Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Age Factors in Choosing Stroke-Prevention Procedures

A published report provides the final details on how two stroke-prevention procedures are safe and equally beneficial for men and women at risk for stroke,…

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UBC researcher decodes Rembrandt's 'magic'

In the study, published in the current issue of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's arts and sciences journal Leonardo, UBC researcher Steve DiPaola…

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Mapping Bluefin Tuna Spawning Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico

Electronic tagging and fisheries catch data have revealed pronounced differences in preferred habitat of Atlantic bluefin tuna and yellowfin tuna in the Gulf…

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Regional C-Section Rates: UBC Study Challenges Common Misconception

“There is a misconception that the overall increase of cesarean births is the result of maternal request,” says lead author Gillian Hanley, a PhD student in…

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Forestry Students’ Evolving Perspectives Over Five Years

A study of undergraduates in a five-year Brazilian forestry program finds that what students perceive as important change as they progress through program….

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Surgery vs. Drug Therapy: Best Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Overall, results show: – Urinary incontinence was a common condition, coexisting with BPH/lower urinary tract symptoms. In the community setting, patients…

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Patients’ problems often misunderstood by caring staff

“To limit this problem, specific courses in communication should be included in the training of health-care personnel,” she says. She defended her dissertation…

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Supplement May Prevent Alcohol-Related Brain Defects

Alcohol consumption in early pregnancy increases levels of a little-known lipid called ceramide, significantly increasing suicide among cells critical to skull…

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Undersea forces from hurricanes may threaten Gulf pipelines

These pipelines could crack or rupture unless they are buried or their supporting foundations are built to withstand these hurricane-induced currents. “Major…

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Study finds 'law-like' patterns in human preference behavior

In a study appearing in the journal PLoS ONE, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) scientists describe finding mathematical patterns underlying the way…

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New Study Boosts Outcomes for Kids with Heart Defects

A trial on shunts used to direct blood flow to the lungs, led by researchers at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, will lead to better…

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Shark Attack Insights: Analyzing Florida’s Volusia County Trends

Researchers analyzed statistics from shark attacks that occurred in Florida's Volusia County, dubbed the “Shark Attack Capital of the World,” between 1956 and…

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Promising Treatment for Aggressive Lymphoma Identified in Study

The international study, involving 24 medical centers in the United States and Europe, will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology…

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Study: Two Glasses of Milk Boost Women’s Muscle Tone

The study appears in the June issue of Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise.”Resistance training is not a typical choice of exercise for women,” says Stu…

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Household Detergents Linked to Harmful NDMA in Wastewater

The study sheds new light on possible environmental sources of this poorly understood water contaminant, called NDMA, which is of ongoing concern to health…

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Study pinpoints new role of molecule in the health of body's back-up blood circulation

t the severity of tissue injury or destruction from a choked-off blood supply varies from person to person, and may depend in large part on whose circulatory…

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