Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Medical Exemptions: State Variations in Vaccination Rates

In states where medical exemptions from vaccination requirements for kindergarten students are easier to get, exemption rates are higher, potentially…

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When to worry about kids' temper tantrums

Temper tantrums in young children can be an early signal of mental health problems, but how does a parent or pediatrician know when disruptive behavior is…

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How Peacocks Inspire New Strategies in Computer Virus Behavior

In the current issue of Evolution, Michigan State University researchers created the digital equivalent of spring break to see how mate attraction played out…

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New Study Reveals 55 Million Years of Carbon Cycle Insights

Over this time period, when the Earth is known to have transitioned from “hothouse” to “icehouse” conditions, the oceans also experienced a dramatic shift in…

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Study Identifies Mesothelioma Patients Who Benefit from Pemetrexed

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology provides an explanation of why: only in combination with…

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Chocolate: A Sweet Method for Stroke Prevention in Men?

“While other studies have looked at how chocolate may help cardiovascular health, this is the first of its kind study to find that chocolate, may be beneficial…

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Brain Metabolism Fluctuates With Circadian Rhythm Insights

In animals, this rhythm emerges from a tiny brain structure called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the hypothalamus. Take it out of the brain and keep it…

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New Study Challenges Importance of Pretend Play in Child Development

Pretend play is any play a child engages in, alone, with playmates, or with adults, that involves uses of the imagination to create a fantasy world or…

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Kindergarten readiness: Are shy kids at an academic disadvantage?

Parents of young children hope for a successful kindergarten experience that will set their youngsters on the right path of their educational journey. Some…

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Rapid Growth of Credit Card Usage in China

In the past two decades, the Chinese economy has undergone many drastic reforms in an effort to compete more effectively on the international market.These…

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Working moms spend less time daily on kids' diet, exercise, study finds

Male partners do little to make up the deficit: Employed fathers devote just 13 minutes daily to such activities and non-working fathers contribute 41 minutes,…

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Bilingual Benefits: How Two Languages Aid Low-Income Children

Although previous research has shown that being bilingual enhances executive functioning in middle-class children, less is known about how it affects lower…

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Commercial Drivers and Sleep Apnoea: A Hidden Concern

The research will be presented on 1 September 2012 at the European Respiratory Society’s (ERS) Annual Congress in Vienna. All the abstracts from the ERS…

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Obesity Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk

The study's results suggest that extra body fat causes hormonal changes and inflammation that may drive some cases of breast cancer to spread and recur despite…

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Trevo Retriever: Effective Clot Removal for Ischemic Stroke

The TREVO 2 clinical trial, (Thrombectomy Revascularization of Large Vessel Occlusions in Acute Ischemic Stroke) showed that the Trevo Retriever, a…

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Global Study Reveals Lifestyle Gaps Between Rich and Poor

Healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, proteins and total fats are consumed more often by the wealthy while poorer people consume more carbohydrates,…

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