Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Crisis Impact: How Market Falls Link to Suicides and Homicides

Market crashes could lead to rises in homicides and suicides, unless governments invest in labour market protections, according to a study published in today's…

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Swedish Welfare Work: Examining Innovations in Home Care Services

In several European countries, decisions about home-care services for older people are taken via a care management model. Needs assessment via care management…

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Prostate Cancer Patients Remain Disease-Free After 10 Years

Brachytherapy is the placement of radioactive sources in or just next to a tumor either permanently or temporarily, depending upon the cancer. In the study,…

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Tamoxifen’s Role in Uterine Cell Growth and Cancer Risk

The research is significant in helping determine why tamoxifen and other synthetic estrogens are linked to increased rates of endometriosis and uterine cancer,…

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Elderly CPR Survival Rates: No Improvement from 1992 to 2005

A study of elderly patients receiving CPR in the hospital shows that rates of survival did not improve from 1992 to 2005. During that period, the proportion of…

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Researchers find possible environmental causes for Alzheimer's, diabetes

A new study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have found a substantial link between increased levels of nitrates in our environment and food with…

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Long-Term Survival Rates Improve After Aortic Aneurysm Repair

An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the main artery leading away from the heart (the aorta) that occurs below the kidneys (in the abdomen). If such a…

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Research reveals what drives lung cancer's spread

Researchers discovered that the same cellular pathway that has been shown to be involved with the spread of colorectal cancer is also responsible for providing…

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PET Scans Reveal Effectiveness of New Breast Cancer Treatment

A new study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography (PET) scans in mice can be used to determine…

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Overweight Kids Show Increased Loneliness and Anxiety

Now, a new University of Missouri study has found that overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as…

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Unsure Ideas Make People More Resistant to New Views

The study found that while people tend to avoid information that contradicts what they already think or believe, certain factors can cause them to seek out, or…

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Bone Marrow Extract Therapy Enhances Heart Attack Recovery

Findings were published online and in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Molecular Therapy. The cover of the journal features a microscope image of cells…

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Innovative Rotator Cuff Treatment Offers Quick Tendonitis Relief

“With this treatment, we were able to establish a single inexpensive and effective treatment for calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff. This has never…

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New Insights on Antarctic Species and Global Warming Effects

A group of researchers from the British Antarctic Survey have collected individuals from a wide range of species commonly found in Antarctic waters and…

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Stressed Men: New Research Links Stress to Risky Gambling

New research, to be published July 1 in the journal PLoS One, shows that men under stress may be more likely to take risks, correlating to such real-life…

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Linking Periodontitis to Cerebrovascular Disease in Men

The potential role of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the gums, in the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic stroke, has received…

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