fly there on Space Shuttle (Discovery) mission STS-122 and will return home with the…

Social Sciences

Norwegian Gambling Habits: Exploring Internet Game Dependency

The study will also be the first to demonstrate whether there is a relationship in the Norwegian population between being dependent on Internet computer games…

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