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The worst procrastinators received significantly lower grades in a college course with many deadlines than did low or moderate-level procrastinators, a new study found.

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Heart disease takes a greater toll on quality of life in women than it does in men, new research suggests. The study showed that women with heart disease reported poorer physical and psychological functioning than did men for a full year after hospital treatment.

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A new way researchers have developed to make dense ceramics in complex shapes could lead to light, tough, and hard ceramic parts at lower cost.

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Researchers found that caring for children with emotional disorders can take a toll on the child's family, causing harm to the family's well-being. The effects tend to worsen over time, suggesting that families do not get used to caring for their children.

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For the first time, researchers have shown that a gene artificially inserted into crop plants to fend off pests can migrate to weeds in a natural environment and make the weeds stronger.

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People with chronic self-doubt may be more likely than others to define personal success by having the biggest house on the block or a new luxury car, a new study suggests.

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About half of all business decisions end in failure, according to a new book that summarizes a multi-decade study of real-life organizational decisions. "Managers make the same mistakes over and over again," the author found.

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A "Big 7" of U.S. cities has emerged as leaders in Internet network accessibility, a new study has found. Researchers measured accessibility by the number of Internet connections to and from each city through 41 major commercial-Internet backbones in 2000.

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A team of researchers has returned from an expedition in southeastern Alaska with the longest ice core ever drilled from a mountainous glacier. The core measures 460 meters (1,509 feet) and is 150 meters (492 feet) longer than the previous longest core.

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Only about 4 of 10 employees and managers in a North American survey said they know how they can increase their base pay or cash bonuses. The results suggest employers lose much of the value of the pay raises and bonuses they distribute by not communicating effectively.

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Ceramic materials with "split personalities" could lead to new high-temperature superconductors. Researchers have learned that these ceramic materials, called cuprates, switch between two different kinds of superconductivity under certain circumstances.

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Researchers are probing the nature of a unique sulfur-containing molecule -- one that scientists consider a "missing link" in its chemical family. The molecule, hydrogen thioperoxide, is related to the common bleaching and disinfectant agent hydrogen peroxide.

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Researchers have identified more than two dozen genes that behave abnormally in cancerous lung cells. The finding could lead to new tests for diagnosing lung cancer.

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A controversial research study here has found that exposing cells infected with feline immunodeficiency virus -- a surrogate for HIV -- to methamphetamine increases those cells' ability to replicate the deadly virus as much as 15-fold.

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Researchers here have identified the gene that controls the distribution of stomatal cells on leaves, key components for the healthy growth of all plants. The discovery may have implications for enhancing the growth of important crop plants.

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While outsourcing has become increasingly popular among businesses worldwide, a new study found that it only enhances firm performance in certain situations.

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A new national study suggests the psychological damage from divorce fades for children within three years, but their academic performance continues to decline.

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After spending nearly an hour talking one-on-one with a pharmacist, participants in a new study reported using fewer medications and having far fewer drug-related problems.

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Almost one in 13 soft contact lens wearers in a recent study had abrasions on their corneas severe enough to lead to infections or other problems.

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A racially diverse student body in American high schools may not lead to more friendships between students of different races, according to a new national study.

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Global warming trends may seriously harm North America's stronghold on the timber production industry, a recent study suggests.

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A new study of associations around the world suggests that the types of clubs to which citizens belong is a key factor in whether they have a positive influence on democracy.

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Two teams of researchers from Ohio State University reported that they had identified the 22nd genetically encoded amino acid, a discovery that is the biological equivalent of physicists finding a new fundamental particle or chemists discovering a new element.

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Researchers may have found the origin of tremors suffered by people with Parkinson's disease. Through a computer model of electrochemical activity in a Parkinson's-affected brain, researchers noticed unusual patterns in the way brain cells fired signals back and forth.

