Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Global Efforts Uncover Pediatric TBI Trends in China

The first study, appearing in the December 2012 print issue of PLOS ONE, investigated the causes, characteristics and trends of pediatric TBIs in China and…

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Study Reveals Skills Over Likability in Leadership Selection

For the study, which used eye-tracking technology, participants who observed groups of strangers were able to accurately predict who would emerge as leader of…

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Ozone Levels Influence Worker Productivity, Study Shows

Their results show that ozone, even at levels below current air-quality standards in most parts of the world, has significant negative impacts on worker…

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Curbing Car Travel: A Study on Health and Mobility Benefits

A new study by University of Illinois researchers, led by computer science and mathematics professor Sheldon H. Jacobson, suggests that both daily automobile…

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Internet Outages Doubled in the US During Hurricane Sandy

USC scientists who track Internet outages throughout the world noted a spike in outages due to Hurricane Sandy, with almost twice as much of the Internet down…

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Chikungunya Outbreak Risk Grows in NYC, Atlanta, and Miami

The model predicts that outbreaks of chikungunya, a painful virus transported by travelers and spread by the invasive Asian tiger mosquito, could occur in 2013…

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Study Reveals Genetic Resistance to Cocaine Addiction in Sons

Research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reveals that sons of male rats exposed…

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Immunohistochemistry: A Reliable Tool for ALK Rearrangement Screening

Favorable results have led to crizotinib gaining approval for the treatment of advanced stage ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Japan, the…

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Neurons in Reward Circuit Linked to Stress Vulnerability

A specific pattern of neuronal firing in a brain reward circuit instantly rendered mice vulnerable to depression-like behavior induced by acute severe stress,…

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Climate Change and Water Conflict: Insights from Cyprus Forum

International researchers from 14 institutions met in Nicosia (Cyprus) on the 10th and 11th of December to present and debate the results of studies on water,…

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Battling Brittle Bones … With Broccoli and Spinach?

A new study from engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows, for the first time, how the little-understood protein osteocalcin plays a…

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Renewables Could Power Grid 99.9% of the Time by 2030

Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today’s electricity expenses, according to new…

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Key Strategies for Weight Loss Maintenance in Older Women

When you're postmenopausal and overweight, losing weight is a good thing, but gaining back just a few pounds may actually be detrimental to your cardiovascular…

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Oxygen Deprivation Before Birth Linked to ADHD in New Study

The population-based study examines the association between IHC and ADHD. Researchers examined the electronic health records of nearly 82,000 children ages 5…

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Reduced Intensity Regimen Improves Outcomes for Older AML Patients

Typically, the prognosis for older AML patients is poor. Even in patients who achieve complete remission through chemotherapy, survival rates remain low due to…

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Biologist Treks Across Southwestern China to Answer the “Killer Mushroom” Question

His findings, published online in Applied and Environmental Biology, shattered a myth started by a 2010 article in the journal Science, claiming the Trogia…

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