Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Sensory Treatment Lowers Autistic Mannerisms in Children

A new study from Temple University researchers, presented this month at the American Occupational Therapy Association’s 2008 conference, found that children…

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Anesthesia and Alzheimer's

Over 200 million people undergo surgery each year, and there has been concern that anesthetic use may contribute to Alzheimer’s and other brain disorders. Bin…

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Cochlea Shape Study Reveals Links to Low-Frequency Hearing

Specifically, it is the shape of the cochlea – the snail-shell-shaped organ in the inner ear that converts sound waves into nerve impulses that the brain…

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Minimally Invasive Robotic Bypass Surgery: Health & Cost Benefits

And, according to a University of Maryland study, robotic heart bypass surgery also makes good economic sense for hospitals. The study will be presented at the…

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Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Redox Signaling in Atrial Tachyarrhythmia

Their study will appear in the May 08 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine. Multiple tachycardia-associated factors appear to contribute to this…

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Advanced Hepatitis C Treatment: Study Finds Promising Results

The study, called COPILOT (COlchicine versus Peg-Intron LOng-Term), showed that low-dose peginterferon alfa-2b was superior to colchicine in improving the…

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Ice Age Relics: Impact of Climate Change on Arctic Wildlife

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) recently launched a four-year study to determine if climate change is affecting populations of a quintessential Arctic…

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UCSF Study Reveals How Neurons Drive Movement Generation

Now, UCSF researchers have broken ground in understanding how the brain generates this tracking motion, a finding that offers a window, they say, into how…

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Minimally Invasive Pancreas Surgery Reduces Complications

A study of more than 660 operations to remove pancreatic tumors and cysts over five years found that after laparoscopic surgery, patients stayed a third less…

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Smokers Face 41% Higher Depression Risk, Study Finds

This was the conclusion of a study undertaken with 8,556 participants by scientists of the University of Navarra, in collaboration with the University of Las…

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Study Reveals Gender Stereotypes in Competence and Sociability

A group of scientists from the University of Granada has studied for the first time from a scientific point of view gender driven prejudices, proving that both…

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First Atomic View of Brain Disease Protein’s Plaque Formation

The study pinpointed a tiny portion of the protein molecule that is key to the formation of plaques in blood vessels in the brain.Ohio State University chemist…

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Exploring Sexist Violence in Universities: A Groundbreaking Study

Published last year, Mediaciones y Traslaciones (Mediations and Movement) is the first scientific-educational study providing a critical survey of how the…

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First comprehensive study into the health of Europe’s teens reveals concerning trends

The importance of understanding teenage healthThe Helena Study was conceived to understand and effectively enhance nutritional and lifestyle habits of 13 to 17…

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Positive Thinking & Financial Risks: The Gambling Connection

In a series of studies, Elizabeth Cowley (University of Sydney) examines repeat gambling in the face of loss. She finds that people often engage in too much…

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Chocolate Bars That Lower Cholesterol and Blood Pressure

“Eating two CocoaVia dark chocolate bars a day not only lowered cholesterol, it had the unexpected effect of also lowering systolic blood pressure,” said John…

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