Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Ancient Aquifer Fuels Oasis Near Death Valley, Study Finds

A new Brigham Young University study indicates that the water arriving at Ash Meadows is completing a 15,000-year journey, flowing slowly underground from what…

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Good grades? It's all in who you know

Enrichment classes, after-school activities, tutoring, not to mention the gentle prodding of parents — all may count in giving a child that extra academic…

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Spending Time in Nature Makes People Feel More Alive, Study Shows

Being outside in nature makes people feel more alive, finds a series of studies published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of Environmental Psychology….

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Childhood Moves Linked to Lower Quality of Life Later

Moving to a new town or even a new neighborhood is stressful at any age, but a new study shows that frequent relocations in childhood are related to poorer…

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Key nutrient in maternal diet promises 'dramatic' improvements for people with Down syndrome

A new study done at Cornell University and published June 2 in the peer-reviewed journal Behavioral Neuroscience found that more choline during pregnancy and…

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How Flooring Influences Consumer Purchase Decisions

Research published this month by Joan Meyers-Levy, a professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, and author of the…

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Study Reveals Bilingual Readers Access Native Language in English

Adults fluent in English whose first language is Chinese retrieve their native language when reading in English, according to new research in the June 2 issue…

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Poker Players Turn to Drugs for Performance Boosts

Poker players are using drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, Valium, and other prescription medications, as well as substances including caffeine,…

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A third of young girls get HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer

The findings are published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.The HPV vaccine prevents four strains of the sexually transmitted…

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Cognition Over Age: Key to Understanding Risky Decisions

“It's not age, it's cognition that makes the difference in decision-making,” said Scott Huettel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of psychology and neuroscience and…

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Quit Smoking After Fracture Surgery for Faster Healing

Smokers who refrain from using tobacco during the six-week period following emergency surgery for an acute fracture heal more quickly and experience fewer…

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TV Food Ads Linked to Imbalanced Diets: New Study Insights

Making food choices based on television advertising results in a very imbalanced diet according to a new study comparing the nutritional content of food…

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New Antidepressant Target Discovered in Animal Study

The findings, which appear online Monday ahead of print in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, open the door to providing a more…

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Cardiac Arrest Survival: Does Your Neighborhood Matter?

The odds of surviving cardiac arrest may depend on which part of town you call home and whether anyone in the neighborhood comes to your rescue by attempting…

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Alcohol-Related Traffic Risks Surge for College Students at 21

Alcohol-impaired driving and associated motor-vehicle accidents are a major public-health problem. National studies have shown that approximately 25 percent of…

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Canadian Study Reveals Limits of Scientific Claims on Oil

In a recently published study, Szeman says the main assumption among scientists—that with knowledge comes behavioural change—is proving to be an ineffective…

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