Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Mind Syntax: How We Interpret Actions and Language

“There are oceans and oceans of work on how we understand languages and how we interpret the things other people say,” says Matthew Botvinick of Princeton…

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MND Biomarker Discovered: Key Findings from Latest Study

The study’s exciting findings were published today (2 November 2010) in the prestigious journal Neurology. These are the first results to be published from the…

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A 'brand' new world: Attachment runs thicker than money

Can you forge an emotional bond with a brand so strong that, if forced to buy a competitor's product, you suffer separation anxiety? According to a new study…

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Nerve Cells Linked to Burning Pain and Itching in Mice Study

In the current study, which was performed on mice, the research team led by Professor Klas Kullander at the Department of Neuroscience examined the nerve cells…

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Hard Work Enhances Appreciation for Healthier Foods

The study seems to suggest that hard work can even enhance our appreciation for fare we might not favor, such as the low-fat, low calorie variety. At least in…

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Stretching Benefits for Acute Plantar Fasciitis Patients

According to a new study from the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), patients with acute plantar fasciitis who perform manual plantar fasciitis…

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Study Suggests Experience Does Not Help Novice Investors

But the study also found that institutional investors do not have such a steep learning curve, said researcher Yiming Qian, an associate professor of finance…

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Single Shot of Morphine Affects Testosterone Levels Long-Term

The study, led by Anna Maria Aloisi, M.D., of the Department of Physiology – Section of Neuroscience and Applied Physiology at the University of Siena, Italy,…

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Teens of Epileptic Moms Show Poor School Performance, Study Finds

A large population-based study revealed that multiple antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) used by pregnant women to control seizures may cause poor school performance…

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Study Reveals Half of Travelers Unaware of Health Risks

Despite these potential risks, a recent study conducted by the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in the…

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Customer Satisfaction Surveys: Benefits and Pitfalls Revealed

The study finds companies that use immediate follow-up customer surveys or multiple follow-up surveys may open themselves to negative consequences because…

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PET Scans Uncover Estrogen-Producing Areas in the Brain

A study at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has demonstrated that a molecule “tagged” with a radioactive form of carbon can…

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Vet med's big shift to more women, fewer men driven by falling barriers, more female grads

Women now dominate the field of veterinary medicine — the result of a nearly 40-year trend that is likely to repeat itself in the fields of medicine and law.That's the conclusion of a new study that found three factors that appear to be driving the change: the 1972 federal amendment that outlaws discrimination against female students; male applicants to graduate schools who may be deterred by a growing number of women enrolling; and the increasing number of women earning Bachelor's degrees in numbers that far exceed those of male graduates, says sociologist Anne E. Lincoln….

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Study finds links between high schoolers' hopes, educational attainment

And what's a significant factor in those goals and expectations taking shape in the first place? It matters if teens are involved in extracurricular activities…

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Hepatitis C Study Reveals Higher Cure Rates for First-Time Patients

For patients with the most common form of hepatitis C being treated for the first time, the addition of an investigational hepatitis C–specific protease…

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Genetic Link Found in Apnea of Prematurity at UMass Medical

A potentially life-threatening challenge characterized by pauses in breathing that can last for more than 20 seconds, apnea of prematurity (AOP) affects more…

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