Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Lung Infections Provide Insight on Ticagrelor’s Heart Benefits

The new findings, published in Platelets, show that ticagrelor may reduce the risk of dying as a result of a lung infection after suffering a heart attack…

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Adolescent's weight, socioeconomic status may affect cancer later in life

Overweight adolescents were twice as likely as their normal weight peers to later develop esophageal cancer in a recent study from Israel. The study, which is…

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Compound in Grapes, Red Wine Could Help Treat Multiple Types of Cancer, Study Finds

A recent study by a University of Missouri researcher shows that resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins and red wine, can make certain tumor cells more…

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How People Relate to Old Clothes: Recycling Insights

The book describes different people’s relation to clothes and textiles – how they are consumed and then sorted out to be recycled in different ways. Today many…

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Surge in Renewable-Energy Patents Signals Growing Innovation

The number of patents issued for renewable-energy technologies has risen sharply over the last decade, according to new research from MIT and the Santa Fe…

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Hunter-Gatherers and Farmers Coexisted in Central Europe for 2,000 Years

Indigenous hunter-gatherers and immigrant farmers lived side-by-side for more than 2,000 years in Central Europe, before the hunter-gatherer communities died…

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Herbal Products Mislabeling: Study Finds Fillers in 44 Items

The study, published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine, used DNA barcoding technology to test 44 herbal products sold by 12 companies. Only two of…

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Android versus Apple

Smartphones are big business, prompting fierce competition between providers. One major concern for consumers is whether a smartphone will keep their private…

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Brain Releases Natural Painkillers During Social Rejection

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” goes the playground rhyme that's supposed to help children endure taunts from classmates….

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Hybrid Cars: A Growing Status Symbol Among Seniors

The finding is significant because some segments of the older-consumer population control a considerable share of the discretionary income in the United…

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Ethanol’s Impact on Gas Prices: What You Need to Know

If you have stopped at a gas station recently, there is a good chance your auto has consumed fuel with ethanol blended into it. Yet the price of gasoline is…

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TM Practice’s Impact on Trait Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis

Trait anxiety is a measure of how anxious a person usually is, as opposed to state anxiety, which refers to how anxious we are at the moment. A meta-analysis…

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CU Team Identifies Key Factor in Liver Issues from IV Feeding

The discovery, published Oct. 9 in Science Translational Medicine, could point the way to better treatments for patients who are medically vulnerable and,…

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Longer Human Lifespan Tied to Endangered Species Decline

The study, published in the September issue of Ecology and Society, examined a combination of 15 social and ecological variables — from tourism and per capita…

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Sleeping in on the weekends doesn't fix all the deficits caused by workweek sleep loss

In many modern societies, adults often sacrifice sleep during the workweek to make time for other demands, then snooze longer on the weekends to recoup that…

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Having a Stroke May Shave Nearly Three Out of Five Quality Years Off Your Life

Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability and the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States. “These results highlight the severe toll that…

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