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Studies and Analyses

Labour Market Expertise 2030: Adapting to Demographic Changes

Demographic change and the changing world of work will significantly impact the labour market in coming years. A project consortium involving Fraunhofer IAO…

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Fraunhofer IAO Study: Enhancing Service Lifecycle Management

Service lifecycle management programs help companies seeking to add service components to their products to systematically and successfully develop suitable…

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Emissions Pricing: Balancing Fossil Fuel Losses and Revenues

Stabilizing global warming at around 2 degrees Celsius by cutting greenhouse-gas emissions from fossil fuels would mean to leave much of coal, gas and oil…

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Health Risks Linked to Food Deserts: New Study Insights

The study, being discussed at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday during the American Public Health Association's annual meeting in Boston, examined the health impact of…

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Disrupted Brain Signals in Fibromyalgia Patients Explained

Results published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology, suggest that this altered brain processing might contribute to…

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Pesticides Linked to Increased Endometriosis Risk, Study Finds

A Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center-led study has found that two organochlorine pesticides are associated with an increased risk of endometriosis, a…

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New study: Rising temperatures challenge Salt Lake City’s water supply

In an example of the challenges water-strapped Western cities will face in a warming world, new research shows that every degree Fahrenheit of warming in the…

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Kids’ Sleep Linked to Reduced Eating, Study Reveals

That's according to the results of a study conducted by Chantelle Hart, associate professor of public health at Temple's Center for Obesity Research and…

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Teens in Child Welfare: Drug Abuse Rates and Parental Impact

However, the study also shows that parental involvement matters. “When youth perceive that their parents or caregivers are actively engaged in their lives,…

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Earlier Puberty in Girls Linked to Obesity: Study Insights

Published online Nov. 4, the multi-institutional study strengthens a growing body of research documenting the earlier onset of puberty in girls of all races.”The impact of earlier maturation in girls has important clinical implications involving psychosocial and biologic outcomes,” said Frank Biro, MD, lead investigator and a physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. “The current study suggests clinicians may need to redefine the ages for both early and late maturation in girls.”…

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Genetic Variation in the Brain: New Insights from Recent Study

It was once thought that each cell in a person's body possesses the same DNA code and that the particular way the genome is read imparts cell function and…

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Stress Eaters: Eating Less in Good Times, New Research Reveals

Conventional wisdom tells us that stress eaters are the ones who need to regulate their bad habits, but new research suggests that stress eaters show a dynamic…

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Texting Disconnects Couples, Study Reveals Insightful Findings

Brigham Young University researchers Lori Schade and Jonathan Sandberg studied 276 young adults around the country and found that being constantly connected…

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Measuring Walking Speed to Assess MS Progression Insights

“We already know that the timed 25-foot walk test is a meaningful way to measure disability in MS,” said study author Myla D. Goldman, MD, MSc, with the…

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Bacteria’s Role in Harvesting Rare Earth Metals Explained

Rare earths are among the most precious raw materials of all. These metals are used in mobile telephones, display screens and computers. And they are…

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Exploring Daily Ethics: Why We Lie and Cheat More Later

“As ethics researchers, we had been running experiments examining various unethical behaviors, such as lying, stealing, and cheating,” researchers Maryam…

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