Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

New GeneSearch Assay Enhances Breast Cancer Metastasis Detection

Results from a prospective clinical study show that the GeneSearch™ Breast Lymph Node (BLN) Assay, a gene-based diagnostic test has greater sensitivity than…

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Capture study shows safety of carotid stenting in 'real-world' setting

The largest-ever study of carotid stenting in high-surgical risk patients has shown that with proper education and training, community physicians are just as…

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Is An Anxious Child Going To Be An Anxious Adult? No, If Proper Treatment Is Provided

The present study compared the efficacy of psychotherapy for childhood anxiety disorders (excluding trials solely treating post-traumatic stress disorder or…

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Separation Anxiety in Childhood: Impact on Adult Mental Health

The study was aimed to examine the association between separation anxiety disorder (SAD) and mental disorders in a community sample and to evaluate whether…

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Mount Sinai and EXACT Sciences Reveal Stool DNA Testing Results

Mount Sinai School of Medicine and EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) announced today the publication of results from a prospective, multi-center study…

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Oysters Thrive in Heat but Struggle with Heavy Metals

A new study has found that even relatively low levels of heavy metal pollution can interfere with the metabolic processes of oysters, and that the effects of…

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Study Shows Treatment Boosts Survival in Older Prostate Cancer Patients

An analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare records for 44,630 older men suggests surgery or radiation therapy for early-stage…

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Why people 'never forget a face'

New research from Vanderbilt University suggests that we can remember more faces than other objects and that faces “stick” the best in our short-term memory….

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How Materialism Develops in Children: Key Insights from Study

Some groups have criticized advertisers for manipulating children to demand an endless array of consumer products, while others have decried the creeping…

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Planting Trees: Location Matters for Earth’s Future

A new study says that it depends on where the trees are planted. It cautions that new forests in mid- to high-latitude locations could actually create a net…

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Study finds three-quarters of women are households’ chief cook and food shopper

The study of nearly 200 British men and women in their early 30s found that, although half of the women worked full time, they still shouldered most of the…

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Sleep Apnea Therapy Boosts Memory: New Study Insights

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may improve their memory by using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). A new study published in the December…

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Tizard Report Highlights Abuse Trends Among Vulnerable Adults

Their study found that: (1) Older people dominate the abuse landscape. Those at greatest risk of abuse are older women, those living in a care home and those…

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New Study Links Humor to Increased Survival Rates

Now, the first evidence in history is published proving that a sense of humour increases the probability of survival when people are hit by severe diseases….

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Understanding Why We Gift Unwanted Presents This Holiday Season

This holiday season, another woman who loves the rock band No Doubt will receive a plaid skirt that only the band's singer, Gwen Stefani, could pull off….

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Rural Students Face Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa Education

Yanhong Zhang (UNESCO Institute for Statistics) analyzed fourteen school systems in Southern and Western Africa and found that almost 45 million students – or…

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