Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Swiss private banking in clinch with high cost level

Given the high costs at some smaller, personnel intensive banks, some consolidation is looming in the long run. Future business models need to cater to…

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Flu shot halves risk of heart attack or stroke in people with history of heart attack, study finds

“Our study provides solid evidence that the flu shot helps prevent heart disease in vulnerable patients —with the best protection in the highest risk…

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Baby's innate number sense predicts future math skill

Babies who are good at telling the difference between large and small groups of items even before learning how to count are more likely to do better with…

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UCI Study Reveals Heavy Air Pollution Linked to Cancer in Canada

Levels of contaminants higher than in some of the world’s most polluted cities have been found downwind of Canada’s largest oil, gas and tar sands processing…

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Substandard Housing Impacts Low-Income Children’s Well-Being

A new report from researchers at Boston College and Tufts University shows the distinct emotional and educational price children pay when their families live…

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Amping Up Solar in the Snowy North

Michigan Technological University’s Keweenaw Research Center (KRC) is now part of a two-year study that will help answer that question. The aims are to gauge…

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Adalimumab Eases Inflammation in Pediatric Uveitis Cases

A new study published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) suggests that the…

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Study Finds No Benefit of Stem Cell Therapy for ONH in Kids

A study performed at Children's Hospital Los Angeles found no evidence that stem cell therapy improves vision for children with optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH)….

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Large, Prospective Study Finds Long-Term Obesity Is Associated with Poorer Pancreatic Cancer Survival

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Most patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, which accounts for…

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Hitchhiking Virus Sheds Light on Ancient Human Migration

The virus under study, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), usually causes nothing more severe than cold sores around the mouth, says Curtis Brandt, a…

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Low Vitamin D Linked to Anemia Risk in Children, Study Finds

The researchers caution that their results are not proof of cause and effect, but rather evidence of a complex interplay between low vitamin D levels and…

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Insect Camouflage: A Catalyst for Ecological Change

The new findings, based on research carried out at the University of Colorado Boulder, illustrate the ability of rapid evolution to cause a cascade of…

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Fiction Reading as Medicine: Insights from Women’s Stories

The two researchers Lena Mårtensson, licenced occupational therapist, and Cecilia Pettersson, literary scholar, interviewed eight women of working age who had…

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Optimizing Service Lifecycles for Modern Manufacturers

Gone are the days when manufacturers could choose whether or not to provide services to accompany their products; nowadays, if they want to ensure their…

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Learn New Skills to Keep Your Aging Mind Sharp

These findings, forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, reveal that less demanding activities, such as…

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Consumer Motivations Behind Organic Food Purchases Explored

Predicting whether consumers will purchase organic or conventional food is a multimillion dollar gamble within the food sector. A novel paper by Washington…

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