Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

X-Rays for Early Alzheimer's Disease Detection

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated a new, highly detailed x-ray imaging technique that could…

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Autistics Excel at Problem-Solving, Study Finds

Autistics are up to 40 percent faster at problem-solving than non-autistics, according to a new Université de Montréal and Harvard University study published…

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Hybrid Human-Machine Interaction System Unveiled by Scientists

For more than 25 years, scientists in the Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences (CCSBS) in Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of…

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CPAP Treatment Reduces Fatigue in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

A study in the June 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the complaints of fatigue and tiredness in patients with obstructive sleep…

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The freebie dilemma: Consumers are skeptical about 'free' products

Authors Michael A. Kamins (Stony Brook University-SUNY), Valerie S. Folkes (University of Southern California), and Alexander Fedorikhin (Indiana University)…

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Etanercept Therapy Boosts Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Care

The data are being presented at the Paediatric Rheumatology European Society Congress (PReS) 2009, a joint congress with the 2009 Congress of the European…

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New Study Unveils Approach to Combat Common Blindness Cause

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in collaboration with lead investigators at the University of Kentucky have…

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New PET Scans Effectively Detect Knee Joint Infections

A new study reveals that PET scans accurately detect infections in prosthetic knee joints more than 90 percent of the time, according to researchers at the…

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New Cancer-Stopping Therapy Shows Promising Results

Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Johns Hopkins University have discovered that delivering a small molecule that is highly expressed in normal…

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Human Intelligence and Cancer: A Surprising Connection

Are the cognitively superior brains of humans, in part, responsible for our higher rates of cancer? That’s a question that has nagged at John McDonald, chair…

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How young mice phone home: Study gives clue to how mothers' brains screen for baby calls

“Previous research has focused on how the excitation of neurons can detect or interpret sounds, but this study shows the key role that inhibition may play in…

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Hormone Therapy and Activity Reduce Belly Fat After Menopause

The study provides new information on the health benefits of any type of physical activity, not just exercise, said the presenting author Poli Mara Spritzer,…

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Colorectal Cancer Rising in Young Adults: Key Factors Explored

The authors theorize that these increases may be related to rising rates of obesity and changes in dietary patterns, including increased consumption of fast…

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Illegal Fishing Threatens New England Groundfish Future

Among their findings, environmental economists Dr. Dennis King of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Dr. Jon Sutinen of the…

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Drug Therapy vs. Surgery: Mortality Rates in Diabetes and Heart Disease

There is no difference in mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes and stable heart disease who received prompt bypass surgery or angioplasty compared to…

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New Study Reveals Ways to Maintain Cognitive Function in Old Age

The study followed 2,500 people age 70 to 79 for eight years, testing their cognitive skills several times over the years. Many of the participants showed…

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