Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

California Tobacco Control Program Saves Billions in Costs

During the same period, the state spent only a total of $1.8 billion on the program, a 50-to-1 return on investment, according to study findings. The study is…

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K-State Research Reveals Consumers Predict Inflation Accurately

Research by a Kansas State University professor shows that household surveys predict the inflation rate fairly accurately and as well as professional…

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On-Demand PDE5 Inhibitors Prove Effective for Erectile Dysfunction

87 centres across Europe, the US, Canada and South Africa participated between December 2004 and September 2007.Nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (NSRP) is…

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Study Reveals Factors Influencing Satisfaction After Prostatectomy

The study, carried out at the Duke University Medical Center, Durham (US), aimed to identify independent predictors for satisfaction and regret after radical…

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New Drugs Target Blood Vessel Growth in Brain Tumor Study

In a landmark study, Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee report that drugs used to inhibit a specific fatty acid in rat brains with…

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New Brain Study Sheds Light on Understanding Depression

Dr Roland Zahn, a clinical neuroscientist in The University of Manchester’s School of Psychological Sciences, and his colleagues have identified how the brain…

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Connecting Child Obesity to Parental Influence and Social Status

In what way are they connected, for example, with social status and body weight of the parents? On the trail of overweight, the health scientist Prof. Dr….

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New Study Highlights HRT’s Impact on Quality of Life

The results of the WISDOM study will be published on BMJ.com on Friday 22 August 2008 (note: this BMJ article is embargoed until 00.01 UK time, Friday 22nd…

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How Preschool Exercises Can Prevent Dyslexia: New Research Insights

The results achieved at the Centre of Excellence in Learning and Motivation Research were presented at the Academy of Finland’s science breakfast on 21 August.

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Bath Researchers Explore Cancer Cell Detachment Mechanisms

Cancer affects one in three people at some point in their lives, with most cancer deaths being caused by the development of secondary tumours in other parts of…

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ETH Zurich Study Unveils Salmonella’s Self-Destruction Mechanism

ETH Zurich biologists, led by Professors Martin Ackermann and Wolf-Dietrich Hardt, in collaboration with Michael Doebeli of the University of British Colombia…

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Long-Term Effects of Bear Capture and Handling Revealed

“We hope this study will increase awareness among researchers and help raise the bar on how we use wild animals in research,” said Marc Cattet, a research…

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Long-Term Low Back Pain Relief Found in Alexander Technique Study

The study, one of the first of its kind, is being published online today by the BMJ at BMJ.com.It shows that lessons in the Alexander Technique provide an…

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Foamed Concrete: A Lightweight Solution for Soft Soil Roads

The main objective is to produce lightweight concrete with adequate strength. The study here applied foaming agent to produce concrete that are lightweight. This research is part of an on-going effort to produce strong foundation on soft soils using concrete as the base. The main objective is to produce lightweight concrete with adequate strength. The study here applied foaming agent to produce concrete that are lightweight….

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Urban Soils and Lead Poisoning: Can Water Be the Solution?

In a study appearing in the August issue of the journal Applied Geochemistry, Gabriel M. Filippelli, Ph.D., professor of earth sciences and department chair at…

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Sleep Deprivation in Teens Tied to High Blood Pressure

In the first study to look at the relationship between not getting enough sleep and blood pressure in healthy adolescents, researchers found that healthy teens…

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