Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Breaking Barriers: Women’s Progress in Local Authorities

The study, which focussed on 1370 women in middle-ranking and senior jobs in four Local Authorities in England, found that women were failing to reach their…

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Racial Differences in Emphysema Onset Revealed by Study

The study, which confirms findings from a smaller preliminary study published last year, also offers evidence of biological differences in the distribution of…

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UCLA Study Reveals Group Dynamics’ Impact on Health Habits

A UCLA-evaluated study of a demonstration project led by Community Health Councils, Inc. (CHC) in Los Angeles shows how incorporating physical activity and…

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Sustaining the Lobster Fishery: Insights from New Study

Research Specialist Hauke Kite-Powell of the Marine Policy Center at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and former lobsterman Dick Allen of Rhode…

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Seniors Embrace Alternative Therapies for Anxiety and Depression

Joseph. G. Grzywacz, Ph.D., and colleagues from Wake Forest University School of Medicine reported in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine…

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UF Study Reveals Insights on Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes

Many of these patients are teens who take enzymes to help digest their food and undergo daily physical therapy to loosen the thick, sticky mucus that clogs…

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Genetics of Brain Disorders: Insights into Congenital Diseases

Findings of a recent genetic study on developmental brain disorders may be the “tip of an iceberg” revealing factors involved with a number of congenital…

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Solitons: Fueling Molecular Electronics and Artificial Muscles

Since the 1980s, scientists have known that solitons can carry an electrical charge when traveling through certain organic polymers. A new study now suggests…

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Children in Unemployed Families Face Higher Injury Risks

The paper, published by experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Camden Primary Care Trust, reveals how children in families where no…

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New Study Links Antibiotic to Heart Protection Insights

In the July issue of the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, the official publication of the International Society for Heart Research, researchers…

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Minimally Invasive Procedure Boosts Kidney Blood Flow

“Three to six weeks after the minimally invasive procedure, kidney function was roughly equal to what is typically achieved with major surgery,” said Matthew…

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Graduated Driver Licensing Cuts Fatal Crashes by 11%

Test Your Graduated Driver License KnowledgeGraduated driver licensing programs reduce, by an average of 11 percent, the incidence of fatal crashes of…

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Aspirin and NSAIDs: Colorectal Cancer Risk in Long-Term Smokers

In a large, population-based study comparing risk factors in people with and without colorectal cancer, the researchers found the highest risk of colon cancer…

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Is Income Really Tied to Happiness? New Insights Unveiled

People surveyed about their own happiness and that of others with varying incomes tended to overstate the impact of income on well-being, according to a new…

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Lack of Consensus on K-12 Human-Environmental Education

What the researchers, scientists at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, a member of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, found is surprising for its…

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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: Early Indicator of Neurodegeneration

The front page of the July 2006 issue of The Lancet Neurology, the journal with the highest international impact, contains a work that shows the relationship…

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