Developmental Delay Could Stem From Nicotinic Receptor Deletion Nov 10, 2009
9, 2009) The loss of a gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is associated with significant abnormalities in learning and behavior, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online today in the journal Nature Genetics. "This research goes about 95 percent of the way to pinning these problems in a specific group of individuals to this gene," said Dr. Arthur L. Beaudet, chair of molecular and human genetics at BCM. He believes... (Science Daily)
Failing The Sniff Test: Researchers Find New Way To Spot Fraud Nov 10, 2009
9, 2009) Companies that commit fraud can find innovative ways to fudge the numbers, making it hard to tell something is wrong by just looking at their financial statements. But research from North Carolina State University unveils a new warning system that sees through accounting tricks by evaluating things that are easily verifiable, such as the number of employees or the square footage that a company owns. (Science Daily)
Discrimination Takes Its Toll On Black Women Nov 9, 2009
8, 2009) Racial discrimination is a major threat to African American women's mental health. It undermines their view of themselves as masters of their own life circumstances and makes them less psychologically resilient and more prone to depression. (Science Daily)
Exercise Is Good Medicine For Lymphoma Patients Nov 8, 2009
7, 2009) A healthy dose of exercise is good medicine, even for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy, University of Alberta researchers have found. The Healthy Exercise for Lymphoma Patients (HELP) trial, a three-year study led by Kerry Courneya, Canada Research Chair in physical activity and cancer in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, found that a regimen of aerobic exercise training produced significant improvements in physical functioning and overall quality of life... (Science Daily)
Physical Education Key To Improving Health In Low-income Adolescents Nov 7, 2009
6, 2009) School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and UC Berkeley. The study, which identifies opportunities for adolescents to improve their health based on routine daily activities, finds that regular participation in PE class is significantly associated with greater cardiovascular fitness and lower body mass... (Science Daily)
All Dressed-up And Nowhere To Go: Inappropriate Clothing Prevents Children Playing Outside Nov 7, 2009
6, 2009) Parents who dress their children in inappropriate clothing could be inadvertently hampering their child's physical activity in childcare settings. The study, reported in BioMed Central's open access journal, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, suggests that inadequate or inappropriate clothing could restrict children's outdoor play. (Science Daily)
Benefit Of A Mentor: Disadvantaged Teens Twice As Likely To Attend College Nov 6, 2009
5, 2009) Two findings from a new national study reveal the power of mentors, particularly those in the teaching profession. For all teen students, having an adult mentor meant a 50 percent greater likelihood of attending college. (Science Daily)
TV Bombards Children With Commercials For High-fat And High-sugar Foods Nov 6, 2009
5, 2009) Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role television plays in obesity, a study in the November/December issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior examines how food advertising aimed at children might be a large contributor to the problem. (Science Daily)
Portable 3-D Laser Technology Preserves Texas Dinosaur's Rare Footprint Nov 6, 2009
5, 2009) Using portable 3D laser technology, scientists have electronically preserved a rare 110 million-year-old fossilized dinosaur footprint that was previously excavated and built into the wall of a bandstand at a Texas courthouse in the 1930s. The laser image preserves a "type specimen" footprint -- an original track used to describe a species of dinosaur identified in the 1930s as ichnospecies Eubrontes glenrosensis, says paleontologist Thomas L. Adams at Southern Methodist University in... (Science Daily)
Parents Just Don't Understand: Role Of Parental Control In Western And East Asian Countries Nov 6, 2009
6, 2009) Many parents like to meddle in their children's lives. Sometimes this can be beneficial, if the meddling is in the form of parental guidance or setting rules. (Science Daily)
Gene Therapy Technique Slows Brain Disease ALD Featured In Movie 'Lorenzo's Oil' Nov 6, 2009
Gene Therapy Technique Slows Brain Disease ALD Featured In Movie 'Lorenzo's Oil. Gene Therapy Technique Slows Brain Disease ALD Featured In Movie 'Lorenzo's Oil. (Science Daily)
Many US Children May Live In Families Receiving Food Stamps Nov 5, 2009
