Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Bullying Linked to Sleep Issues in Children, Study Finds

Children who are bullies or have conduct problems at school are more likely to be sleepy during the day according to University of Michigan Medical School…

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California Teens Skip School PE: A Growing Concern

Research has shown that a lack of physical activity is associated with obesity, diabetes and other chronic conditions, while regular physical activity is…

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Storing seeds for a rainy day — or in this case, a fire

As mountain pine beetles march across the forests of western North America, these insects may kill millions of pine trees during a single outbreak. A rise in…

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Blueberry's effects on cholesterol examined in lab animal study

Yokoyama pointed out that further research is needed to confirm whether the effects observed in hamsters hold true for humans. He works at the Western Regional…

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Bilingualism no big deal for brain

That’s what science has wondered about for decades, offering complicated theories on how the brain processes more than one language and sometimes theorizing…

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Carnegie Mellon Unveils Brain’s Face Processing Secrets

Each time you see a person that you know, your brain rapidly and seemingly effortlessly recognizes that person by his or her face.Until now, scientists…

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Cell Phones of Hospital Patients Carry Dangerous Bacteria

A team of researchers from the Department of Medical Microbiology at Inonu University in Malatya, Turkey collected swab samples from three parts of cell…

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'E-waste pollution' a threat to human health, new research suggests

In a study published today, Tuesday 31 May, in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters, researchers took air samples from one of the largest…

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Unlocking Performance: Minimalist Warm-Up Techniques Explored

University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology researcher Elias Tomaras says the idea came to him while watching track and field sprinters warm-up for a race….

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Study finds local temperature influences belief in global warming

A study by Columbia Business School Professor Eric Johnson, co-director of the Center for Decision Sciences (http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/decisionsciences) at…

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Unlocking the Puzzle: Diagnosing Different Types of Dementia

“It is true that we know of around 70 different types of dementia, but these findings are shocking. We believed more patients were diagnosed correctly when we…

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New Study Shows Arthritis Treatments Don’t Raise Cancer Risk

The nine year follow-up study conducted at Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark demonstrated that relative risk ((RR)=1.03 (95%confidence interval 0.82-1.30))…

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Job Design’s Impact on Employee Happiness: Key Insights

Employees are also more likely to be happy when management readily shares information and consults with them, the study shows.Stephen Wood, the University of…

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Flu Triggers Asthma: New Insights from Boston Researchers

When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have found a previously…

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Brain Circuitry Changes Impact Moral Sensitivity in Growth

Both preschool children and adults distinguish between damage done either intentionally or accidently when assessing whether a perpetrator had done something…

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Study Links Increased Medical Spending to Improved Medicare Health

A new study from George Mason University and the Urban Institute reveals that greater spending on medical services means better overall health for Medicare…

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