Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Arctic Climate Study: Industrial Soot’s Impact Revealed

Scientists from the Desert Research Institute (DRI) and their collaborators have determined that Northern Hemisphere industrial pollution resulted in a…

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'Alternative' food forges new attitudes

The study, led by Dr Moya Kneafsey of Coventry University, and part of the Cultures of Consumption research programme funded by the Economic & Social Research…

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New Study Reveals Brain Networks That Control Walking

In a study published in the August issue of Nature Neuroscience, researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland found that there are…

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The grass isn't greener

There are many consumer decisions that we have to make over and over again, such as selecting a restaurant to eat at in our neighborhood or deciding which…

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Why guilt doesn't keep some of us from making the same mistakes twice

Yet, in spite of documented ambivalence towards temptation and well-meaning vows not to succumb again, consumers often end up repeating the same or similar…

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'Convenience' foods save little time for working families at dinner

“I really expected to see takeout used more often,” said Margaret Beck, a researcher at UCLA’s Center on Everyday Lives of Families (CELF) and author of the…

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New Insights Into Cancer Mechanisms by MUHC and McGill

An article published in the August 3 issue of Molecular Cell provides a key to these mechanisms that may prove crucial in the future. The paper is co-authored…

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Macho Men: Study Shows They’re Not Ideal for Long-Term Love

The study, published in the current edition of Personality and Individual Differences, asked over 400 British men and women to judge digitally altered pictures…

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Postpartum hospital discharges — when is the 'right time?'

The study, led by Dr. Henry “Hank” Bernstein M.D., Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School, and Chief of General Academic Pediatrics at Children's…

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FSU Study: Fat Acceptance Grows Among American Women

American women have gotten fatter as it has become more socially acceptable to carry a few extra pounds, according to a new study.Florida State University…

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World's largest respiratory health study launches next phase

The TAHS (formerly the Tasmanian Asthma Survey) is a collaboration between the Menzies Research Institute in Tasmania, University of Melbourne and Monash…

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Large European Study: Increased cure of breast cancer with extra “boost” irradiation after surgery

That is the conclusion of Professor Harry Bartelink, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AVL) in Amsterdam, and his…

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New Insights on LKB1: Lung Tumor-Suppressor Gene Discovered

The researchers report in the journal Nature that LKB1 is not only a “tumor-suppressor” gene for non-small cell lung cancer in mice, it also may be more…

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Pioneering Study Advances Custom Antidepressants for Depression

One of the environmental risk factors more often related to depression is exposure to threatening life events. On the other side, from a genetic point of view,…

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Happier Hospitals: Improving Patient Health in the NHS

The National Inquiry into Management and Medicine looked at hospitals across the UK, focussing on the often troubled relationships between doctors and NHS…

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Teachers’ job satisfaction rises

The table, published in the Industrial Relations Journal, ranks 81 occupations defined by the UK Standard Occupational Classification (2000) by how satisfied…

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