"The bottom line is that the current recession is likely to generate for children in the United States the greatest level of material deprivation that we will see in our professional lifetimes. The recession is harming children by both reducing the earning power of their parents and the capacity of the safety net to respond." ... "In response, the pediatric community will have to address the enhanced needs of patients, strengthen its capability to take collective action and invigorate its voice... (Science Daily)
New Theory On Fairness In Economics Targets CEO Pay Nov 5, 2009
However, the ratio has remained around 20-to-1 in Europe and 11-to-1 in Japan, according to available data, he said ... As a contrast to the United States, average CEO pay ratios were about 11-to-1 in Japan, 15-to-1 in France, 20-to-1 in Canada, and 22-to-1 in Britain in 2006. (Science Daily)
Calm Before The Spawn: Climate Change And Coral Spawning Nov 5, 2009
4, 2009) What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more damage. A study published this week in London in Proceedings of the Royal Society B provides the answer. (Science Daily)
First Impressions Count When Making Personality Judgments, New Research Shows Nov 5, 2009
4, 2009) First impressions do matter when it comes to communicating personality through appearance, according to new research by psychologists Laura Naumann of Sonoma State University and Sam Gosling of The University of Texas at Austin. Despite the crucial role of physical appearance in creating first impressions, until now little research has examined the accuracy of personality impressions based on appearance alone. (Science Daily)
U.S. Hip Fracture Rate Could Drop 25 Percent With Aggressive Osteoporosis Prevention Nov 5, 2009
Twenty-four percent of people who experience a hip fracture end up in a nursing home, 50 percent never reach their functional capacity, and 25 percent of patients over 65 years of age with a hip fracture die in the first year after the incident. "After a fracture, you need treatment, and in America, most people are not getting the treatment they need," Dell said. (Science Daily)
Poor Start Between A Class And Its Teacher Almost Impossible To Rectify Nov 5, 2009
10, 2009) If the teacher is not capable of understanding the perspective of six-year olds, then the child's learning becomes unnecessarily difficult, or in some cases the child's interest in learning may not. . (Science Daily)
Newton People Nov 4, 2009
Kensinger honored by APA. Newton resident Elizabeth Kensinger, an associate professor of psychology Boston College, is the 2009 recipient of the Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging. (Newton Tab, MA)
Decrease In Physical Activity May Not Be A Factor In Increased Obesity Rates Among Adolescents Nov 4, 2009
3, 2009) Decreased physical activity may have little to do with the recent spike in obesity rates among U.S. adolescents, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Prompted by growing concern that the increase was due to decreased physical activity associated with increased TV viewing time and other sedentary behaviors, researchers examined the patterns and time trends in physical activity and sedentary behaviors among U.S. adolescents based on nationally... (Science Daily)
APA survey: 74% of Atlantans stressed out about the economy Nov 4, 2009
APA: 74% of Atlantans stressed about economy - Atlanta Business Chronicle ... APA: 74% of Atlantans stressed about economy ... More Atlantans are stressed out about the economy this year, according to the 's (APA) Stress in America survey published Tuesday. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
First Draft Of The Pig: Researchers Sequence Swine Genome Nov 4, 2009
In addition to the USDA funding, funding and technical support were provided by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche; European Union SABRE; the Institute for Pig Genetics, Netherlands; INRA Genescope, France; Iowa Pork Producers Association; Iowa State University; Korean National Livestock Research Institute; National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan; National Pork Board, U.S.; North Carolina Pork Council; North Carolina Agricultural Research Service; North Carolina State University;... (Science Daily)
The New Myths Of Gifted Education Nov 3, 2009
2, 2009) More than 25 years after myths about gifted education were first explored, they are all still with us and new ones have been added, according to research published in the current Gifted Child Quarterly (GCQ), the official journal of National Association for Gifted Children. Providing specialized and organized gifted education courses was a relatively new concept in 1982 when an article entitled "Demythologizing Gifted Education" was first published in GCQ. Research at that time found... (Science Daily)
Brain tumors in childhood leave a lasting mark on cognition, life status Nov 2, 2009
(Full text of the article is available from the APA Public Affairs Office and at ) ... APA's membership includes more than 150,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students ... Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare. (EurekAlert!)
