Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals Stronger Link Between Alcohol and Blood Pressure

The Bristol study, led by Dr Sarah Lewis of the University’s Department of Social Medicine, took a different approach focused on people who have a mutation on…

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Breakfast Boosts Health: Study Links Daily Eating to Better Diets

Researchers examined the association between breakfast frequency and five-year body weight change in more than 2,200 adolescents, and the results indicate that…

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The myth of runner's high revisited with brain imaging

Throughout the world, amateurs, experts and the media agree that prolonged jogging raises people's spirits. And many believe that the body’s own opioids, so…

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Watery Pools in Bone Marrow Linked to Psoriatic Arthritis Damage

Researchers have learned more about how a leading drug prevents certain types of arthritis from eating away at bone, according to a study published in the…

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Cell Phone Use Linked to Increased Risk-Taking in Students

A survey of 305 students at one campus found that 40 percent of cell phone users said they walked somewhere after dark that they normally wouldn’t go.A…

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Alcohol Ban Fuels Rising Drug Use Among Youth in Aboriginal Community

The study entitled “Lukumbat Marawana: A Changing Pattern of Drug Use by Youth in a Remote Aboriginal Community” finds that the prohibition of alcohol and…

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Low-Intensity Exercise Cuts Fatigue Symptoms by 65%

“Too often we believe that a quick workout will leave us worn out – especially when we are already feeling fatigued,” said researcher Tim Puetz, who recently…

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Class Size Alone Won’t Close the Achievement Gap

“While decreasing class size may increase achievement on average for all types of students, it does not appear to reduce the achievement gap within a class,”…

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New study of targeted therapies for breast cancer — model for global clinical trials

This trial, dubbed ALTTO (Adjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimization study), will be one of the first global initiatives in which two large,…

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Young Scottish Men See 40% Drop in Suicide Rates

Dr Cameron Stark led the research team from the Department of Public Health, NHS Highland. The research team based the analysis on routinely collected…

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Antipsychotic Treatment Options for Adolescents with Schizophrenia

“Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved the use of aripiprazole and risperidone for adolescents with schizophrenia, few…

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Life Sciences: North West’s Largest Employer Revealed

The Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) study, called The Changing Professions in the North West of England, reveals the life sciences industries employed…

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Contribution of former prisoners to conflict transformation highlighted at Queen’s University, Belfast

‘Beyond the Wire: Former Prisoners and Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland’ will be launched tomorrow (Friday 29 February 2008) at The Bookshop at…

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Children’s under-achievement could be down to poor working memory

The researchers from Durham University, who surveyed over three thousand children, found that ten per cent of school children across all age ranges suffer from…

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New Research: Australian Toddlers’ Intake Exceeds Energy Needs

Researcher Dr Karen Webb said the 16 to 24 month old children consumed on average 10 per cent more kilojoules than their estimated energy requirement. She said…

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Online Learning Insights: Not Everyone Thrives in Courses

Since the 1990s, online courses have provided an opportunity for busy adults to continue their education by completing courses in the comfort of their own…

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