Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Mediterranean Diet Boosts Heart Health in Twin Study

A study of twins shows that even with genes that put them at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, eating a Mediterranean-style diet can improve heart…

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Wealth and Invasive Species: A New Study Unveils Links

A new study of biological invasions in Europe found they were linked not so much to changes in climate or land cover, but to two dominant factors – more money…

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Leaded Gasoline: Key Source of Lead Exposure in U.S. Cities

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University say what they've shown in Cleveland probably applies to many cities across the U.S. and reinforces concerns…

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Emory Study Reveals Babies Understand Numbers and Space

“We've shown that 9-month-olds are sensitive to 'more than' or 'less than' relations across the number, size and duration of objects. And what's really…

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Faster Employees Boost Colleague Productivity, Study Finds

Schultz, who recently published an article in Management Science, analyzed production-line data from a General Motors plant and identified that there seemed to…

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Cell Phone Use While Driving: Risks to Relationships

Warnings about the dangers of distracted driving while using a cell phone are prevalent these days, but cell phone use while driving may also put family…

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Strengthening Company Boards: Trust in Swedish Business

The IT bubble burst and cases like the Skandia and Enron scandals called for measures to promote trust in the Swedish business sector. When the Swedish Code of…

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CT Angiography Less Needed for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

“Our study suggests that the frequency of ordering CT angiograms can be markedly reduced with resultant cost-savings and decreased radiation exposure,” said…

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Boiled Coffee Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk in Women

A major difference between boiled and filtered coffee is that the boiled version contains up to 80 times as much coffee-specific fatty acids. These fatty acids…

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Linking Physical Activity to Location: Innovative Tracking Solutions

“We are not just measuring physical activity, but we are linking it to a location using small activity monitors and global positioning system devices,” said…

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Lingering lessons of Enron fiasco: Auditors' concern for reputation can backfire

“The Auditor’s Slippery Slope: An Analysis of Reputational Incentives” is by Carlos Corona of the University of Texas and Ramandeep S. Randhaw of the…

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UA Study Reveals Gulf Coast Oil Spill Risks to Food Stocks

In a new report, University of Arizona researchers, working with the Renewing America's Food Traditions Alliance, or RAFT, said more than 240 kinds of…

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Simple Microscopic Animals Use Progesterone Signaling

Barely visible without a microscope, rotifers eat algae and serve primarily as food for baby fish. But the females of certain rotifer species can do something…

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Aircraft-Induced Clouds: How Planes Create Rain and Snow

The key ingredient for developing these holes in the clouds: water droplets at subfreezing temperatures, below about 5 degrees Fahrenheit (-15 degrees…

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Microfinance’s Impact on Economic Growth: Key Insights

The research, published in the Journal of Development Economics, is the first to examine the relationship between microfinance institutions and the larger…

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New Insights on Sleeping Sickness and Human Cells

Scientists studying the parasite – which is spread by the tsetse fly and infects the blood of people and animals – have shed light on how it is able to survive…

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