Tai Chi Exercise Reduces Knee Osteoarthritis Pain In The Elderly, Research Shows Nov 2, 2009
1, 2009) Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine have determined that patients over 65 years of age with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who engage in regular Tai Chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain. Tai Chi (Chuan) is a traditional style of Chinese martial arts that features slow, rhythmic movements to induce mental relaxation and enhance balance, strength, flexibility, and self-efficacy. (Science Daily)
Innovative Imaging System To Study Sudden Cardiac Arrest Developed Nov 2, 2009
1, 2009) A research team at Vanderbilt University has developed an innovative optical system to simultaneously image electrical activity and metabolic properties in the same region of a heart, to study the complex mechanisms that lead to sudden cardiac arrest. Tested in animal models, the system could dramatically advance scientists' understanding of the relationship between metabolic disorders and heart rhythm disturbances in humans that can lead to cardiac arrest and death, and provide a... (Science Daily)
Room Design Can Enhance Patient Care Nov 2, 2009
1, 2009) The design of a consultation room can improve the quality of a visit to the physician's office. A collaborative research study developed by Nurture by Steelcase and Mayo Clinic, was conducted to understand the extent to which a consultation room designed to support present-day clinical encounters could affect the consultation between patients and clinicians. (Science Daily)
Heart Patients Running The Red Light On Traffic Restrictions Oct 30, 2009
29, 2009) More than half of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) don't get any counselling on their ability to drive after angioplasty -- and this could be putting lives in danger, Dr. Ravi Bajaj told the 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. "If a patient is discharged from hospital following a cardiac event there is always a risk of another serious cardiac event or complication within a short period... (Science Daily)
Adolescents Think School Bullying 'Will Keep On Happening' And Resign Themselves To It Oct 30, 2009
30, 2009) Most of the adolescents think that bullying in the school context "has always happened and will continue happening," and present "a negative, pessimistic and resigned attitude" towards this social problem, which makes difficult the intervention and leaves few hopes for its eradication. Those are the conclusions of a doctoral thesis carried out at the department of Evolutionary and Education Psychology of the University of Granada (Spain), which warns that, from the viewpoint of... (Science Daily)
Universal Helmet Laws For Motorcycling Most Important Policy For Saving Lives Of Motorcyclists Oct 30, 2009
29, 2009) One of the joys of riding a motorcycle is the freedom that comes with that form of travel. However the absence of physical barriers to protect riders puts motorcyclists at a higher risk of injury than other motorists. (Science Daily)
Study Shows Linkage Between Teen Girls' Weight And Sexual Behavior Oct 30, 2009
29, 2009) A University of Pittsburgh study sheds new light on the relationship between race, body weight and sexual behavior among adolescent girls. The results suggest that a girl's ethnicity and her actual weight or perception of her weight may play a role in her participation in risky sexual behaviors. (Science Daily)
What Are Coral Reef Services Worth? $130,000 To $1.2 Million Per Hectare, Per Year Oct 29, 2009
"At the same time, we are discovering ever more about biodiversity and the benefits it provides to people. It is clear that biodiversity loss erodes the integrity of ecosystems and their capacity to adapt in a changing world. It represents a serious risk to human wellbeing and a squandering of current assets and future opportunities. "The biodiversity scientists gathered here commit themselves to finding practical solutions to this problem. They will do so by: increasing shared knowledge of... (Science Daily)
Musical Sensibility Can Help Shape Teaching, Research Education Oct 29, 2009
28, 2009) The underlying similarities between teaching, research and music can be a powerful metaphor for education and qualitative inquiry, according to a University of Illinois professor of education. Liora Bresler, a professor of curriculum and instruction in the U. of I. College of Education, says that the inherently performative and improvisatory aspects of teaching, along with the temporal, polyphonic aspects of scholarly research, compares favorably with musicianship. (Science Daily)
Stem Cells Make Precursors For Sperm, Eggs Oct 29, 2009
