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Released: 8-Oct-2014 11:35 AM EDT
Researchers Target Diet to Reduce Chronic Disease in Asian Americans
Temple University

Asian Americans are at a high risk for diabetes, hypertension, heart attack and stroke because are under a misconception that their diet is healthy and not a risk factor for these chronic diseases.

Released: 8-Oct-2014 10:50 AM EDT
Researchers to Examine Using Autonomous Vehicles to Improve Traffic Flow
Temple University

With autonomous vehicles entering our roadways as soon as with the next decade, researchers are developing strategies for the future use of autonomous vehicles in improving traffic flow.

Released: 24-Sep-2014 8:00 AM EDT
States Need to Assume Greater Role in Regulating Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss and Muscle Building
Temple University

Because of lax federal oversight of dietary supplements, which are marketed to adults and adolescents for weight loss and muscle building, but usually do not deliver promised results and can actually cause severe health issues, state governments need to increase their regulation of these products to protect consumers.

Released: 12-Sep-2014 4:30 PM EDT
Mindfulness Protects Adults’ Health From the Impacts of Childhood Adversity
Temple University

Adults who were abused or neglected as children are known to have poorer health, but adults who tend to focus on and accept their reactions to the present moment—or are mindful—report having better health, regardless of their childhood adversity.

   
Released: 10-Jun-2014 9:30 AM EDT
Temple University Launches National Network to Evaluate Fatherhood Programs That Serve Low-Income Fathers
Temple University

To evaluate fatherhood programs and learn how to best serve low-income fathers, Temple University and the Center for Policy Research has launched the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network.

Released: 17-Mar-2014 3:00 PM EDT
Chronic Sleep Disturbance Could Trigger Onset of Alzheimer’s
Temple University

A new pre-clinical study by researchers at Temple University found that people who experience chronic sleep disturbance could face an earlier onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Released: 19-Feb-2014 1:00 PM EST
Smellizing — Imagining a Product’s Smell — Increases Consumer Desire
Temple University

Seeing is believing, but smellizing – a new term for prompting consumers to imagine the smell of a product – could be the next step toward more effective advertising. Researchers came to this conclusion through four studies of products most of us would like to smellize: cookies and cake.

Released: 16-Dec-2013 4:00 PM EST
CEOs Tend to Overstay Their Welcome, Hurting Firm Performance, New Study Finds
Temple University

The longer CEOs stay in power – and a new study suggests most of them do, exceeding the optimal tenure length by about three years – the more likely chief executives are to limit outside sources of market and customer information, ultimately hurting firm performance.

Released: 13-Dec-2013 2:00 PM EST
Philadelphia Surpasses U.S. Average in Rate of Global Innovation Connectedness
Temple University

Philadelphia has reason to be proud: It outpaces the nation as a whole in terms of innovation connectedness. However, there is also some bad news: Philadelphia’s share of all U.S. innovative activity has dropped by half in 35 years.

Released: 11-Dec-2013 10:00 AM EST
Tumor-Suppressing Genes Could Play Important Role in Obesity, Diabetes and Cancer
Temple University

The function of two tumor-suppressing genes could play a vital role in helping to control obesity and other diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

29-Oct-2013 10:00 AM EDT
Women Working in Head Start ProgramsReport Poor Physical and Mental Health
Temple University

Women working in Head Start, the nation’s largest federally funded early childhood education program, report higher than expected levels of physical and mental health problems.

   
Released: 23-Oct-2013 3:00 PM EDT
NCI Grant Will Advance Temple Leukemia Therapeutic Towards Clinical Trials
Temple University

Diffregen, a Temple University startup company, has been awarded a SBIR grant by the National Cancer Institute to advance a university-created leukemia therapeutic to the doorstep of human clinical trials.

Released: 23-Oct-2013 11:00 AM EDT
First-Ever Information Systems Job Index Shows Healthy Market for College Students
Temple University

Despite a 7.2 percent national unemployment rate, the job market is a healthy one for college students majoring in information systems, with nearly three quarters of students receiving at least one job offer, according to the nationwide IS Job Index by the Association for Information Systems (AIS) and Temple University’s Fox School of Business.

