Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Combined Blood Pressure Measures Enhance Cardiovascular Risk Prediction

Dr. Stanley Franklin and colleagues at the UC Irvine Heart Disease Prevention Program in conjunction with researchers at the Framingham Heart Study reviewed…

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Breastfeeding’s Impact on Multiple Sclerosis Relapses

For the study, researchers followed 32 pregnant women with MS and 29 pregnant women without MS during each trimester and up to a year after they gave birth….

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Ultrasound and tPA Show Promise in Stroke Treatment

The findings, presented by Andrei Alexandrov, M.D., director of the UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Carlos Molina,…

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Cellular Protein’s Role in Virus Detection and Immune Response

The research, described this week in the journal Science and led by Illinois physics professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Taekjip Ha,…

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Shorter Wait Times Boost Longevity for Kidney Transplant Patients

The shorter the waiting time at a transplant center, the longer patients are likely to live. A combination of center-related factors could mean up to a…

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New Study Confirms Effectiveness of Enterprise Zones

At a time when California is still trying to pass its budget, enterprise zone programs may be on the chopping block as lawmakers debate whether these programs…

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Kidney Disease Impacts Warfarin Dosage and Monitoring Needs

Patients with reduced kidney function require lower doses of the anticoagulant drug warfarin, and may need closer monitoring to avoid serious bleeding…

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NASA Study Links Climate Variability to Rift Valley Fever Outbreak

Rift Valley fever is unique in that its emergence is closely linked to interannual climate variability. Utilizing that link, researchers including Assaf…

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If You’re Aggressive, Your Dog Will Be, Too

The study, published in the current issue of Applied Animal Behavior Science, also showed that using non-aversive or neutral training methods such as…

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New Drug Lowers Death Rate in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Results from the ATHENA trial, reported in the 12th February issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, suggest that the (as yet unlicensed) antiarrhythmic…

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Beyond Price: Finding Quality Travel Bargains Revealed

Instead, a researcher at North Carolina State University who co-authored the study says that consumers need to consider the quality of the flights being…

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Ethanol Plants Face Economic Challenges Amid Demand Decline

But the boom has since stalled amid a deep economic downturn that has stifled demand, one of many threats to the fledgling industry that were forecast in a…

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Insomnia’s Impact on Tension-Type Headaches: New Study Insights

A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the use of sleep or napping to relieve chronic pain caused by tension-type…

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New Study Reveals Brain-Loneliness Connection Insights

Social isolation affects how people behave as well as how their brains operate, a study at the University of Chicago shows. The research, presented Sunday at a…

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Arctic Study Explores Health Strategies Among Native Youth

A key to the $1.09 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s International Polar Year initiative is that it brings tribal leaders from five…

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New Study Links Potato Chips to Health Risks: Eat in Moderation

Acrylamide has been linked previously to nervous system disorders and possibly to cancer. After ingesting large amounts of potato chips providing about 157…

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