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Survey shows lack of confidence in national hurricane response planning By News Releases (Louisiana State University) According to a study recently completed by an LSU group charged with conducting studies on improving hurricane crisis communication in coastal communities, many families have a well-developed hurricane response plan of their own but have little faith in the preparation developed at higher government levels.

Mother's flu during pregnancy may increase baby's risk of schizophrenia By News Releases (University of North Carolina School of Medicine) Rhesus monkey babies born to mothers who had the flu while pregnant had smaller brains and showed other brain changes similar to those observed in human patients with schizophrenia, a study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found.

New Alzheimer's test offers better opportunities for early detection By News Releases (University of Tennessee at Knoxville) Early detection is key to more effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive impairment, and new research shows that a test developed at the University of Tennessee is more than 95 percent effective in detecting cognitive abnormalities associated with these diseases.

Eighteen SAGE journals accepted into Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports for 2010 By News Releases (SAGE Publications UK) SAGE, the world's leading independent academic and professional publisher, has announced a further 18 of its Social Science journals have been selected for coverage in the 2010 Thomson Reuters Journals Citation Reports and Citation Index.

Marketing guru to speak at inaugural Chua Thian Poh Distinguished Lecture By News Releases (Nanyang Technological University) Distinguished speaker, Professor Jean-Pierre Jeannet, the F.W. Olin Distinguished Professor of Global Business at Babson College in Wellesley, United States, and Professor of Global Marketing and Strategy at the IMD Institute in Lausanne, Switzerland, will deliver the inaugural Chua Thian Poh Distinguished Lecture at Nanyang Technological University on March 11 at 4 p.m.

Elsevier launches Journal of Family Business Strategy By News Releases (Elsevier) Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of a new quarterly journal, Journal of Family Business Strategy. The journal aims to be a primary publication outlet for academics and scholars in the field of family business strategic issues and the first issue is now available on ScienceDirect.

R-rated movies increase likelihood of underage children trying alcohol By News Releases (Burness Communications) R-rated movies portray violence and other behaviors deemed inappropriate for children under 17 year of age. A new study finds one more reason why parents should not let their kids watch those movies: adolescents who watch R-rated movies are more likely to try alcohol at a young age.

Traces of the past: Computer algorithm able to 'read' memories By News Releases (Wellcome Trust) Computer programs have been able to predict which of three short films a person is thinking about, just by looking at their brain activity. The research, conducted by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL (University College London), provides further insight into how our memories are recorded.

These researchers really can read your mind By News Releases (Cell Press) New evidence suggests that researchers can tell which memory of a past event a person is recalling from the pattern of their brain activity alone.

To Arctic animals, time of day really doesn't matter By News Releases (Cell Press) In the far northern reaches of the Arctic, day versus night often doesn't mean a whole lot. During parts of the year, the sun does not set; at other times, it's just the opposite. A new study reported online on March 11 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, shows that Arctic reindeer have come up with a solution to living under those extreme conditions: They've abandoned use of the internal clock that drives the daily biological rhythms in other organisms.