Released: 18-Oct-2013 1:00 PM EDT
President Theobald Outlines Vision for Temple University at Inaugural
Temple University

Temple University’s 10th president, Neil D. Theobald, laid out his vision to make the university more affordable, more entrepreneurial and more engaged with the city of Philadelphia during his inaugural address on Oct. 18.

Released: 24-Sep-2013 4:45 PM EDT
New Adsorbent Is More Effective and Environmentally Friendly for Treating Wastewater
Temple University

A new adsorbent for removing emerging contaminants from wastewater that is more effective, reusable and ecco-friendly, has been developed by researchers at Temple University.

Released: 19-Jun-2013 8:00 AM EDT
Stress Hormone Could Trigger Mechanism for the Onset of Alzheimer’s
Temple University

A chemical hormone released in the body as a reaction to stress could be a key trigger of the mechanism for the late onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

Released: 17-Jun-2013 6:00 AM EDT
E-Commerce’s Future Is in Creating “Swift Guanxi,” or Personal and Social Rapport
Temple University

Despite the reputation of online marketplaces being distant and impersonal, they can create the sense of personal relationships between buyers and sellers, termed “swift guanxi” in China, to facilitate interactivity and repeat transactions, according to new research by Temple University Fox School of Business Professor Paul A. Pavlou.

Released: 3-Jun-2013 9:00 AM EDT
Despite Regulations, Financial Analysts Say Private Calls with Executives Are Essential
Temple University

A study of 365 sell-side financial analysts shows that private phone calls with managers remain an essential source of analysts’ earnings forecasts and stock recommendations – even in light of regulations limiting businesses’ selective disclosure of financial information.

Released: 6-May-2013 11:00 AM EDT
Cities Market Public Schools to Curb Middle Class Flight, Boost Revitilization
Temple University

Cities across the U.S. are trying to reverse middle-class flight, many through public schools. Temple University urban ed professor Maia Bloomfield Cucchiara investigates what happened in Philadelphia, as well as other large cities, when public schools became urban amenities.

Released: 29-Apr-2013 1:15 PM EDT
Contracted Prisons Cut Costs Without Sacrificing Quality
Temple University

Research from Temple University’s Center for Competitive Government finds that privately operated prisons can substantially cut costs while performing at equal or better levels than government-run prisons.

   
Released: 27-Feb-2013 4:20 PM EST
Study Explores Distinctions in Cognitive Functioning for Centenarians
Temple University

A group of researchers used a statistical technique to identify the prevalence of cognitive impairment in centenarians and try to understand the cognitive changes that are part of extreme aging.

5-Feb-2013 1:00 PM EST
The Right Kind of Early Praise Predicts Positive Attitudes Toward Effort
Temple University

Toddlers whose parents praised their efforts more than they praised them as individuals had a more positive approach to challenges five years later. That’s the finding of a new longitudinal study that also found gender differences in the kind of praise that parents offer their children. The study, by Elizabeth Gunderson, asst. professor of psychology at Temple, and researchers at the University of Chicago and Stanford University, appears in the journal Child Development.

5-Dec-2012 9:55 AM EST
Pre-Clinical Data Shows Angiocidin Effective Against Leukemia
Temple University

Angiocidin, a novel tumor-inhibiting protein, has shown in vitro and in vivo effectiveness against acute myeloid leukemia cells in pre-clinical experiments.

13-Nov-2012 9:50 AM EST
Decreased Kidney Function Leads to Decreased Cognitive Functioning
Temple University

The greater a person’s decrease in renal functioning, the greater the decrease in their overall cognitive functioning, particularly abstract reasoning and verbal memory, according to a new study led by Temple University.

Released: 14-Nov-2012 8:45 AM EST
It's the End of the World (Again). Prof. Analyzes How TV, Film Covers the Apocalypse
Temple University

With the alleged Mayan apocalypse looming on Dec. 21, Barry Vacker, an associate professor of media studies and production at Temple University’s School of Media and Communication, has decided to spend what might be our last few months of existence examining why end-of-world storylines run rampant in Hollywood and pop culture.



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