Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

New Genetic Test Enhances Autism Detection Accuracy

A large study from Children's Hospital Boston and the Boston-based Autism Consortium finds that a genetic test that samples the entire genome, known as…

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New Cancer Drug Screening Technique Reflects Tumor Microenvironment

Because these neighboring cells – key components of what is known as the “tumor microenvironment” – can alter the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs, the new…

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Family History Linked to Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

Researchers analyzed the data from more than 8,200 patients who underwent cardiac computed tomography angiography and found that those with a family history of…

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Spiritually developed – but not necessarily mature

A person can reach a high level of spiritual development without being emotionally and psychologically mature. This has been shown in a new study presented by…

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New risk score tool more accurately predicts patients' risk for cardiac disease and death

Researchers from the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, have devised a better way to determine an individual's risk for problems,…

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New Insights on Pancreatic Cancer Mechanism in Mice Research

The finding, they say, suggests one way in which the mutated gene—found in nearly all cases of the most common and lethal form of pancreatic cancer—exacts its…

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Kidney Disease Risk in Young Low-Income Minorities

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) afflicts a large number of younger minority adults receiving medical care in settings that serve the uninsured and underinsured…

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Understanding First Impressions: The Role of Confidence

Yet, many come away from these situations with at best a vague notion of how that first impression was perceived or at worst no clue at all.Now, psychologists…

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Study Questions Ovarian Removal Benefits During Hysterectomy

Removal of the ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy) while performing a hysterectomy is common practice to prevent the subsequent development of ovarian cancer….

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Study finds cancer mortality has declined since initiation of 'war on cancer'

A new American Cancer Society study finds progress in reducing cancer death rates is evident whether measured against baseline rates in 1970 or in 1990. The…

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No Proven Benefit for Old Drug in Treating High Potassium

For more than half a century, products containing ion exchange resins have been used in patients with dangerously high levels of potassium. However, there is…

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Low-Income Women in Small Cities Face Higher Obesity Risk

A recent Kansas State University study found that the availability of supermarkets — rather than the lack of them –increased the risk of obesity for…

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How Mosquitoes Use Octenol to Find Their Hosts

Scientists have long known that mosquitoes can detect octenol, but this most recent finding by ARS entomologists Joseph Dickens and Jonathan Bohbot explains in…

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Bottle-Fed Infants Most at Risk for Bisphenol A Ingestion, But Exposure Levels Well Below “Safe” Limits

Swiss researchers examining exposure pathways for a common chemical used in plastic containers and linings of cans find infants have the highest estimated…

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Plants Team Up: Trees Use Neighbors’ Chemicals Against Herbivores

Scandinavian Scientists have discovered that a species of tree defends itself from herbivore attack by using chemicals emitted by neighbouring plants. The…

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ICTuS 2 Study – Hypotherma (brain cooling) for Stroke

Cedars-Sinai, UC San Diego and UTHealth to Collaborate on Largest Trial to Date of Hypothermia for StrokeResearchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los…

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