Science & Tech NewsScience & Tech News Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/images/fd.gif Powered By Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/ http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/0FRF118SNA.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ Research output in developing countries reveals 194 percent increase in five years The partners of Research4Life announced today at the World Conference of Science Journalists 2009 that a new research impact analysis has demonstrated a dramatic rise in research output by scientists in the developing world since 2002. By comparing absolute growth in published research before (1996 - 2002) and after (2002 - 2008) the advent of the Research4Life programs, the analysis has revealed a 194 percent or 6.4-fold increase in articles published in peer reviewed journals. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/e-roi070209.php EurekAlert! - Breaking News http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/e-roi070209.php? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00 GMT The problem with self-help books: Study shows the negative side to positive self-statements In times of doubt and uncertainty, many Americans turn to self-help books in search of encouragement, guidance and self-affirmation. The positive self-statements suggested in these books, such as "I am a lovable person" or "I will succeed," are designed to lift a person's low self-esteem and push them into positive action. According to a recent study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science; however, these statements can actually have the opposite effect. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/afps-tpw070209.php EurekAlert! - Breaking News http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/afps-tpw070209.php? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00 GMT Report calls for new initiative to improve math education for preschoolers To ensure that all children enter elementary school with the foundation they need for success, a major national initiative is needed to improve early childhood mathematics education, says a new report from the National Research Council. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/naos-rcf070209.php EurekAlert! - Breaking News http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/naos-rcf070209.php? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00 GMT Bioethicists lead call for public debates on future uses of stem cells More than 40 scientists, bioethicists, lawyers and science journal editors are calling on their colleagues, policy makers and the public to begin developing guidelines for the research and reproductive use of stem cell-derived eggs and sperm, even though such use may be a decade or more away. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/jhmi-blc070109.php EurekAlert! - Breaking News http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/jhmi-blc070109.php? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00 GMT UT multimedia program increases middle school interest in science Middle school students who were part of a unique science learning program developed by the University of Texas School of Public Health showed significant increases in interest and achievement scores compared to other students, a recent study found. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/uoth-ump070209.php EurekAlert! - Breaking News http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/uoth-ump070209.php? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00 GMT