Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Good Posture: Study Links Strength to Stance and Resilience

Mothers have been telling their children to stop slouching for ages. It turns out that mom was onto something and that poor posture not only makes a bad…

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Illegal Sales Tactics That Fueled the Housing Crash

The tactic was inflating the selling price of a home, but offering the buyer some incentive – often cash back – to accept the inflated price. The buyer could…

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Study: Exercise Helps Prevent Panic Disorder Risks

Regular exercise may be a useful strategy for helping prevent the development of panic and related disorders, a new study suggests.People with an intense fear…

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Keeping up Your Overall Health May Keep Dementia Away

“Our study suggests that rather than just paying attention to already known risk factors for dementia, such as diabetes or heart disease, keeping up with your…

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Babies Learn About the World Through Sound, Study Reveals

Do the same principles apply for young infants, and not just to things, but also to abstractions? A new study by Marcela Peña, Jacques Mehler, and Marina…

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Improved Lung Disease Treatment from New Study Insights

One-fifth of all patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension suffer with the fatal disease for more than two years before being correctly diagnosed and…

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Trichomonas Prevalence Doubles in Women Over 40: Testing Urged

A Johns Hopkins infectious disease expert is calling for all sexually active American women age 40 and older to get tested for the parasite Trichomonas…

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TV Shows Teach Kids Fame as Key Value, UCLA Study Reveals

Fame is the No. 1 value emphasized by television shows popular with 9- to 11-year-olds, a dramatic change over the past 10 years, UCLA psychologists report in…

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Human Study Links Phthalates, BPA to Thyroid Hormone Levels

The U-M School of Public Health study also reported suggestive findings consistent with a previously reported link between a chemical called bisphenol-A and…

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Study Reveals Effective Osteoporosis Treatment Strategies

More patients are tested and treated for osteoporosis when fracture clinics have someone dedicated to screening for the bone disease, a new study has found.Those patients also do better when the clinic actually provides bone mineral density (BMD) testing or prescription drug treatment as part of its program rather than just referring fracture patients elsewhere….

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The Truth About Cats and Dogs: Pets Are Good for Mental Health of ‘Everyday People’

Pets can serve as important sources of social and emotional support for “everyday people,” not just individuals facing significant health challenges, according…

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Children's personalities linked to their chemical response to stress

These basic temperamental patterns are linked to opposite hormonal responses to stress – differences that may provide children with advantages for navigating…

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Male Smokers Face Lower Risk of Joint Replacement Surgery

Surprising results from a new study revealed that men who smoke had less risk of undergoing total joint replacement surgery than those who never smoked….

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Hypoallergenic Dogs: Study Reveals No Allergy Advantage

That's the conclusion of a study by Henry Ford Hospital researchers who sought to evaluate whether hypoallergenic dogs have a lower dog allergen in the home…

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Understanding Bodily Motion Through Visual Cues

This process is called biological motion perception, and humans are so good at it that even a few dots on a screen representing the major joints of a body are…

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Driving Commercialization: How Organizational Climate Fuels Innovation

Research universities with an organizational climate that actively supports commercialization and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers…

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