Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Anti-Estrogen Medication Lowers Lung Cancer Mortality Risk

Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study supports the hypothesis that there is a hormonal influence…

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Dr. Masaki Isoda identifies neural structure for self-other distinction in motor domain

A new study on social cognition conducted by Masaki Isoda at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Promotion Corporation (OIST) and the Japan Science…

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Global Pacts Like REDD Ignore Key Drivers of Forest Destruction

“Our findings suggest that disregarding the impact on forests of sectors such as agriculture and energy will doom any new international efforts whose goal is…

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Identifying Factors in Atrazine’s Reduced Weed Control

In a collaborative study between scientists at the USDA-Agricultural Research Service Water Management Research Unit and Colorado State University, soil…

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Math Model Boosts Stem Cell and Cancer Research at UF

But in a development likely to delight math teachers, University of Florida researchers have devised a series of mathematical steps that accomplishes what the…

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Strong Social Ties Boost Breast Cancer Patient Recovery

Patients in the study were enrolled in the Shanghai Breast Cancer Survivor Study, a large, population-based review of female breast cancer survivors in China,…

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Better Health Care Quality Through Language Understanding

Understanding the relationship between language and health care quality has important public health implications for providing services in an increasingly…

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Better Turbine Spacing Strategies for Large Wind Farms

To help steer wind farm owners in the right direction, Charles Meneveau, a Johns Hopkins fluid mechanics and turbulence expert, working with a colleague in…

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Glycerin: A Promising Feedstuff for Swine Diets

This study, led by U of I graduate research assistant Omarh Mendoza, was published in the Journal of Animal Science and reports that swine diets may include up…

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New Kidney Cancer Insights: Gene Mutations Uncovered

In a collaborative project involving scientists from three continents, researchers have identified a gene that is mutated in one in three patients with the…

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Spike Reported in Number of People with HIV Having a Stroke

“Our findings showed that stroke hospitalizations in the United States decreased by seven percent in the general population within the last decade while stroke…

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Stress, Anxiety Both Boon and Bane to Brain

“That edge sounds good. It sounds adaptive. It sounds like perception is enhanced and that it can keep you safe in the face of danger,” says Alexander…

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New Research: Birth Control Pills Don’t Cause Weight Gain

“A simple Google search will reveal that contraceptives and the possibility that they may cause weight gain is a very highly debated topic,” said Alison…

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Anesthesia’s Impact on Self-Perception: Insights Revealed

The ultimate aim of the work is to understand how neuronal circuits are reorganised at this exact moment in time and to take advantage of anaesthesia to…

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Controlling Phytophthora: New Insights for Crop Protection

Teck-Peng Loh and colleagues point out that the Phytophthora fungi cause extensive damage to food crops such as potatoes and soybeans as well as to ornamental…

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Internet-Based Rehab: Effective Post-Knee Surgery Option

Knee replacement patients undergoing telerehabilitation – a unique Internet-based postoperative rehabilitation program that can be conducted from the patient's…

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