Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

New Study Explores Caffeine’s Role in Childhood Leukaemia Risk

A study led by Dr Marcus Cooke at the University of Leicester and funded by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) UK is looking at whether consuming caffeine…

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Frequent Sex In 20s and 30s Linked to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk

However the UK research team also found that frequent sexual activity in a man’s forties appears to have little effect and even small levels of activity in a…

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Effective Hiring Practices for Improved Retail Results

It’s easier said than done. The real challenge is using reliable practices to hire the better employees.As resources become tighter, managers in the retail…

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Schizophrenic patients’ frozen faces harm social interactions

Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions have shown that deficits in non-verbal expressivity in schizophrenia…

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New Study Provides Further Evidence That Apple Juice Can Delay Onset of Alzheimer's Disease

Thomas B. Shea, PhD, of the Center for Cellular Neurobiology; Neurodegeneration Research University of Massachusetts, Lowell and his research team have carried…

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Smoke-Free Choices: Quitting Alone vs. Group Support

Researchers from the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies led by Dr Linda Bauld at Bath, along with colleagues from the University of Glasgow, have published…

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Enhancing Food Quality with Nano-Packaging and Additives

A study by the Centre for Technology Assessment TA-SWISS provides an overview of nanomaterials already used in the food sector. The study assesses these…

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Oral Steroids Ineffective for Preschool Virus-Induced Wheezing

The findings, reported in the January edition of The New England Journal of Medicine, call into question national guidelines for the treatment of viral-induced…

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Community Forums: Support for New Moms, But Dads Left Out?

Professor Wendy Hall from the University of British Columbia and Assistant Professor Valerie Irvine from the University of Victoria, Canada, studied online…

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New Insights on Support Cells Resistant to Notch Signaling

“Interestingly, the new study has shown that all supporting cells do not behave the same, and so some cells may be more amenable to regenerative therapies than…

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Low-Carb Diet Outperforms Low-Cal Diet in Liver Fat Loss

The findings, published in the journal Hepatology, could have implications for treating obesity and related diseases such as diabetes, insulin resistance and…

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Less Attention, Better Behavior: Insights on Cognitive Processes

Most cognitive processes supporting adaptive behavior need attentional resources for their operation. Consider memory. If memory was a car, attention would be…

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Discover How Gut Microbes Shape Our Health and Lives

In terms of diversity and sheer numbers, the microbes occupying the human gut easily dwarf the billions of people inhabiting the Earth. Numbering in the tens…

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Social Engagement Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Seniors

The study involves 506 older people who did not have dementia when first examined. The group was given questionnaires about their personality traits and…

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Girls Excel in New Technologies: Insights from Learning Report

The Learning in the Family report which looked at how families are involved in children’s learning, was funded by Becta, commissioned by Intuitive Media…

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Exploring Longer Working Lives: Insights from Volvo Workers

The study is based on life history interviews with 16 workers aged between 49 and 62 at Volvo’s Torslanda plant. The objective has been to try to understand…

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