Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Salmon Research Sparks Innovation in Aquaculture Practices

Harald Takle worked with a team of researchers from NOFIMA (the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research), Norway, to carry out the…

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Higher STD Rates Linked to Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

Physicians who prescribe erectile dysfunction drugs for their male patients should be sure to discuss the importance of safer sex practices, even with older…

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Can Money Buy Happiness?

A worldwide survey of more than 136,000 people in 132 countries included questions about happiness and income, and the results reveal that while life…

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Ancient Hunters: Pioneers of Man-Made Global Warming

Mammoths used to roam modern-day Russia and North America, but are now extinct–and there's evidence that around 15,000 years ago, early hunters had a hand in…

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High BMI Linked to Convenience Store Proximity: Study Insights

Researchers at the University at Buffalo conducting a neighborhood-scaled exploratory study that tested the association between the food environment, the built…

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Air Pollution Doesn't Increase Risk of Preeclampsia, Early Delivery, Study Finds

The research was conducted in the region around Seattle, Wash., using data from 3,675 women who were enrolled in the Omega Study, an investigation of the…

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Our brains are more like birds' than we thought

For more than a century, neuroscientists believed that the brains of humans and other mammals differed from the brains of other animals, such as birds (and so…

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Consulting 'Dr. Google'

The quality of online information about the most common sports medicine diagnoses varies widely, according to a study published in the July 2010 issue of the…

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Women Live Longer But Face Greater Health Challenges

“We focused on a socioeconomic position factor such as educational level and health factors such as limitations to daily activity. By studying this…

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Difficult Childhoods Linked to Teenage Drinking: New Study Insights

Dr. Caroline Kabiru and a team of researcher from the African Population and Health Research Center , Nairobi, Kenya conducted the study. They noted, “Overall,…

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Unlocking Soccer: The Science Behind the Game Explained

In an article appearing in the magazine Physics Today this month, Goff examines the science of soccer and explains how the world's greatest players are able to…

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Ultrafine Pollution Particles Linked to Asthma Inflammation

A new academic study led by UCLA scientists has found that even brief exposure to ultrafine pollution particles near a Los Angeles freeway is potent enough to…

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Humans May Have Driven Woolly Mammoths to Extinction

Then, as now, the cascading events were originally begun by human disruption of ecosystems, a new study concludes, but around 15,000 years ago the problem was…

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CWRU Study: Visually Impaired Excel at Insulin Pen Dosages

A Case Western Reserve University pilot study from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing overturns that thinking, finding that visually impaired people…

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New Study Identifies Best Tests for Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease

Memory and brain scan tests were performed on 85 people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who were part of a larger study called the Alzheimer’s Disease…

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Study Shows Age Doesn’t Necessarily Affect Decisions

The researchers tested groups of young adults (aged 17-28) and community-dwelling older adults (aged 60-86) – meaning they live in the community, rather than…

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