Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Twin Cities Residents Boost Fitness Through Daily Activities

Research published in the September issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise found that Minnesotans in the Twin Cities metro area are expending a…

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Multicenter Study Links Exercise to Better Health for Seniors

A study, which appears in the November issue of Journal of Gerontology, is the first to show that physical activity can improve a person's score on a…

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Fetal Oxygen Measurement: No Impact on Caesarean Rates

In the study, appearing in this week's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers tested whether doctors' knowledge of fetal blood-oxygen…

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Single Medication Outperforms Combo Drugs in Cardiac Therapy

A study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine led by Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital researchers showed…

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Successful Pilot Study Builds Resistance to Food Allergies

“Participants who took a daily dose of egg product over the two-year study period were able to build up their bodies' resistance to the point where most of…

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New Analysis Shows Millions of Europeans At Risk from Flu

A powerful analysis from this month's Vaccine 1 highlights the huge gap between current vaccination coverage across Europe and the recommendations endorsed by…

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Medicaid Patients Miss Out on Recommended Cardiac Care

The study by Dr. James Calvin, lead study author and director of cardiology at Rush University Medical Center, found Medicaid patients were less likely to…

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Prescription Opioid Abuse Surpasses Heroin in 7 Cities

A team led by Dr. Benedikt Fischer, a researcher funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and based at the Centre for Addictions Research…

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Panic Attacks Impact Diabetic Patients’ Health Outcomes

The researchers surveyed patients with diabetes about their symptoms, disability, social and emotional function, and quality of life. They also collected data…

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Responsible Business Practices for Healthier Workplaces

A report by Dr Stavroula Leka and Johanna Churchill from the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations at The University of Nottingham claims there is a lack…

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Science study explains polio's tenacious grip in India

New research helps explain polio's persistence in India despite massive immunization efforts and offers hope for the campaign to stamp out the virus once and…

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Money: It's more than an incentive according to University of Minnesota researcher

Why are some people more self-sufficient than others? Why are some people more willing to volunteer or help out than others? What makes some people seem…

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Brain and Behavior Evolution in Social Insects Explained

Researchers headed by Sean O'Donnell, a University of Washington associate professor of psychology, found that a key region in the brains of a primitively…

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Video explains what science learns from avian stars of 'Happy Feet' and 'March of the Penguins'

Long before they lit up movie screens in animated feature films or enthralled documentary film audiences worldwide with the story of their endless struggle to…

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Study Finds Aging Process Lowers Breast Cancer Risk

As most women get older, and especially after menopause, the milk-producing glands (lobules) shut down — a process known as lobular regression, or involution….

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New Study Identifies On/Off Switch for Septic Shock

The study by Robert Schneider, Ph.D., the Albert B. Sabin Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Pathogenesis at NYU School of Medicine and his colleagues, is…

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