Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Too Few Salmon Is Far Worse Than Too Many Boats for Killer Whales

In lean times, however, the stress level normally associated with boats becomes more pronounced, further underscoring the importance of having enough prey,…

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Intensive Mobile Phone Use Disrupts Sleep in Young People

“Public health advice should therefore include information on the healthy use of this technology,” says researcher Sara Thomée from the Sahlgrenska Academy at…

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Adults’ Sleep Disturbances Linked to Fear of the Dark

A small study of Toronto college students is shedding light on a contributing factor of insomnia that might be hard to admit – an adult fear of the dark.Nearly…

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13.7 million young adults stayed on or joined their parents' health plans in 2011

In 2011, 13.7 million young adults ages 19 to 25 stayed on or joined their parents' health plans, including 6.6 million who would likely not have been able to…

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HIV Superinfection Rate Matches Initial Infection, Study Finds

In the first large-scale study of HIV superinfection in a general heterosexual population, researchers examined the rate of superinfection among a community of…

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HIV Superinfection Rates in Uganda: New Study Insights

Since researchers demonstrated more than a decade ago that a person infected with HIV could subsequently acquire a second, new strain of HIV, there has been…

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Fungal Insights: Link Between Gut Microbes and Inflammation

Cedars-Sinai researchers say their examination of the fungi in the intestines suggests an important link between these microbes and inflammatory diseases such…

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Kentucky Tobacco Farmers Set New Model for Profit Growth

According to a study at the University of Illinois, Kentucky tobacco farmers adopted that same logic when the tobacco companies announced the buyout – also…

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Tooth brushing – but how?

Daily oral hygiene is a health behavior shown with considerable consistency in Germany. Nearly 70% of the Germans report to brush their teeth twice a day. At…

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Seizure-Freedom Achieved by 68% in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

A 25-year follow-up study reveals that 68% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) became seizure-free, with nearly 30% no longer needing…

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New Study Shows Promise for Treating Nearsightedness

Research by an optometrist at the University of Houston (UH) supports the continued investigation of optical treatments that attempt to slow the progression of…

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Mothers' teen cannabinoid exposure may increase response of offspring to opiate drugs

Mothers who use marijuana as teens—long before having children—may put their future children at a higher risk of drug abuse, new research suggests.Researchers…

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Sex Appeal in Advertising: Trends from Recent Magazine Study

“Advertisers use sex because it can be very effective,” said researcher Tom Reichert, professor and head of the department of advertising and public relations…

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Have You Heard? Nearly 15 Percent of Work Email Is Gossip

According to some estimates, the average corporate email user sends 112 emails every day. About one out of every seven of those messages, says a new study from…

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Majority of families in urban areas have access to Internet

In a study of mostly minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged families, 99 percent of participants reported having access to the Internet. More than half…

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Older Patients’ Final Days Often Spent in Emergency Rooms

Half of adults over age 65 made at least one emergency department (ED) visit in the last month of life, in a study led by a physician at the San Francisco VA…

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