Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Improving Secondary Stroke Prevention: New Findings Revealed

For the study, scientists searched a state hospital discharge database and identified 10,399 people in South Carolina with an average age of 69 who had a…

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Autism's earliest symptoms not evident in children under 6 months

A study of the development of autism in infants, comparing the behavior of the siblings of children diagnosed with autism to that of babies developing…

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Brain-Controlled Cursor: A Neural Workout Breakthrough

Researchers at the University of Washington looked at signals on the brain's surface while using imagined movements to control a cursor. The results, published…

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Stem Cells Sabotage DNA To Generate New Tissues

Human cells contain 46 strands of DNA that code for all our genes. Certain chemicals and UV light can break these strands into pieces, a process that has…

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Childhood Obesity Linked to Premature Death Risk in Study

The researchers studied 4,857 children from the indigenous Indian population in the US, born between 1945 and 1984. All underwent detailed medical…

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Improving Secondary Stroke Prevention: Key Study Insights

For the study, scientists searched a state hospital discharge database and identified 10,399 people in South Carolina with an average age of 69 who had a…

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Climate Change May Reduce Traffic Accidents in West Midlands

Research from the University of Gothenburg estimates climate change to decrease the number of days with temperatures below zero degrees in West Midlands. It…

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Teach Foreign Languages in the Listener’s Accent for Better Learning

Perception of second language speech is easier when it is spoken in the accent of the listener and not in the 'original' accent of that language, shows a new…

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Tobacco Use Impacts HPV-Positive Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes

Patients with head and neck cancer linked to high risk human papillomavirus, or HPV, have worse outcomes if they are current or former tobacco users, according…

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Medicare Data Shows Varied Orthopedic Surgery Outcomes

Among more specialized hospitals, there were fewer serious post-surgical complications such as blood clots, infections and heart problems, as well as fewer…

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New study possibly links cognitive and motor delays with 'flat head syndrome' in young babies

In a new study, infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) had lower scores than typical infants in…

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Sleepiness Doubles Accident Risk for Adolescent Drivers

Results indicate that adolescent drivers were twice as likely to have had a crash if they experienced sleepiness while driving (adjusted odds ratio = 2.1) or…

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Exploring How Aging Shapes Memory and Society’s Legacy

However, not everyone was traumatized by experiences of such cruelty. The way experiences of recent history can mark people and society has been examined in an…

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Parents often wait too long to treat children's asthma symptoms

Results of the study, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, show there are missed opportunities to intervene early and thus relieve a…

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Computer Simulations Enhance Learning of Moon Phases

A study found that people who used computer simulations to learn about moon phases understood the concepts just as well – and in some cases better – than did…

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Dartmouth Study Reveals How Cholera Bacteria Becomes Infectious

Doctors have known that bile, found in the intestine, inhibits the expression of the virulence genes in V. cholerae, but until now, the mechanism behind this…

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