Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Challenges Ahead for Primary Care Model in Health Reform

Provisions of new federal health care reforms will move the country toward a primary care medical home for patients, but the nation may not have enough primary…

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Study Reveals Tidal Forces Shaped Moon’s Far Side Bulge

But a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that the highlands may be the result of tidal forces acting early in the…

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Brass Devices in Plumbing Systems Can Create Serious Lead-In-Water Problems

Lead is a heavy metal that can harm the nervous system and brain development, and is especially dangerous for pregnant women, infants and children.The study,…

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Team Colors on Cans Shift Perceptions of Alcohol Risks

Underage and heavy drinking on college campuses continue to be issues for college administrators. While some campuses, such as the University of Missouri, have…

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Measuring Clinician Stress: Insights from University Studies

But two new studies from researchers at the University of Cincinnati indicate that the stressors arising from work in the clinic, where physicians are seeing…

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Understanding Rural Elderly Needs: New Study Insights

The University of Rochester Medical Center, Livingston County Department of Health and Office for the Aging, and the Genesee Valley Health Partnership…

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Fighting Selenium Deficiency

In a study funded by the Commonwealth Government of Australia, the soil retention of three types of selenium was tested. The research appears in the…

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Mid-life Cholesterol Levels Not Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

“While some studies suggest that cholesterol is a risk factor for dementia, others have not replicated this finding, so the possible association has been under…

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Sharks and Wolves: Exploring Predator-Prey Dynamics

In each case, the major predators help control the populations of their prey, scientists said. But through what’s been called the “ecology of fear” they also…

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Sick at work and surfing the net? You're not alone – or are you?

But researchers at University of Michigan believe those numbers may be inaccurate. A new opinion paper suggests that the tools for measuring and quantifying…

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Young, Unsupervised Children Face Highest Dog Bite Risks

As dog bites become an increasingly major public health concern, a new study shows that unsupervised children are most at risk for bites, that the culprits are…

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Study Links Finger Length to Risk-Taking Behavior in Males

Potential investors might wish to examine the fingers of their financial advisor prior to signing over any savings. A new study from Concordia University has…

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High Blood Pressure in Kids Linked to Learning Disabilities

“This study also found that children with hypertension are more likely to have ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder),” said Heather R. Adams, Ph.D.,…

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Cystic Fibrosis Growth Defects May Begin Before Birth

The study, led by University of Iowa researchers and published online the week of Nov. 8 in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of…

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Thesis Confirms Pyrolysis: A Sustainable Way to Recycle Tires

The manufacture of pneumatic tyres requires a large cost in energy and raw materials.Moreover, it is a great environmental problem once their life cycle is…

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Climate Change: Water Reservoir Glacier

In their recently published study the glaciologists and climatologists, headed by Prof. Georg Kaser and Dr. Ben Marzeion from the Institute of Geography of the…

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