Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Challenges Facing Research Ethics Committees in Africa

In the study, by Nancy Kass, Adnan Ali Hyder (both at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics) and their…

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The Hidden Impact of Raindrops on Soil Erosion Explained

A single drop is harmless, but when billions of raindrops fall from a cloudburst onto bare soil they strike like billions of tiny hammers, dislodging tons of…

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Unlocking the Secrets of Tear Film: New Research Insights

A new study sheds some light on the complex design of tears. What we think of as tears, scientists call tear film, which is made up of three distinct,…

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Effective Treatment Program Reduces Substance Abuse in Homeless Youth

The six-month study of homeless youth in Albuquerque found that teens who completed the program significantly reduced their substance abuse and depression and…

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International Study Tests Exercise for Heart Failure Patients

Though doctors have promoted the value of exercise for a variety of disorders for years, “exercise training has not been definitively established as safe in…

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Does endurance exercise promote life-threatening changes in athletes’ hearts?

Some high-level athletes who take part in endurance sports can develop a rare but life-threatening condition called ventricular arrhythmia (VA) in which the…

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Study Finds No Link Between Mobile Phone Use and Brain Cancer

The study on the possible connection between mobile phone use and the risk of a malignant brain tumour, glioma, was carried out in Denmark, Finland, Norway,…

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Scientists reveal secrets of Homer's Cyclops to help people with Holoprosencephaly

Homer's Cyclops might be myth, but a disorder that can cause babies to be born with only one eye is very real. Scientists from Cleveland, Ohio, and Paris,…

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Walking Molecule Can Now Deliver Packages Efficiently

A research team, led by UC Riverside's Ludwig Bartels, was the first to design a molecule that can move in a straight line on a flat surface. Now this team has…

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Leaf Litter Study Enhances Accuracy of Climate Models

Now, those bags of decomposing organic matter have allowed a research team led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Colorado State…

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New Protein Complex Key to Organ Formation and Healing

In a study carried out by a group of Spanish and German scientists a new protein complex that plays an important role in the orchestration of the…

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Politicians Overlook Key Research Findings in Decision-Making

The study involved a survey of national and local politicians, an analysis of science-related material in political party magazines and those of their youth…

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Norway Leads in ICT Skills: Insights from Recent Study

The study analysed patterns of media use in Norway, Germany and Austria, on the basis of a sample population of 24,468 persons aged between 12 and 74. The data…

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Fatigue, Genes, and Athletic Performance: New Study Insights

The ground-breaking research may also explain Unexplained Underperformance Syndrome (UPS) – the phenomena where very fit and mentally prepared athletes perform…

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GlaxoSmithKline Launches Study on Cervical Cancer Vaccines

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced today the initiation of the first study of its kind designed to compare the immunogenicity of its cervical cancer…

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Common Flaws in Oncology Microarray Studies Uncovered

Microarrays are a tool used to study gene expression. Researchers can study thousands of genes at a time, all on a single glass slide. In oncology, scientists…

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