Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

High Levels of Flame Retardants Found in Pregnant Women in CA

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were added to consumer products, such as electronics and foam in furniture beginning in the 1970s. The chemicals slow…

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Atlanta runs world's most fiscally efficient airport, Guangzhou boosts efficiency: UBC research

ATL generated 60 per cent of its total revenue from non-aviation activities, compared to the lowest-ranked North American airport Chicago's O'Hare…

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Understanding Consumer Discrimination: Insights from New Research

A forthcoming paper in the American Marketing Association’s Journal of Marketing Research by Professor Sheena Iyengar, S.T. Lee Professor of Business,…

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Study Suggests Seeing a Neurologist Helps People with Parkinson’s Live Longer

The study also found that women and minorities were less likely to see a neurologist than men and Caucasians, even after adjusting for factors such as age,…

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Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms More Subtle in People Over 80

“Those who are 85 and older make up the fastest growing population in the world,” said study author Mark Bondi, PhD, with the University of California San…

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Organic Poultry Farms Reduce Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Antibiotic use in conventional animal food production in the United States has created public health concern because it has been shown to contribute to the…

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Who takes risks?

A forthcoming paper in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, by Bernd Figner, Research Scientist…

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Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia Impact Decision-Making

Concern about the capacity of individuals with schizophrenia to consent to clinical research studies has largely focused on impairment due to psychotic…

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You can count on this: Math ability is inborn

It seems we do, at least according to the results of a study by a team of Johns Hopkins University psychologists. Led by Melissa Libertus, a post-doctoral…

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How ACCESS Reduces Surgical Decision Time in Emergency Departments

The use of Acute Care Emergency Surgical Service (ACCESS) in emergency departments (EDs) can lead to significant reductions in key patient measures, such as…

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Early Morning Smoking Linked to Higher Cancer Risks

Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the results may help identify smokers who have an especially high…

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Electric Cars: Ideal for Daily Use Based on User Insights

This conclusion is the result of user analyses in two projects in which Siemens plays a decisive role: the internal 4-Sustainelectromobility (4-S) project…

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Social networking's good and bad impacts on kids

Social media present risks and benefits to children but parents who try to secretly monitor their kids' activities online are wasting their time, according to…

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UVA Researchers Discover New Catalysis Site for Fuel Production

But catalysts are used for a broad variety of purposes, including the conversion of petroleum and renewable resources into fuel, as well as the production of…

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Hand Hygiene Insights: Reducing Infection Risks in Schools and Hospitals

In the first study, conducted by Anne McLaughlin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology at North Carolina State University, 71 nurses, infection…

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High-risk stroke patients more likely to get follow-up care after motivational talk

Even though many Americans learn through community health screenings that they are at high risk for having a stroke, they rarely follow-up with their doctor…

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