Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Personality Traits Linked to Women’s Fertility Potential

The study, which was published yesterday (7 June 2010) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that women with higher levels of…

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Exploring New Video Surveillance Technology and Its Impact

Brawls in the city center, homicide on railway platforms or suitcase bomb attacks; in Germany, such criminal acts do not really happen on a day to day basis,…

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Intrauterine Devices Cut Repeat Abortions, Study Shows

Ingela Lindh is a midwife and researcher at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sahlgrenska Academy. She is part of a study group who monitored 286…

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New Health Law: More Coverage at Lower Costs Explained

The only alternatives that would have covered more Americans at a lower cost to the federal government were all politically untenable – substantially higher…

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Updated HIV Therapy Guidelines Cut Transmission Risk, Save Lives

Researchers from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and the University of British Columbia today released a comprehensive study revealing that…

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New Eye Test Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Damage Accurately

“This technique has the potential to provide a powerful and reliable assessment strategy to measure structural changes in the central nervous system, both for…

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HPV-Positive Tumors Linked to Improved Survival in Oropharyngeal Cancer

The study – the largest and most definitive to date completed in a joint effort with the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) – shows that tumor HPV status…

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Strangers Shape Our Dating Preferences, Study Reveals

Many people like to think they have discriminating tastes when it comes to romantic interests. An Indiana University study, however, found that men and women…

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How Violent Video Games Impact Adolescent Aggression

Playing violent video games can make some adolescents more hostile, particularly those who are less agreeable, less conscientious and easily angered. But for…

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Lower LDL Cholesterol for Longer Life: Key Study Insights

A University of Minnesota study definitively shows that those with decreased LDL cholesterol levels can count on an increased life expectancy. The research is…

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Oil Spill Reshapes Sweeping New Study Of Oyster Reefs – Virginia To Florida

The multi-institutional project, which kicked off June 1, has become even more vital now following the calamitous Gulf oil spill that began in April. Funded by…

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Childhood Parasomnias: Sleepwalking and Bedwetting Insights

Results indicate that the rate of persistence after five years was 29 percent for children with bedwetting and 27 percent for children with sleepwalking. The…

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Alcohol and Smoking Linked to Headaches in High Schoolers

A novel study by German researchers reported that alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking were associated with increased migraines and tension-type headaches…

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Seasonal Variance in Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Kids

Results indicate that in summer and fall the prevalence of mild sleep-disordered breathing in elementary-school children increased steadily from June (21.6…

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Chronic Insomnia Linked to Higher Death Risk in Long-Term Study

Results indicate that the adjusted hazard ratio for all-cause mortality was three times higher in people with chronic insomnia (HR = 3.0) than in people…

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Stroke Prevention Study in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia, Iron Overload Stopped Early

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has stopped a clinical trial evaluating a new approach to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke in children…

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