Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Skin Rash Linked to Improved Outcomes in Cancer Patients

The study, published in the July 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, reports that for patients…

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Cardiac Surgery Insights for Liver Cirrhosis Patients

The results of this study appear in the July 2007 issue of Liver Transplantation, the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver…

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Blood Clotting Protein Found to Hinder Spinal Cord Regeneration

The study, led by Katerina Akassoglou, Ph.D., assistant professor in UCSD’s Department of Pharmacology, is the first evidence that when blood leaks into the…

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Weeds Outperform Natives: New Insights from QUT Research

Eve White, from QUT's School of Natural Resource Sciences, has been investigating the effect weeds can have on native plants especially when foliage eating…

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Penn State Study Unveils Solutions for US Rail Safety

“Efforts to secure the nation’s rail system have been undertaken by federal, state, and local government agencies and by private rail operators,” say Jeremy…

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Periodontal Bacteria Detected in Amniotic Fluid Study

A study appearing in the July issue of the Journal of Periodontology found bacteria commonly found in the mouth and associated with periodontal diseases in the…

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Early Life Iron Exposure Linked to Neurodegeneration Risk

Exposure to iron during the first weeks of life in combination with exposure later in life to a common herbicide may contribute to the subsequent degeneration…

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Turn Off TV to Boost Word Learning in Toddlers

The study was published in the June 21 issue of Media Psychology.Children younger than 22 months may be entertained, but they do not learn words from the…

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Branding matters — even when searching

Researchers in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) copied Google results pages from four different e-commerce queries, ascribing them to…

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Surgery Proven More Effective for Common Back Problems

The study, published in the May 31 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, is the second in a series reporting findings of the Spine Patients Outcomes…

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Discover the Most Dangerous Holiday Travel Spots

Just in time for the most dangerous days of the year to drive – July 3 and 4 – the national Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS) at the University of…

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Ablation Procedure: Safe, Fast Solution for Large Tumors

“One of the biggest limitations of current radiofrequency ablation techniques is the inability to effectively treat large tumors” said Paul Laeseke, PhD, lead…

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Study Reveals Extra Capacity Needed for Undifferentiated Networks

A new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, AT&T Labs, and the University of Nevada, Reno suggests that an Internet where all traffic is…

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University Of Leicester Study Sheds Light On Infertility Solutions

It will for the first time allow researchers to see how important the hormone –relaxin- is for human pregnancyAs part of her doctoral studies, Abigail Thompson…

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Genetic Factors in Nicotine Addiction Relapse: New Insights

As some clinical studies had already outlined, stress is one of the most important causes of relapse observed in abstinent smokers. The study has revealed, in…

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Nepalese Researchers Discover Cost-Effective Typhoid Treatment

Enteric fever, of which typhoid fever is the most common form, is a major disease affecting the developing world, where sanitary conditions remain poor. The…

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