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Engineers have developed a computer model to help tiny medical implants dispense drugs on demand -- electrically. This research may lead to more effective -- and more convenient -- forms of chemotherapy.

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There is a potentially powerful biological weapon for health hiding deep inside the juicy sweetness of a black raspberry. And if it can be harnessed, it could play a major role in preventing the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

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An Ohio State researcher who has become famous for his work in using ice cores from remote, mountaintop glaciers to unravel global climate histories for thousands of years is this year's winner of a prestigious international science prize.

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Glaciologist Lonnie Thompson hopes that once his latest expedition ends in early summer, he will have one of the so-far missing pieces to the global climate change puzzle -- a record of ancient weather trapped inside ice from Alaskan glaciers.

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The two drugs most commonly used to treat anthrax in adults could cause unwanted side effects if used in children, according to an analysis of pediatric anthrax treatment options. But the risks of pale in comparison to the risks of anthrax disease.

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A new study provides some of the best evidence to date that low wages and unemployment make less-educated men more likely to turn to crime.

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Engineers have discovered how to clean high-tech ceramic water filters at low cost with ultrasound. This technology may one day enable water treatment plants to purify water with ceramic membrane filters instead of harsh chemicals.

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The most effective and intensive medication treatment for asthma isn't the drug most commonly prescribed for that disease, a new study has found.

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Farming in and around forests hurts bird populations more than does timber harvesting, according to a new study. The study suggests that farming may make bird nests more vulnerable to predation by squirrels and other animals.

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Employees may dislike abusive bosses, but they dislike incompetent, disorganized managers even more. A new study suggests that mismanagement may be the biggest threat to working with dignity.

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A small adhesive patch promises relief from dental pain up to 45 times longer than a topical anesthetic gel, a new study suggests.

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A new study of folk beliefs concerning pregnancy and labor found that two out of three pregnant women believed that walking would help induce labor, while nearly half believed that having sex would.

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Engineers are helping automakers deliver a quieter ride, by reducing whistle noise in the engine's air intake and exhaust systems. The same technology may also quiet other air circulation systems.

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Engineers have found a way to make dense plastic foam that may replace solid plastic in the future. They have also developed innovative manufacturing techniques to eliminate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in foam production.

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The immune system of ground squirrels essentially shuts down when the animals go into hibernation each winter, according to a new study.

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Researchers have discovered that a protein normally thought only to be a component in the immune system actually plays a key role in regulating neurotransmission in the central nervous system as well.

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A study found that Siberian hamsters boost their immune function during the winter in order to cope with seasonal stresses. In addition, during acute stress, hamsters kept in winter-like conditions launched a more vigorous immune response.

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States with larger proportions of African Americans are more likely to have the death penalty on the books than states with smaller black populations, according to a new study. Levels of violent crime and murders did not affect whether states had capital punishment.

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Ohio State University chemists and their colleagues at the University of Virginia have created the first-ever compounds of uranium bonded to atoms of three so-called "noble gases" -- argon, krypton, and xenon.

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During the short days of winter, Siberian hamsters suffer less severe symptoms to infections than they do during the long days of summer, new research shows.

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Using satellite images and software, researchers at the Ohio State University are mapping land routes across the Antarctic that could make it safer and easier to transport equipment and supplies to the South Pole.

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A new study has found the first evidence that short periods of psychological stress can cause the body to take longer to clear heart-damaging fats from the bloodstream.

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A new study suggests that a single, short burst of moderately intense exercise gives a mental boost to people with a serious lung disease.

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Low-cost, flexible electronics and better computer data storage might result from the world's first light-tunable plastic magnet, just developed at Ohio State University.

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A new study suggests that home uterine activity monitors, long used by women who are at high risk for preterm birth, have no value in actually predicting early delivery.

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For the first time, researchers here have found an effective therapy that can alleviate the fatigue often accompanying multiple sclerosis. The therapy involves use of the drug Modafinil, currently used in the treatment of narcolepsy.