Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Being our professional best: Measuring burnout

How do English Language lecturers feel about their chosen profession? Are they generally satisfied with their job or are they silently suffering from job…

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Self-Worth: A Key to Overcoming Poverty Challenges

The findings suggest that reconnecting the poor with feelings of self-worth reduces the powerful stigma and psychological barriers that make it harder for…

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Income Inequality: Understanding Its Slower Rise Today

“With the genuine rise in wealth inequality over the past several decades, and the popular media's intensive coverage of this issue, we wondered how income…

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Heavy Marijuana Use Alters Brain Structure and Memory

Teens who were heavy marijuana users — smoking it daily for about three years — had abnormal changes in their brain structures related to working memory and…

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Lung Lesions in TB: Active vs. Latent Infection Insights

More than 30 percent of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB, yet only 5 to 10 percent of those…

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Study Reveals Lower Survival Rates After Second Hip Fractures

Research presented today at the 4th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting showed that second hip fractures are more deadly than first hip fractures. Based in Hong…

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Wrist Fracture Linked to Increased Hip Fracture Risk

A new study presented today at the IOF Regionals 4th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Hong Kong supports widespread evidence that individuals who have…

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Frog Declines in the Andes: Disease Over Climate Change

A deadly fungus, and not climate change as is widely believed, is the primary culprit behind the rapid decline of frog populations in the Andes mountains,…

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Height Linked to Heart Disease Risk: Key Research Insights

Coronary artery calcium is a strong predictor of future heart attacks with a nearly 10 fold increase in the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients…

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Mapping Food Security: Major Cities’ Self-Provision Insights

The Australian capital Canberra produces the majority of its most common food in its regional hinterland, while Tokyo primarily ensures its food security…

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New Study Influences US Lung Transplant Policy for Children

The findings, which are published in the American Journal of Transplantation, help inform ongoing discussions regarding potential changes to the nation's lung…

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New Study Reveals Blood Clot Risks in Hospitalized Children

Now findings of a Johns Hopkins Children's Center study, published online Dec. 12 in The Journal of Pediatrics, may help clinicians determine which…

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Study demonstrates that indigenous hunting with fire helps sustain Brazil's savannas

Many indigenous peoples in Brazil have practiced hunting with fire, and today Brazil's Xavante Indians often use fire to hunt game for ceremonial occasions…

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Targeted Antibody and Checkpoint Blocker Show Promise in Lymphoma

One drug attacks tumor cells directly, the other treats the immune system by taking the brakes off T cell response. Together, they put half of the patients…

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Head Impacts in Sports: Effects on Brain and Learning

New research suggests that even in the absence of a concussion, blows to the head during a single season of football or ice hockey may affect the brain’s white…

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Harvard Study: Sprawl Threatens Water Quality and Climate Gains

A groundbreaking study by Harvard University's Harvard Forest and the Smithsonian Institution reveals that, if left unchecked, recent trends in the loss of…

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