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Released: 6-Apr-2006 3:00 AM EDT
Why the Market Undervalues Complex, Unique Business Strategies
Washington University in St. Louis

Successful strategies combine resources or businesses in unique or complex ways that other firms may fail to recognize. Yet the market tends to undervalue companies with complex or unique strategies. The reason: they receive less analyst coverage.

Released: 7-Apr-2006 4:00 AM EDT
Without Clear Goals, Employees Cut Corners to Get the Job Done
Washington University in St. Louis

Employees get cynical when they endure multiple changes in company strategy and when they are overworked. As a result, they play it fast and loose with the rules. The drive to get things done is so strong that workers start thinking only of short-term gains and ignoring long-term consequences.

Released: 10-May-2006 6:00 AM EDT
Surgeons鈥 Costs Differ Widely within the Same Hospital
Washington University in St. Louis

Two surgeons at the same hospital could perform the same operations on patients with similar medical histories but their costs to the hospital could be difference as high as 45 percent. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis say the findings could address rising health care costs.

   
Released: 9-Jun-2006 4:40 PM EDT
Low End, Chinese Goods Threaten Margins for Upscale Firms
Washington University in St. Louis

Chinese manufacturers have moved up the quality-spectrum and are gaining global market share. Producers of lower quality products actually have better prospects for gaining market share and improving their bottom line. American must be ready for to compete against potent, Chinese manufacturers.

Released: 26-Jul-2006 4:45 PM EDT
Medical Steroid's Baffling Connection to Osteoporosis Becomes Clearer
Washington University in St. Louis

Scientists are closing in on the solution to a persistent medical puzzle: why do high doses of cortisone, widely prescribed for asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, weaken bones?

26-Jul-2006 4:50 PM EDT
Keep the Baby, Toss the Bathwater: How Kidneys Retain Proteins
Washington University in St. Louis

New research may finally settle a decades-old debate about how the kidney keeps valuable blood proteins from harmfully slipping into the urine, a serious health symptom that often precedes kidney failure. Scientists have shown that a structure known as the glomerular basement membrane plays a key role in blocking proteins.

Released: 27-Jul-2006 4:40 PM EDT
Nanotechnology Enables Low-Dose Treatment of Atherosclerotic Plaques
Washington University in St. Louis

In laboratory tests, one very low dose of a drug was enough to show an effect on notoriously tenacious artery-clogging plaques. What kind of drug is that potent? It's not so much the drug itself as how it was delivered.

7-Aug-2006 3:25 PM EDT
Unmasking Nutrition's Role in Genes and Birth Defects
Washington University in St. Louis

Expectant mothers may someday get a personalized menu of foods to eat during pregnancy to complement their genetic makeup as a result of new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Released: 7-Aug-2006 3:45 PM EDT
High Blood Pressure Induces Low Fat Metabolism in Heart Muscle
Washington University in St. Louis

The heart is an energy-hungry organ and defects in its energy metabolism contribute to heart disease. According to research published by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, high blood pressure leading to hypertrophy causes heart muscle to switch to a low fat metabolism, which can be detrimental.

Released: 7-Aug-2006 3:55 PM EDT
Almost Half of Kids with ADHD Are Not Being Treated
Washington University in St. Louis

In contrast to claims that children are being overmedicated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that a high percentage of kids with ADHD are not receiving treatment. In fact, almost half of the children who might benefit from ADHD drugs were not getting them.


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