Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Parasitic Infection Linked to Higher HIV Risk: New Study Insights

Although studies have been undertaken in the past to show the link between sexually transmitted infections and susceptibility to HIV, the study published in…

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Immunization Rates Soar in Low-Income Countries

New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the GAVI Alliance, a groundbreaking global initiative to increase access to children’s vaccines,…

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Folic Acid Linked to Reduced Risk of Cleft Lip and Palate

Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, found that 0.4 milligrams (mg) a day…

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New Study: Mexican Political Polarization Limited to Elites Despite Contested 2006 Election

The findings conclude that claims of such divisions are unsupported by recent field research and that a better understanding of the state of Mexican democracy…

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Impact of Heavy Drinking on Women With Hepatitis C

“Previous studies indicated that alcohol use is a risk factor for HCV disease progression, but they seldom examined the effect on women and men separately,”…

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New Tool Enhances Stroke Risk Prediction Accuracy

The lead author of the study is S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, a neurologist at UCSF Medical Center and associate professor in the UCSF School of Medicine. About…

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Researchers Unearth Most Primitive Primate Skeleton Ever

The paper by researchers at Yale, the University of Winnipeg, Stony Brook University, and led by University of Florida paleontologist Jonathan Bloch…

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New Study Reveals Brain’s Role in Learned Fear Responses

A new study on rats has identified a part of the brain's cortex that controls learned but not innate fear responses. The results suggest that hyperactivity in…

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Fish Use Observation to Gauge Social Rank, New Study Finds

The study, published in the Jan. 25 edition of the journal Nature, is based on a unique experiment with cichlids (SIK-lids), small territorial fish from…

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Swiss Study: Antiretroviral Resistance Testing Enhances HIV Care

During HIV treatment resistance mutations of the virus to antiretroviral drugs may occur and the treatment regimen become less effective. In the present study…

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Genetic Study Reveals Long-Lived African Heritage in Britain

The University of Leicester study, funded by the Wellcome Trust and published today in the journal European Journal of Human Genetics, found that one third of…

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US Outperforms Europe in Hypertension Treatment Success

By starting treatment for high blood pressure earlier and being more aggressive, physicians in the United States control hypertension significantly better than…

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Microchimerism: How Maternal Cells Impact Insulin Production

The phenomenon is known as microchimerism, and it is still unclear as to whether the presence of such cells can be harmful to the recipient. A Bristol team has…

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New Study Uncovers Activation Mechanism for Pain Channel TRPA1

The study was published January 21, 2007 in an advanced online edition of the journal Nature.The researchers found that TRPA1, a protein that helps transmit…

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No-Needle Anesthesia: Innovative Cavity Care Breakthroughs

Wishful thinking? Not if two studies being conducted at the University at Buffalo's School of Dental Medicine show positive results.In one study, funded by a…

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‘Terror bird’ arrived in North America before land bridge

UF paleontologist Bruce MacFadden said his team used an established geochemical technique that analyzes rare earth elements in a new application to revise the…

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