Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

FANTOM Consortium Unveils Milestone Papers on Genome Analysis

FANTOM, or Functional Annotation of the Mammalian cDNA, which is organized by RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC), has leading scientists in Australia,…

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Copper Regulation Linked to Prion Disease Disruption

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, discovered a striking relationship between changes in the copper-binding properties of abnormal prion…

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New Study Reveals Long-Term Drought Patterns in West Africa

A new study of lake sediments in Ghana suggests that severe droughts lasting several decades, even centuries, were the norm in West Africa over the past 3,000…

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Researchers tie crest size to seabirds’ suitability as a mate

Their study, published this month in of the Journal of Comparative Physiology B, shows that crest size may be a physical indicator of a male crested auklet’s…

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California’s Early Assessment Program Boosts College Readiness

Those are the conclusions of a new study of California's Early Assessment Program by Michal Kurlaender, an assistant professor of education at UC Davis, and…

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Energy drinks work — in mysterious ways!

Clearly, 'sports' drinks and tablets contain calories. But this alone is not enough to explain the boost, and the benefits are felt even if the drink is spat…

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Consumers Overlook Food Recalls, Rutgers Study Reveals

Only about 60 percent of the studied sample reported ever having looked for recalled food in their homes, and only 10 percent said they had ever found a…

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Prenatal Meth Exposure Affects Brain Development in Children

“Methamphetamine use is an increasing problem among women of childbearing age, leading to an increasing number of children with prenatal meth exposure,” said…

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Study Reveals Factors in Older Patients’ Recovery Post-Hospitalization

Motivation and expectation may be factors in helping older adults regain lost functional ability after hospitalization, say researchers with the Birmingham…

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Intervention reduces children's viewing of violent TV

According to the researchers, whose findings will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, the result was an 18…

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Young adults at future risk of Alzheimer's have different brain activity

The research, published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provides clues as to why certain people develop Alzheimer's…

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Joslin Study Reveals Insulin’s Impact on Glucagon Levels

The study helps in the understanding of why those with diabetes have high blood glucose levels and could lead to development of a drug aimed at targeting…

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Is Respiratory Epithelium Malfunction Behind Allergies?

Research on the mechanisms of allergy has focused on the understanding of aberrant immunoresponses. Only lately the role of epithelium as the first line of…

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How Sleep Clears the Brain for Enhanced Learning

The critical question: How many synapses, or junctures where nerve cells communicate with each other, are modified by sleep? Neurologists believe creation of…

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Impact of Disease Severity on Memory in Semantic Dementia

They highlighted that at early stages of the disease those patients could recall recent memories, but also lasting memories from their youth which tend to…

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Beverage Impact on Weight: Insights from Recent Research

Researchers examined the relationship between beverage consumption among adults and weight change and found that weight loss was positively associated with a…

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