Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Music Eases Test Anxiety for Patients: New Study Insights

Still, patients often approach the test with a mixture of dread and anxiety. Despite sedation, people fear discomfort, and often put off the appointment. To…

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Study Reveals Limits of Perceptual Multitasking in Humans

A new Cornell study shows that people are pretty good at perceptual multitasking — except when multiple sources of incoming stimuli are of the same type….

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Good Bosses Embrace Chaos: Traits of Successful Managers

Research at SINTEF has found that managers who are capable of mastering major public-sector turnaround operations share certain traits. Their results are…

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CEO Pay Insights: The Impact on Fairness and Management

The paper, “Overpaid CEOs and Underpaid Managers: Fairness and Executive Compensation,” looked at data from over 120 firms over a five-year period and is the…

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Air travelers don't mind delays if security checks consistent

Findings also show that preferences vary between men and women, travelers in different income groups and other categories.”The most fundamental finding was…

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Field Museum Study Reveals Lion Mane Variation Insights

An article appearing in the current issue of the Journal of Zoology sheds light on several longstanding misconceptions regarding the controversial topic of…

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New AIDS Study Questions HIV Treatment Guidelines

A newly published study by investigators at the Center for AIDS Research at Case Medical Center, led by Benigno Rodríguez, MD, along with a nationwide team of…

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Unveiling Prison Life: Insights Beyond the Statistics

This research, based on interviews with male prisoners and published in the latest issue of The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, provides analysis of prison…

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Lower Income Linked to Higher Heart Disease Risk

Low-income adults are more likely to have very high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a risk factor for heart disease, according to a study led by…

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Intravascular Devices Linked to Bloodstream Infection Risks

As many as 500,000 IVD-related bloodstream infections occur in the United States each year and lead to increased morbidity and prolonged hospital stays, from…

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Taller Women Linked to Higher Chances of Having Twins

By comparing the heights of women who had given birth to twins or triplets with the average height of women in the United States, Gary Steinman, MD, PhD, an…

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Mold Levels in New Orleans Homes Exceed Agricultural Areas

In a study assessing flood clean-up procedures in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, a team of scientists led by researchers at Columbia University's…

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AIDS Orphans Face 17 Times Higher Risk of Death, Study Reveals

These are the preliminary results of a study conducted by Evasius Bauni and four colleagues on an INPEPTH demographic surveillance site in Kilifi, said Bauni…

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Impact of Economic Status on Racial Minorities in the US

However, African Americans are more likely than Latinos and Asian Americans to retain their racial group consciousness regardless of improvements in their…

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Why Chemotherapy Affects Food Taste for Patients

“Unfortunately, these problems that impact nutrition and quality of life are underestimated and understudied by oncologists,” said Andrea Dietrich, Virginia…

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Low Birth Weight Impacts Preschool Quality of Life: Study Insights

Researchers assessed 118 children who had birth weights of 1500g or less and compared them with a control group of 170 born at normal weights to compare their…

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