Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

How Early Motor Skills Boost Infants’ Social Development

In a new study published today in the journal Developmental Science (Epub ahead of print), researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Vanderbilt…

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State Performance Scorecard: Long-Term Services Insights

A new report released jointly today by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN Foundation shows some states significantly…

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Insured and still at risk: Number of underinsured increased 80 percent between 2003 – 2010

The number of underinsured adults—those with health insurance all year, but also with very high medical expenses relative to their incomes—rose by 80 percent…

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Cam-type deformities linked to MRI detected hip damage in asymptomatic young men

Hip impingement (femoracetabular impingement) may be a risk factor of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip. A new study reveals that the presence of an underlying…

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Linking Liquor Store Density to Youth Homicides: A Solution

Violent crime could be reduced significantly if policymakers at the local level limit the number of neighborhood liquor stores and ban the sale of single-serve…

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Seeing isn't believing

But a new study by Yale University cognitive psychologists Brandon Liverence and Brian Scholl finds that intense focus on objects can have the opposite effect:…

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Scientists offer way to address 'age-old' questions

The research, which appears in Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution, was conducted by scientists at New York University and the University of…

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Exercise at Work: Boost Productivity with Healthy Habits

The study shows that it is possible to use work time for exercise or other health-promoting measures and still attain the same or higher production levels. The…

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Chemotherapy’s Impact on Speech in Testicular Cancer Survivors

The study has been published in the scientific journal Acta Oncologica. Almost one thousand men who had survived testicular cancer were asked to respond to a…

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Peer pressure? It's hardwired into our brains

A new USC study explains why people take stupid chances when all of their friends are watching that they would never take by themselves. According to the…

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Innovative Strategies to Safeguard Adolescent Girls’ Health

A new study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that 46 percent of African-American adolescent girls report that their partner did…

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Progressive Tax Systems Linked to Greater Happiness, Study Finds

But a new study comparing 54 nations found that flattening the tax risks flattening social wellbeing as well. “The more progressive the tax policy is, the…

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KLU study confirms influence of “counter-ideal” leader values on employee loyalty

This is confirmed by a new study undertaken by Niels Van Quaquebeke, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the Kühne Logistics University in…

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99-Cent Pricing: Is It Worth the Penny for Consumers?

“The difference between a good product and a poor product in the consumers' eyes could come down to that penny,” says Robert Schindler, a professor of…

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New Research Challenges Menopause and Heart Disease Link

Contradicting the long-held medical belief that the risk of cardiovascular death for women spikes sharply after menopause, new research from Johns Hopkins…

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Chondroitin sulfate improves hand function, relieves morning stiffness caused by osteoarthritis

New research shows that chondroitin sulfate significantly decreased pain and improved hand function in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand compared…

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