(July 11, 2006) Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that embryonic stem (ES) cells cultured in the laboratory can produce sperm with the capacity to produce viable offspring. The research, published in. (Science Daily)
Married With Children The Key To Happiness? Oct 28, 2009
Married With Children The Key To Happiness. Married With Children The Key To Happiness. (Science Daily)
Students, Teachers Need To Be Transculturally Literate, Expert Says Oct 27, 2009
26, 2009) The current generation of college students and teachers need to be as culturally fluent with people from different cultures as they are with their own, a soft skill that has become an essential part of life in the 21st century, a University of Illinois expert on teacher education says. According to Mark Dressman, a professor in the department of curriculum and instruction in the College of Education at Illinois, the current group of college students will inherit a workplace where they... (Science Daily)
Cutting Sodium Consumption: A Major Public Health Priority Oct 27, 2009
27, 2009) Reducing sodium intake is a major public health priority that must be acted upon by governments and nongovernmental organizations to improve population health, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Higher blood pressure is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a diet high in sodium has been linked to high blood pressure, vascular and cardiac damage, stomach cancer, osteoporosis and other diseases. (Science Daily)
Is It A Visual Problem Or Alzheimer's? New Data Helps Doctors Make The Diagnosis Oct 27, 2009
Is It A Visual Problem Or Alzheimer's. New Data Helps Doctors Make The Diagnosis. (Science Daily)
New Laryngoscope Could Make Difficult Intubations Easier Oct 26, 2009
25, 2009) A new tool developed by a Medical College of Georgia resident and faculty member may make it easier to place assisted breathing devices under difficult circumstances. About 2 percent of patients that undergo the process, called intubation, experience complications regardless if it's performed in an emergency situation or prior to surgery. (Science Daily)
No Elder Left Behind: Researchers Say Designers Can Help Close Tech Gap Oct 25, 2009
Declining cognitive processes, decreased memory capacity and difficulty maintaining attention -- all part of the normal aging process -- can make it difficult for seniors to learn new skills ... In addition, seniors may make a greater number of errors as they interact with technology that was not designed with their capabilities in mind. (Science Daily)
Feelings Of Stigmatization May Discourage HIV Patients From Proper Care Oct 23, 2009
22, 2009) The feeling of stigmatization that people living with HIV often experience doesn't only exact a psychological toll -- new UCLA research suggests it can also lead to quantifiably negative health outcomes. In a study published in the October issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers from the division of general internal medicine and health services research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA found that a large number of HIV-positive individuals who... (Science Daily)
New Explanation For Controversial Old Patient-care Technique To Prevent Regurgitation Oct 22, 2009
21, 2009) You might not know what it's called, but if you've had general anesthesia before surgery, especially after an accident, it is likely you have received Sellick's maneuver. That's when fingers are pressed against a patient's throat to prevent regurgitation and spilling of stomach contents into the airway and lungs while anesthesia is being administered. (Science Daily)
Taliban retakes strategic Pakistani town Oct 21, 2009
Anjum Naveed / APA Pakistani security official examines the site of a suicide bombing at International Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan. . (MSNBC -- International)
Children's Blood Lead Levels Linked To Lower Test Scores Oct 21, 2009
20, 2009) Exposure to lead in early childhood significantly contributes to lower performances on end-of-grade (EOG) reading tests among minority and low-income children, according to researchers at Duke University and North Carolina Central University. "We found a clear dose-response pattern between lead exposure and test performance, with the effects becoming more pronounced as you move from children at the high end to the low end of the test-score curve," said lead investigator Marie Lynn... (Science Daily)
Are Humans Still Evolving? Absolutely, Says A New Analysis Of A Long-term Survey Of Human Health Oct 21, 2009
Are Humans Still Evolving. Absolutely, Says A New Analysis Of A Long-term Survey Of Human Health. (Science Daily)
Major Swine Flu Outbreak At US Air Force Academy, Unique Opportunity To Study Virus Behavior Oct 21, 2009
