Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Adolescents' personalities and coping habits affect social behaviors, MU researcher says

Infants innately relieve stress by crying, turning their heads or maintaining eye contact. Adults manage emotional tension using problem-solving or by seeking…

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Brain imaging can predict how intelligent you are, study finds

When it comes to intelligence, what factors distinguish the brains of the exceptionally smart from those of average humans?As science has long suspected,…

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New Insights Into Oral Health for Adults With Special Needs

The findings, published as the cover article in the August issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association, provide a foundation for further…

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PolyU study raises alert for further increase in city's temperature

The temperature in the inner urban areas of Hong Kong is predicted to rise by two to three Celsius degree in 30 years' time, according to the latest scientific…

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Sleep Duration Linked to Vaccine Immune Response: New Study

The study is the first performed outside a sleep laboratory to show that sleep duration is directly tied to vaccine immune response, the authors said. The…

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Managing Multiple Chronic Conditions: Key Study Insights

The study of close to 29,000 individuals enrolled at Kaiser Permanente Colorado and Denver Health found that only 30.3 percent at Kaiser Permanente and 16.2…

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Exploring Consumer Behavior: Insights from Everyday Products

Rows of chip bags in a vending machine, endless bottles of shampoo on pharmacy shelves, long lines of books arranged in the bestsellers section at the…

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Parents can increase children's activity by increasing their own

They can increase their own activity. In the July 2012 issue of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Kristen Holm, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine…

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Parents find terms 'large' or 'gaining too much weight' less offensive than 'obese'

If doctors want to develop a strong rapport with parents of overweight children, it would be best if physicians used terms like “large” or “gaining too much…

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Kidney Removal Linked to Erectile Dysfunction, Study Finds

“This is the first study in medical literature to suggest that surgery for kidney removal can negatively impact erectile function while partial kidney removal…

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Grin and bear it — smiling facilitates stress recovery

In a study forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychological scientists Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman…

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Navigating New Rules: How Brain Adapts to Driving Changes

Imagine traveling to Ireland and suddenly having to drive on the left side of the road. The brain, trained for right-side driving, becomes overburdened trying…

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How Pollution Promotes Green Habits in Urban China

People living in China’s cities who say they’ve been exposed to environmental harm are more likely to be green: re-using their plastic grocery bags or…

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Decline of New World Burning Post-Columbus: A Closer Look

In the years after Columbus' voyage, burning of New World forests and fields diminished significantly – a phenomenon some have attributed to decimation of…

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Unlocking the Vomeronasal Organ: Pheromones and Potassium

The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is one of evolution's most direct enforcers. From its niche within the nose in most land-based vertebrates, it detects pheromones…

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Excess Maternal Iodine Linked to Congenital Hypothyroidism

Although the World Health Organization recommends 200-300 µg of iodine daily during pregnancy for normal fetal thyroid hormone production and neurocognitive…

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