Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Alternative Sweeteners Surge 8% Annually, Study Reveals

Vicente Micol is the study co-ordinator from the Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de la UMH (Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the Miguel…

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Rethinking Sexual Health Screening for Women’s Comfort

In the study, published in the BioMed Central open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases, the Australian women interviewed did not like discussing their sex…

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Young Adults Using Substances for Enhanced Sexual Experience

The study was conducted by researchers in public health and social sciences from across Europe. More than 1300 people aged between 16 and 35 and who routinely…

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Antidepressants and Immune Function: New Insights on HIV

Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is an epidemic of global concern. According to the…

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Spanish Hospital Websites Lack Accessibility: A Comparative Study

A comparative study recently analyzed websites for hospitals located in Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and found that most do not meet the…

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Virus Mimics Human Protein to Disrupt Cell Division

Writing in the May 9 issue of Science, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard Medical School report that a viral protein, called…

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6-Month Follow-Up Mammograms for Probably Benign Lesions

The study found that six-month short-interval follow-up examinations had an 83% sensitivity, which is similar to the sensitivity of other diagnostic…

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NCAR Installs 76-Teraflop Supercomputer for Climate Research

Scientists at NCAR and across the country will use the new system to accelerate research into climate change, including future patterns of precipitation and…

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Brain Chemical Imbalance Tied to Schizophrenia Apathy

In addition to the hallucinations that often characterize schizophrenia, patients also have major problems with apathy and lack of motivation. The dopamine…

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Exploring Face Symmetry: A Global Standard of Attractiveness

But why are these traits attractive” One idea is that both traits are adverts of genetic quality or some other aspect of quality such as fertility. An…

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Portable HEPA Filtration: A Study on Enhanced Operating Rooms

Amidst an increase in new tuberculosis cases, researchers have begun investigating the effectiveness of new operating room filtration systems designed to…

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Stressed Seaweed Releases Iodine, Clouding Coastal Skies

A new international study has found that large brown seaweeds, when under stress, release large quantities of inorganic iodine into the coastal atmosphere,…

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Equal Treatment for Agency Workers: Key Findings Revealed

The study, entitled ‘Agency Working in the UK: What do we Know?’ has been conducted by academics at the Universities of Bradford, Leeds and Kent. It coincides…

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Stressed Seaweed Releases Iodine, Affects Coastal Clouds

A new international study has found that large brown seaweeds, when under stress, release large quantities of inorganic iodine into the coastal atmosphere,…

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Telemedicine May Replace 28% of Pediatric ED Visits

A community-wide study in upstate New York found that nearly 28 percent of all visits to the pediatric emergency department could have been replaced with a…

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Corticosteroids in Bacterial Meningitis: No Survival Benefit

Corticosteroids given to children who are hospitalized for bacterial meningitis do not provide a benefit in survival or in reduced hospital stays, according to…

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