Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Childhood Stress Linked to Higher Allergy Risk, Study Finds

These are the results from a long-term study correlating life-style, immune system development and allergies, led by the Helmholtz Center for Environmental…

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Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Hearing Loss

“Hearing loss may be an under-recognized complication of diabetes. As diabetes becomes more common, the disease may become a more significant contributor to…

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Gene variation may be why some don't respond to cholesterol-lowering drugs

The gene variation, called alternative splicing, explained 9 percent of the drugs' decreased power to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in study…

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Boost Weight Loss with Enhanced Taste Perception Insights

Alan Hirsch, MD, founder and neurologic director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, studied “tastants,” substances that can…

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Precision Blood Pressure Measurement For Better Heart Health

“We are very excited about this study as it could provide the framework for a better way to treat hypertension. It has been designed to ensure that all people…

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New Study Reveals How Kids Learn Smart Behaviors Instinctively

In a series of experiments, scientists tested how well 4- and 5-year-olds were able to rely on different types of information to choose objects in a group. In…

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How Socio-Demographics Affect Back Pain Costs in Germany

In the period of just one year, 70 % of adult Germans suffer from back pain. Together with scientists from the Institute for Community Medicine of the…

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University Study Explores Early Sepsis Monitoring Device

A University of Leicester research study has been conducted to examine the usefulness of a monitoring device in the early management of septic patients in an…

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Herring ­- both healthful and environmentally friendly

In earlier studies of the health effects of fatty fish, researchers have addressed a mixture of fish species. Helen Lindqvist, a doctoral candidate at the…

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Society's attitudes have little impact on choice of sexual partner

The study is the largest in the world so far, and was performed in collaboration with the Queen Mary University of London. More than 7,600 Swedish twins (men…

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Threatened or Invasive? Species' Fates Identified

The study, the first of its kind, was published this week online in the British Ecological Society’s prestigious Journal of Ecology.“This study provides good…

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Facial Muscles Study Reveals Insights on Human Emotions

A new study by a scientist at the University of Portsmouth who examined the facial muscles in cadavers, has revealed that the muscles which control our facial…

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Americans Question Food Safety Confidence Amid Tomato Warnings

A new national study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that, in spite of a number of food…

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Investing in Employees: Key Insights from Recent Studies

The final results of the entire project are being presented today at a seminar, along with the results of the last of the four constituent studies. “It's very…

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Affordable Toothpaste Innovations: Bridging the Price Gap

The team, which includes Ann Goldman of the School of Public Health and Health Services at the George Washington University in Washington D.C., Robert Yee and…

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Understanding Incontinence in South Asian Women: New Insights

Dr Angie Doshani at the University of Leicester has carried out a study into urinary incontinence in South Asian women, which has not only highlighted the…

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