Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

High-Tech Solutions to Reduce Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions

As part of a six-year study, researchers at the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University have helped test and develop an animal-detection…

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UH’s 24/7 Monitoring Boosts Texas Air Quality Study

University of Houston scientists are joining more than 200 researchers from 60 institutions in the Texas Air Quality Study-II (TexAQS-II), to help alleviate…

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South Asian Men Face Urinary Issues More Than White Peers

Men over 40 living in Leicestershire, UK, were selected at random from the lists of family doctors and sent a postal questionnaire asking them about urinary…

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Before dementia's first signs appear, weight-loss rate doubles in elderly

The study is the first to confirm in precise detail a link between weight loss and dementia tentatively identified a decade ago. Researchers report in the…

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Helmet-Wearing Cyclists Face Increased Collision Risks, Study Finds

Drivers pass closer when overtaking cyclists wearing helmets than when overtaking bare-headed cyclists, increasing the risk of a collision, the research has…

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Katrina Evacuees in Houston: Most Plan to Stay Long-Term

More than two-thirds of the Hurricane Katrina evacuees who fled to Houston for shelter a year ago said they plan to remain here, according to a recent survey…

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Sex and the heart: It's not what you think

A surprising new study finds that women in their 60s have as many risk factors for heart disease as men, and by their 70s have more, according to research led…

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Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Risks After Hip Replacement Surgery

The results of the study designed to determine the long-term benefits and risks of anti-inflammatory drugs in patients undergoing hip replacement surgery were…

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Memory Loss Linked to Greater Health Risks in Seniors

The study, which looked at 120 people over the age of 60, found people who complained of significant memory problems but still had normal performance on memory…

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Human Activities Raise Ocean Temperatures in Hurricane Zones

Using 22 different computer models of the climate system, Benjamin Santer and six other atmospheric scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,…

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Genetic Study Links Twins to Chronic Fatigue Insights

Chronic fatigue in young people can be disabling and is the main illness-related reason for long absences from school. A genetic study of twins by researchers…

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Bone Mass Increases in Liver Transplant Patients: Study Insights

The results of this study appear in the September 2006 issue of Liver Transplantation, the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver…

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Study Links Family Ties to Chronic Severe Depression Risk

The odds are more than two to one that people whose close relatives developed chronic severe unipolar depression when they were young will have it, too,…

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New Insights Into Cellular Aging: Key Gene Uncovered

Three separate studies confirm a gene that suppresses tumor cell growth also plays a key role in aging. The researchers found increasing concentration, or…

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Designer babies – what would you do for a ‘healthy’ baby?

The findings will be presented by Dr Simon Hampton at the BA Festival of Science on Setpember 5.Dr Hampton and his team at UEA’s School of Social Work and…

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Anticipation Boosts Memory, Study Reveals Insights

Probing deeper into how such memories form, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that the mere anticipation of a fearful situation can…

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