Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Eating With Our Eyes: The Impact of Clean Tables on Appetite

The difference between the two groups — those eating at a table where leftover bones accumulated compared with those whose leftovers were removed — was…

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Higher Household Firearm Ownership Tied to Increased Suicide Rates

In the first nationally representative study to examine the relationship between survey measures of household firearm ownership and state level rates of…

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New approach to 'war on terror' revealed in study

Commenting on the release of a major new study from Oxford Research Group (ORG), the Nobel Peace Prize laureate said: “This incisive study is radical in the…

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New Internet Questionnaire Accurately Identifies Depression

Chao-Cheng Lin of the National Taiwan University Hospital, Yu-Chuan Li of the National Yang-Ming University, and other colleagues in Taiwan developed the…

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MIT model helps researchers 'see' brain development — Work could facilitate early detection of autism

Now a team led by MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers has developed a tool that could aid such studies by helping…

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New Regulatory Mechanism Discovered in Protein Signaling Domain

The study is being published in Science Express, an advanced online edition of the journal Science, on April 5. It will appear in the print version of Science…

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Stem Cell Isolation May Offer New Hope for Hearing Loss

In addition to loud noise, certain cancer drugs or genetic factors can cause hearing loss in humans due to loss or faulty development of the sensory…

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Tai Chi Enhances Immunity Against Shingles in Older Adults

This National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study is the first rigorous clinical trial to suggest that a behavioral intervention, alone or in combination…

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Calorie Restriction’s Impact on Glycemic Load: New Study Insights

The study, part of the multi-center Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Restricting Intake of Energy (CALERIE) trial, funded by the National…

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New Insights on Pancreas Cell Regeneration from Penn Study

Replacing faulty or missing cells with new insulin-making cells has been the object of diabetes research for the last decade. Past studies in tissue culture…

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Researchers at Children's Discover Connection between Allergic Diseases and Autoimmune Diseases

Approximately 75 percent of autoimmune diseases occur in women, most frequently during the childbearing years. These diseases also comprise a significant…

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Evaluating Financial Risks of Investing in Nuclear Power

Enticed by the gleam of government subsidies, many companies are rushing to invest in nuclear power, expecting that new technology and safer reactors will make…

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Why Dieting Fails: Insights from UCLA’s Traci Mann

“You can initially lose 5 to 10 percent of your weight on any number of diets, but then the weight comes back,” said Traci Mann, UCLA associate professor of…

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Chernobyl Radiation vs. Everyday Health Risks: A Comparison

The research, published online today in BioMedCentral Public Health, compares the health risks from radiation exposure following the Chernobyl incident with…

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Researchers help find ‘master switch’ in plant communication

Given the challenges the environment will be facing over the coming decades through global warming, this puzzle piece has become more pressing for plant…

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Exploring Power-Law Distributions in Wealth Dynamics

Real-world data — whether distributions of wealth, size of earthquakes or number of connections on a computer network — often follow power-law distributions…

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