Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Graphene Study Confirms 40-Year-Old Physics Prediction

Graphene Study Confirms 40-Year-Old Physics Prediction A team of researchers from Columbia University, City University of New York, the University of Central…

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Vitamin C’s Limited Impact on Uric Acid in Gout Patients

Vitamin C supplementation, alone or in combination with allopurinol, appears to have a weak effect on lowering uric acid levels in gout patients according to…

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Better Outcomes for Advanced Coronary Artery Disease Patients

Refractory angina patients endure ongoing chest pain despite optimal medical management and for them, standard revascularization techniques, such as surgery or…

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Skin Cancer May Be Linked to Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

The study involved 1,102 people with an average age of 79 who did not have dementia at the start of the study. The participants were followed for an average of…

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Cardio and Weight Training Impact Seniors’ Health Care Access

The study, published today in the online journal PLOS ONE, followed 86 women, aged 70- to 80-years-old, who were randomly assigned to participate in weight…

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Passenger car drivers are more likely to die in crashes with SUVs, regardless of crash safety ratings

Most consumers who are shopping for a new car depend on good crash safety ratings as an indicator of how well the car will perform in a crash. But a new…

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Study Links Cannabinoid Receptors to PTSD Insights

In a first-of-its-kind effort to illuminate the biochemical impact of trauma, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered a connection between…

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NC Coal Plant Emissions Linked to Rising State Suicide Rates

Lead researcher John G. Spangler, M.D., M.P.H., a professor of family medicine at Wake Forest Baptist, looked specifically at the relationship between air…

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Global Warming Fuels West Nile Virus Spread in Europe

Global warming trends have a significant influence on the spread of West Nile Virus to new regions in Europe and neighboring countries, where the disease…

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Enhancing Judgments: The Impact of Multitasking on Performance

Research has revealed that multitasking impedes performance across a variety of tasks. Emergency room nurses that are interrupted multiple times while treating…

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Emotional Strategies: Impact on Anxiety Levels Revealed

New research suggests that the way you regulate your emotions, in bad times and in good, can influence whether – or how much – you suffer from anxiety.The…

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Perfectly Doped Quantum Dots: New Colors for Innovation

The introduction of these “guest” ions, called doping, opens up possibilities for fine-tuning the optical properties of the quantum dots and producing…

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Enhanced Motion Perception in Autism May Point to an Underlying Cause of the Disorder

Such heightened sensory perception in autism may help explain why some people with the disorder are painfully sensitive to noise and bright lights. It also may…

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Father-Teen Relationships: Impact of Desire for Children

For her investigation, the sociologist and gender researcher Dr. Diana Baumgarten conducted a detailed evaluation of long interviews with eight fathers between…

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How Consumption Goals Shape Flat-Rate Choices in Daily Life

Can you imagine a world where a subway ride becomes the highlight of your day? Where going to the laundromat isn't such a dreary duty? A recent study published…

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Cancer Biorepository Speeds Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Moffitt Analysis Shows

Their study, which analyzed datasets from recent clinical trials conducted at Moffitt, was published online March 15 in Statistical Methods in Medical Research.

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