Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Misuse of Booster Car Seats in Indiana

Researchers from the Automotive Safety Program at Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University School of Medicine have found that an alarming two-thirds…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals Swine Flu’s Pandemic Potential Insights

Researchers from the MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling at Imperial College London, working in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and…

Studies and Analyses

Study Links Appetite to Elderly Mortality at Ben-Gurion U

The study, published in the May issue of the Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, demonstrated a link between the Daily Activity Energy Expenditure (DAEE– an…

Studies and Analyses

Consumer Anger Drives Strategic Displays in Negotiations

Authors Eduardo B. Andrade and Teck-Hua Ho (University of California, Berkeley) set out to examine “emotion gaming,” the act of either concealing a current…

Studies and Analyses

Dental Implants: Minimal Bone Loss with New Placement Techniques

Dental implants are frequently used as a replacement for missing teeth in order to restore the patient’s tooth function and appearance.Previous research…

Studies and Analyses

Teenagers Becoming More Logical: A Longitudinal Study

A research project at the University of Gothenburg has been testing large groups of 13 year olds in Sweden since the early 1960s using the same intelligence…

Studies and Analyses

30-year follow-up study: 'Tremendous' impact of smoking on mortality and cardiovascular disease

The results, presented in Stockholm at EuroPRevent 2009, reflect what many other studies have indicated, but, says investigator Professor Haakon Meyer from the…

Studies and Analyses

Impaired Brain Plasticity Tied to Angelman Syndrome Learning Deficits

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and Duke University now believe they have the answer: impaired brain…

Studies and Analyses

Urban Residents Face Higher Late-Stage Cancer Risks

Diagnosing cancer at an early stage can improve outcomes. Studies show certain groups, such as low income populations, are more likely to be diagnosed with…

Studies and Analyses

High Rise Fire Study Reveals Impact of Wind on Fires

Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have just published two reports providing details of how wind affects fires in…

Studies and Analyses

Study finds children's activity levels not influenced by more PE time in school

The scientists, who presented their research Thursday at the European Congress on Obesity, found that the total weekly physical activity among children…

Studies and Analyses

Impact of Stroke on Finances: A Study in China

The large study shows over 70% of stroke survivors in China experience a catastrophic impact on their financial situation due to loss of income and cost of…

Studies and Analyses

Boosting Senior Nutrition Through Mealtime Interaction

“The more social interaction occurs at mealtimes in hospital geriatric re-adaptation units the better food intake will be,” says Danielle St-Arnaud McKenzie.A…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Ongoing Tensions Between Adult Children and Parents

But parents generally are more bothered by the tensions—and the older the child, the greater the bother.”The parent-child relationship is one of the longest…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals 'Sobering' Decline of Caribbean's Big Fish, Fisheries

While other scientists working in the Caribbean have observed the declines of large predators for decades, the comprehensive work by Stallings documents the…

Studies and Analyses

Extra Support Boosts Cycling for Obese Women’s Commutes

“Physically active transport is probably our best bet for helping populations at risk of heart disease and diabetes to increase physical activity levels, since…

Feedback