Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

God or Science? How Beliefs Impact Our Perspectives

What’s more, those views can be manipulated, the researchers found. After using science or God to explain such important questions, most people display a…

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Low-Income Men Face Higher Rates of Advanced Prostate Cancer

In a study scheduled for publication in the February 2009 issue of The Journal of Urology, researchers report that for low-income men, the opposite is true,…

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Olive Oil Quality Linked to Fruit Ripening in New Study

The chemical composition and quality of virgin olive oil may be influenced by genotype and different agronomic and technological factors.Extra virgin olive oil…

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Danish Study Reveals Girls’ Superior Taste Preferences

New knowledge: Girls have a better sense of taste than boys. Every third child of school age prefers soft drinks which are not sweet. Children and young people…

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In the Animal World, Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better

Michael Kasumovic, a former University of Toronto Scarborough PhD student, examined Australian Redback male spiders to determine whether the larger ones had an…

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Prostate Cancer Screening Achieves High Compliance in 38,000+ Men

A total of 154,934 men and women aged from 55 to 74 took part in the multi-centre Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial and 38,349 men…

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Exercise’s Impact on Appetite Hormones: A Closer Look

Taken together, the research shows that aerobic exercise is better at suppressing appetite than non-aerobic exercise and provides a possible explanation for…

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Empowering Low-Income Youth: Breaking Barriers to Education

“We know that for low-income youth, understanding the barriers to post-high school education is the key to creating solutions,” said Amanda Datnow, professor…

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New Research on Hurricane-Resistant Green Homes

Well, the technology is closer than you think. A professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is set for six months of overseas research aimed at…

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Essentials of Heart Failure Clinics: New HFSA Statement

To address this gap, the Quality of Care Committee of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) has developed a consensus statement summarizing the…

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Discover Virgin Olive Oil’s Anti-Inflammatory Benefits

To this end, they have studied the consumption in diets with different fatty composition, based on extra virgin olive oil, nuts and butter, observing that…

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Understanding Acoustic Phenomena: Why Boats Hit Manatees

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University have laid the groundwork for a sensory explanation for why manatees and other animals are hit repeatedly by boats….

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Research Project Aims to Prevent Accidental Child Injuries

To address the issue of child injuries in England, researchers are to study the prevention of accidental injuries in pre-school children as part of a major £2m…

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Harm-Reduction Cigarettes: More Toxic Than Traditional Brands

Typically, tobacco companies market harm-reduction cigarettes as being safer than traditional “full-flavored” brands, leading many smokers to conclude that the…

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Frequent Price Promotions Impact Quality Brand Choices

“A Dynamic Model of Brand Choice When Price and Advertising Signal Product Quality” appears in the current issue of the INFORMS journal Marketing Science. The…

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Diverse Recreation Needs in National Forests: Key Findings

The report also showed Hispanics think there are few on-site employees of their ethnicity, and few family and friends interested in recreating in these places….

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