20, 2009) With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus is critical. Investigators from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Consult Service capitalized on a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights about the natural behavior of the nH1N1 virus, including shedding patterns, during a recent large-scale swine flu outbreak at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA). (Science Daily)
Sexy dances, wild antics and late hours at outlet Oct 20, 2009
The 30-something said the activities at the outlet continued because of the weak enforcement and the tidak apa attitude of the local community. A check by the daily showed it was packed with couples between midnight and 4am. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Confronting Bad Behavior: Is There A Social Payoff? Oct 19, 2009
Confronting Bad Behavior: Is There A Social Payoff. Confronting Bad Behavior: Is There A Social Payoff. (Science Daily)
Small Classes Give Extra Boost To Low-achieving Students Oct 19, 2009
19, 2009) Small classes in early grades improve test scores in later grades for students of all achievement levels, but low achievers get an extra boost. That's the finding of a study on the long-term effects of class size in the November issue of the American Journal of Education. (Science Daily)
Composted Dairy Manure In Foliage Plant Production Oct 18, 2009
Highly porous with the capacity to hold water, peat makes an ideal rooting and growing medium for potted plants. But harvesting peat (and draining valuable peatlands in the process) releases the carbon stored in peat into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. (Science Daily)
Will Harvey Milk be recognized locally? (1306) Oct 17, 2009
State law allows the governor to designate and set apart specific days for having special significance ... kidsalami wrote on Oct 16, 2009 10:53 AM:" Divorce is too easy. Children are the victims in it all. If someone is mating with the same sex, how can the human race go on? Should these people who defy nature reproduce through artificial insemination or adopt, when they have their own issues they have not worked through? Homosexuality was a mental disorder until special interest groups got a... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Managers' Hiring Practices Vary By Race And Ethnicity, Study Finds Oct 16, 2009
15, 2009) White, Asian and Hispanic managers tend to hire more whites and fewer blacks than black managers do, according to a new study out of the University of Miami School of Business Administration. Using more than two years of personnel data from a large U.S. retail chain, the study found that when a black manager in a typical store is replaced by a white, Asian or Hispanic manager, the share of newly hired blacks falls from 21 to 17 percent, and the share of whites hired rises from 60 to 64... (Science Daily)
Fighting Flu: Stricter Hand Hygiene In Schools Only A Short-term Measure Oct 16, 2009
15, 2009) Increased hand hygiene in primary schools is only a short-term measure in preventing infections such as H1N1 from spreading. Researchers writing in the open access journal, BMC Public Health, found stricter hand hygiene practices are difficult to maintain in a school setting. (Science Daily)
Colombian Guerrillas Help Scientists Locate Literacy In The Brain Oct 16, 2009
15, 2009) A unique study of former guerrillas in Colombia has helped scientists redefine their understanding of the key regions of the brain involved in literacy. The study, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, has enabled the researchers to see how brain structure changed after learning to read. (Science Daily)
Canadian Blood Supply Future Uncertain As Population Ages Oct 15, 2009
14, 2009) The Canadian blood supply relies heavily on a small number of donors with young adults donating at higher rates which may prove problematic as the population ages, according to a new study from McMaster University. The research, published in open access format in the International Journal of Health Geographics, examined what specific factors had an impact on blood donation in this country. (Science Daily)
Over Half Of Cot Deaths Occur While Co-sleeping Oct 15, 2009
14, 2009) More than half of sudden unexplained infant deaths occur while the infant is sharing a bed or a sofa with a parent (co-sleeping) and may be related to parents drinking alcohol or taking drugs, suggests a study published on the British Medical Journal website. Although the rate of cot death in the UK has fallen dramatically since the early 1990s, specific advice to avoid dangerous co-sleeping arrangements is needed to help reduce these deaths even further, say the researchers. (Science Daily)
Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy Shows Advantages, But Also Certain Complications Oct 15, 2009
3, 2009) New research by urologists shows that the periurethral suspension technique results in significantly greater continence rates at three months after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical. (May 17, 2008) Transplantation of muscle-derived stem cells may provide a safe and effective treatment for patients suffering from urinary incontinence following a surgical procedure. (Science Daily)
Declines In Other Thinking And Learning Skills May Precede Memory Loss In Alzheimer's Disease Oct 14, 2009
13, 2009) Cognitive abilities other than memory, including visuospatial skills needed to perceive relationships between objects, may decline years prior to a clinical diagnosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Recent studies have focused on identifying the beginning of the transition from healthy aging to dementia," the authors write as background information in the article. (Science Daily)
People Who Work After Retiring Enjoy Better Health, According To National Study Oct 14, 2009
13, 2009) Retirees who transition from full-time work into a temporary or part-time job experience fewer major diseases and are able to function better day-to-day than people who stop working altogether, according to a national study. And the findings were significant even after controlling for people's physical and mental health before retirement. (Science Daily)
Teenage Boys Take Less Responsibility For Preventing The Spread Of Chlamydia Oct 14, 2009
14, 2009) Teenage boys in Sweden take less responsibility than girls for preventing the spread of chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections, according to a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy. The study was published in the journal Midwifery and was carried out in primary care in the V. (Science Daily)
Vision Influences Adults' Success And Health; Prenatal Factors May Be Crucial Oct 12, 2009
11, 2009) Impaired vision is associated with unemployment, low socioeconomic status, and general and mental health problems, says a long-term study by researchers at the Institute of Child Health, University College London. Poor vision was also associated with low birth weight, intrauterine growth retardation, maternal smoking during pregnancy, and socioeconomic deprivation in early childhood. (Science Daily)
Philippines storm toll tops 600 Oct 12, 2009
Aaron Favila / APA woman crosses a landslide site barefoot in Tuba town, Benguet province, northern Philippines on Sunday ... President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo also came by helicopter and ordered officials to hasten efforts to reopen the roads ... The children's father, Diang's brother, left to work in Japan two months ago to raise money for the kids' education. (MSNBC -- International)
Household Robots Do Not Protect Users' Security And Privacy, Researchers Say Oct 10, 2009
"In the future people may have multiple robots in the home that are much more capable and sophisticated," Denning added ... "People know to look for small parts in children's toys, or look for lead paint. For products that combine more advanced technology and wireless capabilities, people should look at whether it protects privacy and security." ... Your neighbor in Apartment 3C is probably doing it right now. (Science Daily)
Survivors Of Childhood Cancer Less Likely To Marry Oct 9, 2009
8, 2009) Childhood cancer survivors typically suffer from the long-term effects of cancer treatment on physical health, and results of a new study suggest that social implications also exist, which may affect their chance of an "I do" at the altar. Survivors are 20 to 25 percent more likely "to never marry" compared with siblings and the general population, according to findings published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Science Daily)
Statue of Helen Keller installed in Capitol Oct 8, 2009
Evan Vucci / APA statue of Helen Keller is unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington onWednesday. Riley, a former congressman, came up with the idea to replace Curry when he found that most Alabama visitors didn't know who Curry was. (MSNBC -- Politics)
New Method Predicts Dropping Out Of University Oct 8, 2009
7, 2009) Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and the University of Ja;n (UJA) are creating a statistical model to calculate the probability of university students dropping out and to help in the drawing up of strategic plans to reduce the number of students who give up their studies. According to the CYD 2008 report, the high university drop-out rate ranges from 30% to 50% and is regarded as one of the greatest problems currently hanging over Spanish universities. (Science Daily)
