Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Are We More – or Less – Moral Than We Think?

A study by Rimma Teper, Michael Inzlicht, and Elizabeth Page-Gould of the University of Toronto Scarborough tested the difference between moral forecasting and…

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Gender Doesn’t Impact Heart Attack Death Risk, Study Finds

A study led by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center shows being a woman may not increase your risk of dying from treatment for a severe heart…

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Crying baby draws blunted response in depressed mom's brain

Mothers who are depressed respond differently to their crying babies than do non-depressed moms. In fact, their reaction, according to brain scans at the…

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Catering Sector Innovations for Sustainable Food Practices

Producing around 5.5 million meals a day, the catering sector accounts for around a quarter of total food consumption in Sweden, and rising. As such, catering…

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Men attend childbirth classes for partner’s sake

The men from western Sweden who were interviewed in depth for the thesis thought it only natural for the focus to be on the woman, as it is she who carries,…

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Extramural Exposure Enhances English Skills in Teens

Eva Olsson analysed a total of 74 texts produced by 37 16-year-old pupils at a municipal secondary school in southwest Sweden. Two different texts were…

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Endurance Exercise Prevents Premature Aging

“Many people falsely believe that the benefits of exercise will be found in a pill,” said Mark Tarnopolsky, principal investigator of the study and a professor…

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Rapamycin Reverses Heart Defects in LEOPARD Syndrome Mice

Congenital heart diseases affect approximately one in 100 patients, making them the most common type of birth defect and the number-one cause of pediatric…

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High Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Linked to Memory Issues

For the study, 3,486 men and 1,341 women with an average age of 55 underwent cognitive tests three times over 10 years. The tests measured reasoning, memory,…

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Healthcare Disparities in Epilepsy: Low SES Patients Affected

A newly published report reveals patients with epilepsy and low socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to have uncontrolled seizures, drug-related side…

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Increasing Triglycerides Tied to Higher Stroke Risk in Men

A study by researchers in Denmark revealed that increasing levels of non-fasting triglycerides are associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in men…

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Poverty, Water Diseases, and Their Impact on Wealthy Lives

Mulligan is a PhD student at the McMaster University campus of the United Nations University's Institute on Water, Environment and Health and a recipient of…

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Melanoma Risk Ignored by Relatives of Patients, Study Finds

Professor Sharon Manne at the Centre Cancer Prevention and Control Program, New Jersey, asked over 500 people with a family history of melanoma, the most…

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Driving After a Stroke: Key Tests for Safe Assessment

The research analyzed all of the available studies on driving after a stroke. In all of the studies, participants’ driving skills were tested in an on-road…

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Job Seekers: How Do You Rate with Employers?

Many have sacrificed and toiled for perfect grades, worked at internships to prepare for careers, and filled their schedules with university affiliated clubs…

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Testing Human Limits: Life in the Kuril Islands’ Climate

Sounds homey, huh?At least it might be for inhabitants of the Kuril Islands, an 810-mile archipelago that stretches from Japan to Russia. The islands, formed…

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