Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Parent-Training Intervention Reduces Pediatric Obesity Rates

Researchers found that after one year, there was a 9 percent reduction in overweight and obese children in the parent-training intervention group, while a…

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Water Shortages Loom for Hundreds of U.S. Counties by 2050

The new report concluded that 7 in 10 of the more than 3,100 U.S. counties could face “some” risk of shortages of fresh water for drinking, farming and other…

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Understanding Diverse Minds: Insights from Recent Research

But, as it turns out, we’re kidding ourselves. Over the past few decades, scientists have shown there are many different internal and external factors…

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Undergrad’s Work Details Protein’s Role in Neurological Disorders

A UT Dallas undergraduate’s research is revealing new information about a key protein’s role in the development of epilepsy, autism and other neurological…

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Disrupted Sleep Linked to Memory Loss and Alzheimer’s Risk

“Disrupted sleep appears to be associated with the build-up of amyloid plaques, a hallmark marker of Alzheimer’s disease, in the brains of people without…

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Cellphone Use Linked to Selfish Behavior: UMD Study Insights

Marketing professors Anastasiya Pocheptsova and Rosellina Ferraro, with graduate student, Ajay T. Abraham, conducted a series of experiments on test groups of…

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New Study by Biologist Finds Dramatic Improvements and Persistent Challenges for Women in Science

However, there have been few studies in which longitudinal data were used to assess changes over time. In a paper recently published in the journal BioScience,…

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Larger Waistlines May Signal Memory Issues in HIV Patients

“Interestingly, bigger waistlines were linked to decreased mental functioning more than was general obesity,” said study author J. Allen McCutchan, MD, MSc, of…

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BYU Study: Online RPGs Impact Marital Satisfaction

The study reports that 75 percent of spouses of sword-carrying, avatar-loving gamers wish they would put less effort into their guilds and more effort into…

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Exploring Factors That Shield LGBT Youth From Suicide

What protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youths from considering suicide and, conversely, what makes them most vulnerable to it? The…

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Children with IBD Face School Challenges Due to Absences

“Both IBD and its treatment have the potential to disrupt school functioning,” said Wallace V. Crandall, MD, director of the Center for Pediatric and…

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Young adults allowed to stay on parents' health insurance have improved access to care

This analysis indicates the potential positive impact of a key provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). The study appears in…

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Cancer Risk Quadruples in Kids with Juvenile Arthritis

New research reports that incident malignancy among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is four times higher than in those without the disease….

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Study Links Overeating to Increased Memory Loss Risk

The study was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to April 28, 2012. MCI is…

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NASA Captures Stunning Images of Cyclone Jasmine

On Friday, February 10, 2012 at 0900 UTC (4 a.m. EST), Cyclone Jasmine is maintaining Category One hurricane status on the Saffir Simpson Scale, with maximum…

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4.5 Million Americans Thrive With Total Knee Replacements

New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that more than 4.5 million Americans are living…

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