Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Bacon or Bagels: Higher Fat Breakfasts May Boost Health

Metabolic syndrome is characterized by abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, insulin resistance and other cardiovascular disease-risk factors.The study,…

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Misinformation About Antibiotics Spreads Rapidly on Twitter

Researchers from Columbia University and MixedInk (New York, NY) studied the health information content of Twitter updates mentioning antibiotics to determine…

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Mount Sinai Study: Meta-Cognitive Therapy Boosts Adult ADHD Care

Mary Solanto, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Director of the Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Center at The Mount Sinai…

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Fungicides May Not Aid Hail-Damaged Corn, U of I Study Finds

In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted a supplemental label registration for use of Headline fungicide on registered crops for disease…

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Why Confusing Ad Claims Drive Consumers Away

Advertising that touts head-scratching scientific ingredients or other details only an expert could appreciate can turn consumers away instead, according to…

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Do Words Hurt? Exploring Emotional Impact and Healing

“Watch out, it'll hurt for a second.” Not only children but also many adults get uneasy when they hear those words from their doctor. And, as soon as the…

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Why We Forget to Take Our Medicine: Key Findings Explained

Now a landmark study from North Carolina State University has found that changes in daily behavior have a significant effect on whether we remember to take our…

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Blood Pressure Drug Shows Promise Against TB Drug Resistance

The good news: A type of blood pressure medication shows promise at overcoming some drug-resistant tuberculosis, at least in the laboratory. The bad news: The…

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Hormone Replacement in Joint Fluid: A New Hope for Osteoarthritis

The study suggests hormone replacement in the joint fluid of men and women might be beneficial in treating late stages of human osteoarthritis (OA) by…

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Obesity, hypertension, alcohol and diuretic use — gout risk factors for women

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine found that women with serum uric acid levels over 5 mg/dl had a significantly lower risk of developing…

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Did climate influence Angkor's collapse?

Decades of drought, interspersed with intense monsoon rains, may have helped bring about the fall of Cambodia's ancient Khmer civilization at Angkor nearly 600…

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Children's sense of threat from parental fighting determines trauma symptoms

If children feel threatened by even very low levels of violence between their parents, they may be at increased risk for developing trauma symptoms, new…

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Business Affiliation Boosts Avian Influenza Transmission Risk

According to the study, the risk of between-farm transmission is significantly greater among farms within the same company group than it is between farms with…

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Exotic Plant Invades Southern Spain’s Coastal Dunes

In order to be able to predict the invasive success of this plant and identify coastal areas at greatest risk, the scientists evaluated its capacity to invade…

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Radiation Therapy After Mastectomy: A Underused Approach

While radiation therapy is common after breast conserving surgery, it's much less frequent after mastectomy, even among women for whom it would have clear…

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E20 Fuel Lowers Emissions in Automobiles, Study Shows

A new study by the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology indicates that the use of E20 fuel, which blends 20 percent…

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