Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Enhancing Creative Problem Solving Through REM Sleep Insights

The study by Sara Mednick, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego and the VA San Diego Healthcare System, and first author Denise Cai, graduate…

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How Mood Affects Our Visual Perception: Insights from Psychology

“Good and bad moods literally change the way our visual cortex operates and how we see,” says Adam Anderson, a U of T professor of psychology. “Specifically…

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Estrogen’s Impact on Fish Immunity in Shenandoah Rivers

The research may provide new clues for why intersex fish, fish kills and fish lesions often occur together in the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers. The tests were…

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Study Finds Needle Biopsies Safe in 'Eloquent' Areas of Brain

The retrospective study, led by Christopher McPherson, MD, director of the division of surgical neuro-oncology at UC and a Mayfield Clinic neurosurgeon, was…

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Indirect Transmission Sparks Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Birds

“The environmental transmission of avian influenza among birds is quite rare, but our model shows that it can play an important role in outbreaks,” said lead…

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Australian Men Face Loneliness in Retirement, Survey Reveals

Published in the Journal of Psychology and Aging, the survey suggests men could find retirement lonely and isolating unless they build social and leisure…

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Bowel Cancer Risks: Alcohol, Smoking, and Obesity Linked

Smoking, obesity and diabetes were also associated with a 20% greater risk of developing bowel cancer – the same risk linked with consuming high intakes of red…

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Enhancing EU-USA Transport Research Cooperation

The study of the EU and USA transport research coordinating bodies, ECTRI (European Conference of Transport Research Institutes) and TRB (Transportation…

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Genetic Testing for Cancer: Predicting Metastasis Risk

If you had cancer and a genetic test could predict the risk of the tumor spreading aggressively, would you want to know – even if no treatments existed to help…

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Wiping out the world's mass migrations

Densely packed wildebeests flowing over the Serengeti, bison teeming across the Northern Plains—these iconic images extend from Hollywood epics to the popular…

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Squid 'sight': Not just through eyes

That's what researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison report in the current issue (June 2) of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The…

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Waist Size and BMI: Key Risk Factors for Kids’ Sleep Issues

Results indicate that BMI and waist circumference, but not neck circumference, were significant and strong predictors of SDB at all severity levels – primary…

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Intervention Cuts Delinquent Teenage Pregnancy Rates

David Kerr, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Oregon State University, and Leslie Leve and Patricia Chamberlain of the Eugene-based…

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Carbon Monoxide Alleviates Diabetic Gastric Issues in Mice

“This is a significant finding, as it shows that loss of the enzyme that makes carbon monoxide is the actor in this process and that it provides us with a…

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Key Protein’s Role in Tumor Growth Discovered in Mice

“It appears to be acting as a tumor suppressor by negatively controlling blood vessel formation,” said cancer biologist Amato Giaccia, PhD, the Jack, Lulu and…

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A break from hormone therapy doesn't improve mammograms

Some women take a short break from using postmenopausal hormone therapy before getting their breasts screened for cancer with mammography. They hope to lower…

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