Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Patients Cite Future Illness Fears Behind Aid-in-Dying Requests

Oregon patients who request physician aid in dying under Oregon's Death With Dignity Act often rate concerns about future illness symptoms as a leading…

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Workplace Suicide Linked to Contagion, Study Finds

This connection is also confirmed in a new study from Stockholm University in Sweden and the University of Oxford. But the study also reveals something that…

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Hospital mobile phones 'superbug' scare

Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials describes how mobile phones used by healthcare…

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MSU Research Uncovers Consumer Experience Trends

Each customer is seeking a “total experience” – whether they’re staying in a hotel, visiting a bank or shopping at a mall – and that experience consists of…

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Addressing MRI Wait Times: Strategies for Better Management

“This study shows there are important deficiencies in the current system. We hope this research will help health system decision-makers and managers improve…

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Older Air Traffic Controllers Excel in Job Performance Study

The study of Canadian air traffic controllers, who can work up to age 65, appears this month in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.The researchers found…

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Researchers Study Cave’s ‘Breathing’ for Better Climate Clues

Katherine Knierim, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas, together with Phil Hays of the geosciences department and the U.S. Geological Survey and…

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Red Wine vs. White: No Impact on Breast Cancer Risk

The results of the study, led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, were published in the March issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers…

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DNA Insights: How Differences May Influence Hodgkin Disease Risk

Proteins that repair damage to DNA are important for maintaining cells' health, particularly for preventing the accumulation of genetic damage that could…

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Understanding Pure Fructose vs. High Fructose Corn Syrup

As researchers continue to examine the role of sweeteners in the diet, it's important that people understand the differences among various ingredients used in…

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U of I Study: Why Diet Quality Matters for Your Goals

“Our latest study shows you have a better chance of achieving all these goals if you follow a diet that is moderately high in protein,” said Donald Layman, a…

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Amazon Carbon Sink at Risk: Drought Threatens Climate Balance

“For years the Amazon forest has been helping to slow down climate change. But relying on this subsidy from nature is extremely dangerous”, said Professor…

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Workplace Discrimination Rises During Economic Turmoil

New research by Eden King, assistant professor of psychology at George Mason University, suggests that workplace discrimination can actually increase when…

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Impact of Nitrite Spikes on Heart Health: New Research Insights

In this study, just published in Circulation Research, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have demonstrated for the first time that short…

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Understanding Power Dynamics: Control and Its Illusions

Power holders often seem misguided in their actions. Leaders and commanders of warring nations regularly underestimate the costs in time, money, and human…

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Cellulosic Biofuel Technology: A Path to Low-Cost Green Fuel

The journal believes that the collection, which includes a comparative analysis of more than a dozen mature technology biomass refining scenarios, will make a…

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