Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Optimal Omega-3 Dose for Heart Health Revealed by Scientists

A team of French scientists have found the dose of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) that is “just right” for preventing cardiovascular disease in healthy men. In a…

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Scientists Explore Climate Emergency Solutions in New Report

The report (published September 1, by the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science) found that unless future efforts to reduce greenhouse gas…

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Tailor-Made Treatments: Mitoxantrone’s Role in MS Care

In view of the potential severe side effects of new immune therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS), research is now focused on the optimized use of established…

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New Study: 15% of Preschoolers Face High Anxiety and Depression

Almost 15 percent of preschoolers have atypically high levels of depression and anxiety, according to a new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology…

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Study Links Insulin Resistance to Inflammation in Metabolic Syndrome

Signs of low-grade systemic inflammation are not uncommon among people who have the pre-diabetic condition known as metabolic syndrome, as well as in animal…

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Water Scarcity Trends: Insights from CSIRO Research

While the results from the work by senior CSIRO researcher, Dr Albert van Dijk, may not surprise many people, it provides scientific evidence of the shift.The…

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NOAA Study: Nitrous Oxide Emerges as Top Ozone Threat

For the first time, this study has evaluated nitrous oxide emissions from human activities in terms of their potential impact on Earth's ozone layer. As…

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Blood Test Detects Brain Damage in Amateur Boxers

The results of the study conducted by researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy and the Erciyes University Medical School in Turkey are published in the current…

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Teen Risky Behavior May Indicate Brain Maturity Insights

The brain goes through a course of maturation during adolescence and does not reach its adult form until the mid-twenties. A long-standing theory of adolescent…

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Disclosing Financial Conflicts: Key Insights for Research Ethics

The study's recommendations provide a framework for establishing sound policy and practices for how best to disclose financial conflicts of interests to…

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Body Image Pressure Among Kids: Insights from Harvard Research

Bryn Austin worked a team of researchers from Harvard University and the University of Alberta, Canada, to investigate the relationship between size and body…

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Engaged Employees Enjoy Happier Home Lives, Study Finds

K-State psychology researchers studied how positive work experiences extend into family life and facilitate family interactions. They found that employees who…

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Combined Transplant and Vaccine Therapy Shows Promise for Leukemia

In a study to be published in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of Aug. 24, the researchers report that…

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Researchers Find Saying 'I'm Sorry' Influences Jurors

Assistant accounting professors Rick Warne of Mason and Robert Cornell of OSU found that remedial tactics such as apologizing or first-person justification can…

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UCLA scientists uncover immune system's role in bone loss

A new UCLA study sheds light on the link between high cholesterol and osteoporosis and identifies a new way that the body's immune cells play a role in bone…

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How Modern Life Influences Our Sharing Habits

“Sharing is a fundamental consumer behavior that we have either tended to overlook or to confuse with commodity exchange and gift giving,” writes author…

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