Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Older Drivers Unaware of Medication Risks While Driving

The findings, released today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, indicate that 95 percent of those age 55 and older have one or more medical conditions,…

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High-Fat Diets: Impact on Memory and Motivation Explored

Short-term memory getting worse? Exercise getting harder? Examine your diet. New research published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) showed…

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Nanoparticle Sizing: Insights from a Multi-Laboratory Study

The study, which was organized principally by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Nanotechnology…

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Breastfeeding Lowers Breast Cancer Risk in Family History

“This is good news for women with a family history of breast cancer,” says Alison Stuebe, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of…

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New Biomaterial Enhances Tumor Imaging with Oxygen Nanosensors

Oxygen nanosensors are powerful new research tools that one day may also be used for the diagnosis and detection of diseases and for planning treatment…

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Guided Care Lowers Healthcare Costs for Seniors with Chronic Conditions

The nation's sickest and most expensive patients need fewer health care resources and cost insurers less when they are closely supported by a nurse-physician…

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Improving Handoffs to Reduce Medical Errors in Patient Care

Poor communication of the outcomes of medical tests whose results are pending at the time of a patient's hospital discharge is common and can lead to serious…

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Cognitive Decline Not Linked to Socioeconomic Status in Elderly

Previous studies on age-related cognitive decline have not adequately clarified the role demographics and socioeconomic status might play in the rate of…

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Higher Education’s Impact on the Gender Wage Gap

And that factor is college major.Women are still segregated into college majors that will lead them to careers with less pay than men, said Donna…

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Beetroot Juice: Enhance Stamina with Natural Benefits

The study reveals that drinking beetroot juice reduces oxygen uptake to an extent that cannot be achieved by any other known means, including training.The…

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Aesop's fable 'the crow and the pitcher' more fact than fiction

In Aesop's fable 'The crow and the pitcher' a thirsty crow uses stones to raise the level of water in a pitcher to quench its thirst. A new study published…

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Botanical Effects on Hot Flashes and Cognition: Study Insights

The studies appear online and will be published in an upcoming issue of Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society.In the first study, the…

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Social Stress Linked to Fat Deposits and Heart Disease Insights

The findings could be an important consideration in the way the United States and other Western countries try to stem the rapid rise of obesity, said Carol A….

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Blood Transfusion Study: Optimizing Practices After Heart Surgery

The analysis of nearly 25,000 Medicare patients in Michigan also showed that transfusion practices after heart surgery varied substantially among hospitals, a…

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Cooling Therapy for Cardiac Arrest: Cost-Effective Survival Boost

Cooling unconscious cardiac arrest survivors can increase survival and has a cost effectiveness comparable to other widely accepted treatments in modern health…

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Hybrid Vehicle Rebates: High Costs, Low Environmental Impact

The study finds that hybrid sales have come largely at the expense of small, relatively fuel-efficient, conventional cars, rather than large SUVs, trucks and…

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