Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Plants Absorb Antibiotics: New Insights from Minnesota Research

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have been evaluating the impact of antibiotic feeding in livestock production on the environment. This particular…

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People with early Parkinson's report hallucinations, sleepiness

“By identifying risk factors, it may help guide treatment decisions, allow for early intervention and possibly reduce disability,” said study author Kevin…

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Selenium Supplements Linked to Higher Diabetes Risk in Study

The data came from the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer Trial (NPC), a large randomized, multi-center, clinical trial from the eastern United States, designed…

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Illinois-based study of energy crops finds miscanthus more productive than switchgrass

At the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists in Chicago (July 7-11, 2007), scientists will present findings on how to economically and…

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Study shows cane sugar, corn sweeteners have similar effects on appetite

“Some companies have made a sincere effort to put sucrose back in soda,” said Dr. Adam Drewnowski, director of the Nutritional Sciences Program at the…

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Sugar’s Role in Low-Fat Diets: Science Behind Weight Loss

A team of scientists at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh has found that a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet (containing sucrose) combined with physical…

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Common Genetic Risk Factor Discovered for Colorectal, Prostate Cancer

As in the previous prostate cancer study, which was also conducted by USC researchers and published in the April 2007 edition of Nature Genetics, the…

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Wives Hold Greater Power in Marriage Problem-Solving, Study Finds

The study of 72 married couples from Iowa found that wives, on average, exhibit greater situational power — in the form of domineering and dominant behaviors…

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Amoebae Control Cheating Through Family Connections

No one likes a cheater, even a single-celled one.New research from Rice University shows how cooperative single-celled amoebae rely on family ties to keep…

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Antidepressants and Suicide Risk: New Insights for Young Adults

“The risk of suicide attempt among depressed patients treated with SSRI drugs was about one-third that of patients who were not treated with an SSRI,” said the…

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Rhode Island Hospital Study Reveals Surge in Trampoline Injuries

According to the latest study on trampoline injuries by Rhode Island Hospital researchers, injuries have more than doubled in the past decade. An earlier Rhode…

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Cholesterol Drug Combats Diabetes: Clinical Trial Insights

Results from the clinical trial demonstrated that the compound colesevelam HCl, in combination with Sulfonylurea-based therapy in patients with inadequately…

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U-M and Israeli Scientists Uncover Colon Cancer Gene Links

A 10-year study involving thousands of Israeli Jews and Arabs, led by researchers from American and Israeli institutions, has yielded important new information…

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Intergenerational Disadvantages in EU Member States Examined

This comparative study has become possible because the 2005 EU-SILC has included one special data module, including the data for attributes of each…

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Women and Men Talk Equally: New Research Findings

Refuting the popular stereotype that females talk more than men, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found women and men both use an average…

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Soil particles found to boost prion's capacity to infect

Writing in the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens, a group led by University of Wisconsin-Madison prion expert Judd Aiken reports that prions,…

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