Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals Nighttime Migration Patterns of Birds

The study, from researchers at the University of Illinois and the Illinois Natural History Survey, appears this month in Integrative and Comparative Biology….

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Gene Variant Linked to Women’s Alcoholism Risk

According to this, a gene in the endorphin metabolism is altered in a typical fashion more often in women alcoholics than in healthy women. In mice too,…

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Study shows rise in Cornwall's dolphin, whale and porpoise deaths

A study by the University of Exeter and Cornwall Wildlife Trust, published in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation, has revealed a disturbing rise in the…

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Quantum Dots: New Insights on Skin Penetration Through Abrasions

While the study shows that quantum dots of different sizes, shapes and surface coatings do not penetrate rat skin unless there is an abrasion, it shows that…

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Smart Eating: Boost Your Intelligence with Nutrition Insights

New research findings published online in The FASEB Journal provide more evidence that if we get smart about what we eat, our intelligence can improve….

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USC Researchers Uncover Key Tumor Suppressor for Cell Recycling

The study will be published in the July issue of the journal Nature Cell Biology, and is now available online.”Our studies indicate that UVRAG tumor suppressor…

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World’s First Cerebral Palsy Study Involving 10,000 Participants

The study – requiring cheek swabs of mothers and their children – aims to gather genetic samples from 10,000 people right across Australia.One of the world's…

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Consumers' Refrigerators: a Danger Zone

Several experts addressed home-based food safety issues in “Consumers’ Refrigerators: A Danger Zone” Monday at the Institute of Food Technologists’ Annual…

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Weekends Impact Weight Loss: Study Reveals Surprising Findings

They found that study subjects on strict diet and exercise programs tend to lose weight more slowly than expected because they eat more on weekends than during…

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Spiritual Benefits of Hallucinogens: New Research Insights

Writing in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, the Johns Hopkins researchers note that most of the 36 volunteer subjects given psilocybin, under controlled…

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'Early bird' project really gets the worm

Scientists from the LSU Museum of Natural Science, or MNS, recently participated in a project joining together the most prominent ornithological research…

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Fatigue’s Impact on Blood Pressure: New Research Insights

The research supports a theory which suggests that exhausted individuals' cardiovascular systems are forced to work harder when they attempt to complete tasks,…

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Junk Food During Pregnancy: Risks for Baby’s Health

Stéphanie Bayol and Neil Stickland at the Royal Veterinary College, London fed female rats a “junk food” diet of crisps, cheese, muffins and other processed…

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New Research Reveals Challenges in Achieving Top Science Grades

Durham University researchers analysed and compared data from nearly one million schoolchildren sitting GCSE and A-level exams and reviewed 28 different…

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Ski Faster: Camera-Less Fusion Motion Capture Explained

This pilot study “Fusion Motion Capture: a Prototype System using Inertial Measurement Units and GPS for the Biomechanical Analysis of Ski Racing” uses FMC to…

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New Nano Technique Enhances Boiling Efficiency with Copper

Whoever penned the old adage “a watched pot never boils” surely never tried to heat up water in a pot lined with copper nanorods.A new study from researchers…

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