Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Improved Survival Rates for Extremely Premature Infants in London

The study, led by researchers at University College London (UCL) and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), suggests significant…

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Factors Influencing Suicide Risk in Northern Ireland Study

Led by Dr Dermot O’Reilly, the research indicated that once individual and household characteristics had been taken into account, the higher rates of suicide…

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Specialist Centres Boost Pituitary Surgery Success Rates

Taking pituitary surgery as an example, a large peer-reviewed study published in January’s Clinical Endocrinology indicates that the move in the late 1990s to…

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Breakdown of kidney's ability to clean its own filters likely causes disease

Researchers showed that breakdown of this self-cleaning feature can make kidneys more vulnerable to dysfunction and disease. “We speculate that defects of this…

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New Study Advances Macular Degeneration Cure Research

A new study of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that affects more than nine million Americans, will pave the way for the biopharmaceutical…

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Why Don’t Chimpanzees Like to Barter Commodities?

This study (published in PLoS ONE on January 30) is the first to examine the circumstances under which chimpanzees, our closest relatives, will exchange one…

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Problem solved – just keep an ‘open mind’ …

Joydeep Bhattacharya, from the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London and his graduate student Simone Sandkühler from the University of…

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Genetic Link Found in Human Herpes Susceptibility

There’s a high probability that people who are prone to herpes simplex virus (HSV) outbreaks can inherit that susceptibility through their genes, University of…

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Sports Machismo’s Link to Male Teen Violence Explored

“Sports such as football, basketball, and baseball provide players with a certain status in society,” said Derek Kreager, assistant professor of sociology in…

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Changing Fashion Trends Boost Lark Bunting Mating Success

Classic examples of sexual selection involve elaborate ornaments, such as the peacock's tail, that evolve as a result of consistent female preferences, so that…

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Marijuana Withdrawal: Similarities to Cigarette Withdrawal

Research by a group of scientists studying the effects of heavy marijuana use suggests that withdrawal from the use of marijuana is similar to what is…

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Cross Ownership Boosts Local Media Coverage, Study Finds

However, the effect may be just the opposite, according to a University of Missouri study, which found that cross-owned television stations produce a greater…

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How Personality Types Affect Self-Control and Motivation

People are motivated by one of two fundamental needs: they are either “promotion-focused,” seeking products that will help them achieve hopes and aspirations,…

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Touch Screen Voting Success: Addressing Usability Concerns

The study finds that these usability concerns cannot be addressed by adding paper trails to e-voting systems, and concludes that most critics have focused on…

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Transport Sector’s Climate Impact: Cars Heat, Ships Cool

The study, “Climate forcing from the transport sectors”, is the first comprehensive analysis of the climate effect from the transport sector as a whole on a…

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How Immune System Regulators Impact Type 1 Diabetes Risk

The gradual reduction in their regulating capacity seems to play a critical role in the onset of type 1 diabetes, as demonstrated in the latest study by Dr….

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