Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Deep Sleep’s Role in Triggering Puberty: New Study Insights

Slow-wave sleep, or 'deep sleep', is intimately involved in the complex control of the onset of puberty, according to a recent study accepted for publication…

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Teens Struggle to Quit Smoking: New Study Insights

Abstinence from smoking seems to affect teens differently than adults in a couple of ways, but a new study provides evidence that most of the psychological…

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Sinusitis linked to microbial diversity

A common bacteria ever-present on the human skin and previously considered harmless, may, in fact, be the culprit behind chronic sinusitis, a painful,…

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New Statistical Model Predicts Historical Air Pollution Exposure

In a study that analyzed relationships between air quality and unemployment levels, a Tufts University researcher has developed a new statistical model that…

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Stress Hormones: Impact on PTSD Risk Explained

Glucocorticoids, a group of hormones that includes cortisol, are considered stress hormones because their levels increase following stress. When their…

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Weizmann Institute’s Mathematical Model May Lead to Safer Chemotherapy

Cancer chemotherapy can be a life-saver, but it is fraught with severe side effects, among them an increased risk of infection. Until now, the major criterion…

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Male Stroke Survivors Face Higher Depression Risk Than Women

Post-stroke depression is a major issue affecting approximately 33% of stroke survivors. A new study published in the current issue of Archives of Physical…

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Study Reveals Key Factors for Student Safety in Schools

While education and safety experts and parent-teacher organizations long have promoted parental involvement as key to maintaining safe school environments, a…

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Hearing Impaired Ears: Adapting to Noisy Environments

“When immersed in the noise, the neurons of the inner ear must work harder because they are spread too thin,” said Kenneth S. Henry, a postdoctoral researcher…

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Children's health, access to care differ by parents' immigrant status

The study, by researchers at Cornell University and the University of Chicago, is published in the journal Child Development, whose September/October 2012…

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Compound Derived From a Mushroom Lengthens Survival Time in Dogs With Cancer, Penn Vet Study Finds

The study was conducted by two University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine faculty. Dorothy Cimino Brown is professor and chair of the Department…

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New Cusk-Eels Discovered: Insights for Environmental Research

The 60-year study appearing Tuesday in the Florida Museum of Natural History Bulletin provides a comprehensive taxonomic revision of one of the least-studied…

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Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke Risk

“Heavy drinking has been consistently identified as a risk factor for this type of stroke, which is caused by bleeding in the brain rather than a blood clot,”…

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Marijuana use may increase risk of testicular cancer

Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings suggest that the potential cancer-causing effects of…

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Can Dynamic Mapping Reveal Clues about Flu Seasonality?

In a paper titled “Deviations in Influenza Seasonality: Odd Coincidence or Obscure Consequence,” Elena Naumova, Ph.D., professor of civil and environmental…

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Forest Mortality and Climate Change: Key Insights for 2023

Forest mortality due to drought and heat stress is expected to increase due to climate change. Although research has focused on isolated incidents of forest…

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