Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Culturally sensitive research in United Arab Emirates pinpoints indoor air quality risks

With the swift modernization of the country, UAE governmental agencies have not performed the research required to pinpoint health risks, the study reported….

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Misdiagnosing MS: Millions Lost in Healthcare Costs

It is relatively common for doctors to diagnose someone with multiple sclerosis when the patient doesn't have the disease — a misdiagnosis that not only causes…

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Support for Climate Change Action Declines, Stanford Poll Reveals

The survey directed by Jon Krosnick, a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, shows that support for a range of policies intended…

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Early Study Finds Brighter Fluorescent Lights Prevent Myopia

In an early step in that direction, results of a study found that small increases in daily artificial light slowed the development of nearsightedness by 40…

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Internet and New Drugs: Insights from Recent Research

A group of researchers from the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) and from the INAD (Hospital del Mar Neuropsychiatry and Addictions Institute) has…

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Support for Women Caring for Elderly Stroke Survivors

Previous research has found that around 70% of elderly stroke patients are dependent on help from their partner. Most of this informal care is provided by…

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Some HDL, or 'good' cholesterol, may not protect against heart disease

This is the first study to show that a small protein, apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III), that sometimes resides on the surface of HDL cholesterol may increase…

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Heart Attack Survivors Near Highways Face Higher Death Risk

Living close to a major highway poses a significant risk to heart attack survivors, reinforcing the need to isolate housing developments from heavy traffic…

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Diabetic Retinopathy Research Aims to Lower Screening Costs

Research carried out at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), University of Exeter, has concluded that it would be a safe and cost-effective…

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Surprising Ecological Effects of the 2010 Chile Earthquake

The reappearance of long-forgotten habitats and the resurgence of species unseen for years may not be among the expected effects of a natural disaster.Yet…

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Mapping Nanoparticle Structures Using Electrons: A New Technique

With dimensions measuring billionths of a meter, nanoparticles are way too small to see with the naked eye. Yet it is becoming possible for today's scientists…

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Follow-Up for Benign Breast Biopsies: New Findings Unveiled

The study, conducted at Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut, included 144 patients with 176 lesions that were followed anywhere from three months to 36…

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Study finds 'overmanagement' of benign breast disease

The study, conducted at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL, followed 388 patients for six, 12 and 24 months. No cancer was found in these patients at six and…

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Benign Papillomas: Study Questions Need for Surgical Excision

The study, conducted at the Breast Health Center of California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, included 119 papillomas diagnosed at core biopsy…

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Cervical Spine CT Unnecessary for Simple Assault, Falls

The study, conducted at Grady Memorial Hospital by researchers from the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences of the Emory University School of Medicine…

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Pioneering study shows prenatal choline may 'program' healthier babies

In a study led by Marie Caudill, associate professor of nutritional sciences, and graduate student Xinyin Jiang, a group of third-trimester pregnant women…

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