Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Guatemalan Water Study: Is Colloidal Silver Necessary for Bacteria Removal?

Ceramic pot filters, which are made out of sawdust and clay, have been around in poor countries for hundreds of years. The focus of Heinley’s research is on…

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Rochester’s New Study Aims to Improve Muscular Dystrophy Treatment

Neurologist Robert “Berch” Griggs, M.D., is heading the study of treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common form of the disease that affects…

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Vending Machine Snacks Linked to Poor Diet in Children

School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality – and that may be associated with being…

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Study Links PTSD to Increased Dementia Risk in Veterans

Results of a study reported in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder…

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How One Interaction Shapes a Child’s Information Seeking

“It shows that kids really pay attention to people's accuracy and they don't forget it, even after interacting with that person one time,” says psychology…

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Airline Passengers in Developing Countries Face 13 Times Risk of Crash as U.S., First World, Says Transportation Science Study

The more economically advanced countries in the Developing World have better overall safety records than the others, but even their death risk per flight is…

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Targeted Strategies for Breast Cancer in Mexican-Origin Women

Specific prevention and education strategies are needed to address breast cancer in Mexican-origin women in this country, according to a study at The…

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Key Factors Behind Cognitive Deficits in Type 2 Diabetes

These three health factors stood out from more than a dozen suspected to shape how Type 2 diabetes is frequently shadowed by cognitive impairment, including…

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Night Light Exposure Linked to Cancer: New Study Insights

Earlier studies in which Prof. Haim has participated at the University of Haifa, have shown that people living in areas that have more night-time illumination…

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Brain Exercises: Delaying Cognitive Decline, Accelerating Dementia

“Our results suggest that the benefit of delaying the initial signs of cognitive decline may come at the cost of more rapid dementia progression later on, but…

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Staggered Radiologist Shifts Enhance Patient Care 24/7

Radiology practice in the United States is moving toward 24/7 coverage, in which it has maximized coverage for imaging such as computed tomography (CT) and…

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Privatizing Sweden's retail alcohol sales will increase alcohol-related violence and other harms

Systembolaget, the Swedish Alcohol Retail Monopoly, currently controls the off-premises sale, within Sweden, of all beverages over 3.5% alcohol by volume. The…

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Women Lead in Diverse MBA Program in Lower Saxony

55 students from almost 20 different countries have come to Lower Saxony to complete their graduate studies with the Master of Business Administration (MBA).After just an eleven-month study period the participants will be awarded both the American MBA qualification given by Purdue University as well as the German title from the Leibniz University, Hannover….

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Consent Matters: Public Wants Control Over Genetic Data Sharing

People want to be informed and asked for consent before deciding whether to let researchers share their genetic information in a federal database. This is…

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Shorter Sleep Duration Tied to Increased Mental Distress Risk

Using an average self-reported nightly sleep duration of eight to nine hours as a reference, the study found a linear association between sleep durations of…

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Insomnia Linked to Higher Death Risk in Men, Study Finds

A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found an elevated risk of death in men with a complaint of chronic insomnia and an objectively measured short…

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