Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Yale study suggests evolutionary source of alcoholism's accidental enemy

The study by Hui Li and others in the laboratory of Kenneth Kidd, professor of genetics, psychiatry and ecology & evolutionary biology, will be released April…

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Feed That Cold! How Diet Boosts Immune Function in Deer Mice

Researchers studying deer mice have discovered evidence to support what mothers everywhere have long suspected: the immune system needs food to function…

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Ethical Research Innovations: Data Collection Without Harm

The gathering of data for research involving an animal usually involves invasive procedures or death for the experimental animals. But critical data may now be…

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New Study Expands Cornea Donor Age for Transplantation

Based on findings from the study, the age pool of corneas for transplant should be expanded to include donors up to 75 years of age. The study was funded by…

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Glamorization of Drugs in Rap Music Soars Over 20 Years

Moreover, illegal drug use became increasingly linked during this time period to wealth, glamour and social standing, marking a significant change from earlier…

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Why we don't always learn from our mistakes

The research appears today in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.Karin Humphreys, assistant professor in McMaster University’s Faculty of…

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US Physicians Support National Health Insurance, Study Finds

The largest survey ever of American physicians’ opinions on health-care financing has found that 59 percent of doctors support government legislation to…

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New Blood Pressure Medication Shows Fewer Side Effects

The study found a new drug telmisartan is as effective as the popular drug ramipril in reducing cardiovascular death in high risk patients and it has fewer…

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Impact of Caesarean Delivery on Future Birth Rates

Researchers at the NIPH’s Medical Birth Registry and the University of Bergen have collected data on all first-time births from 1967-1996 and subsequent births…

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Link Between Insomnia and Depression in Young Adults Revealed

The study, conducted by Jules Angst, MD, of Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital in Switzerland, focused on 591 young adults, whose psychiatric, physical,…

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Synthetic Estrogens’ Impact on Reproductive Health Revealed

Preliminary results of the study will be presented at the 2008 Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) Annual Scientific Meeting held March 26-29 in San…

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Team explains 'the wallpaper problem'

Frustrated by tape that won't peel off the roll in a straight line? Angry at wallpaper that refuses to tear neatly off the wall?A new study reveals why these…

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Teenage Brains: New Insights on Their Unique Differences

Many parents are convinced that the brains of their teenage offspring are different than those of children and adults. New data confirms that this is the case….

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How Dogs Learn to Sniff Out Danger: New Findings Revealed

Something bad has to happen. Then the nose becomes a very quick learner.New research from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine shows a single…

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Understanding Apathy: The Impact of Climate Knowledge

“More informed respondents both feel less personally responsible for global warming, and also show less concern for global warming,” states the article, titled…

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Asthma Medication Use Contradicts Guidelines: New Research Findings

Most (61%) ‘first time’ users did not fill another prescription in the next two years while 22% did so sporadically.The research will be presented at the…

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