Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Unlocking Beer Foam Secrets: Insights from Cornell Study

“This study reports systemic intake of tobacco-specific nitrosamines and VOCs after a typical water pipe-smoking session in a hookah bar setting, thus making…

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Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Fatal Accidents in Colorado

With data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System covering 1994 to 2011, the researchers analyzed fatal…

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Hazardous Flame Retardants Found in Preschools: Study Insights

The study, to appear online Thursday, May 15, in the journal Chemosphere, was led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and funded by the…

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Uncovering Beer Foam Secrets: Insights from Recent Study

Bitter compounds found in hops, like iso-alpha acids, are important to brewers, says Cornell’s Karl J. Siebert, principal investigator and author of “Recent…

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Free Fitness Referral Program Underused, Study Reveals

The findings, published in Journal of Community Health, is believed to be the first study of its kind to examine patient characteristics associated with…

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Tropical Cyclones Intensifying Near Poles, Study Reveals

Powerful, destructive tropical cyclones are now reaching their peak intensity farther from the equator and closer to the poles, according to a new study…

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Improving Iowa’s Air Quality: New Study Insights

With warmer weather, it's time to get outdoors. And now you can breathe easy about it: A new study from the University of Iowa reports Iowa's air quality falls…

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Primates and patience — the evolutionary roots of self control

A chimpanzee will wait more than two minutes to eat six grapes, but a black lemur would rather eat two grapes now than wait any longer than 15 seconds for a…

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Study: Paint and Solvent Exposure Risks for Brain Health

“Our findings are particularly important because exposure to solvents is very common, even in industrialized countries like the United States.” said study…

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New Molecule Discovered to Treat Asthma Challenges

A new study carried out by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces…

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Mobile Data Insights: Fighting Malaria in Namibia

The study used anonymised mobile records to measure population movements within Namibia in Africa over the period of a year (2010-11). By combining this data…

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E-Cigarettes: Impact on Mental Health Explored by Researchers

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that people living with depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions are…

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Children of Nicotine-Addicted Parents at Higher Smoking Risk

So warns a team of researchers led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists in Pediatrics. The study, published online today, is among the…

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Electrosmog Disrupts Orientation in Migratory Birds – An international study published in "Nature

The findings based on seven years of research by nine Oldenburg scientists, in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Peter J. Hore of Oxford University, are now available…

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New “magnifying glass” helps spot delinquency risks

Scientists at Washington State University and Pennsylvania State University have found a way to spot the adolescents most susceptible to specific risk factors…

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Concussion Rates in High School Athletes Surge Over 7 Years

Concussion rates in U.S. high-school athletes more than doubled between 2005 and 2012, according to a new national study using data on nine team sports.

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