Studies and Analyses

Studies and Analyses

Cancer Doesn’t Change Young Girls’ Desire to Have Children, Moffitt Cancer Center Study Shows

The study appeared in the February issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.According to the researchers, this study helped further validate a tool that seeks…

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Serious Impact of Adult Sleepwalking on Health Quality

A new study found that adult sleepwalking is a potentially serious condition that may induce violent behaviors and affect health-related quality of life.”We…

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Cut British Columbia Traffic Deaths By Half: New Insights

It also found that fatality and injury risks varied by travel mode. “Many studies have shown that overall, considering both potential physical activity…

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Double-Jointed Teens: Understanding Joint Pain Risks

When ligaments are loose (ligamentous laxity) it may cause joints to extend beyond the normal range (hypermobility), with studies showing a possible genetic…

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UCLA study could explain why some people get zits and others don't

The bacteria that cause acne live on everyone's skin, yet one in five people is lucky enough to develop only an occasional pimple over a lifetime. What's their…

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Fermi's Motion Produces a Study in Spirograph02.27.13

Its wide-eyed Large Area Telescope (LAT) sweeps across the entire sky every three hours, capturing the highest-energy form of light — gamma rays — from…

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Understanding How People Choose Health Insurance Plans

When it comes to health insurance, the existence of moral hazard is a more matter-of-fact issue: When people get health insurance, they use more medical care,…

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Colorectal Cancer Risk Update for Women with Lynch Syndrome

A cooperative study that included the University of Colorado Cancer Center, published in this month’s issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute,…

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Bridal Registries Shift Roles: A New Notre Dame Study Insights

“Decades ago, the main role of the mother of the bride was creating the new home for the union of two families,” says Tonya Williams Bradford, assistant…

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International Surveys Show Environmental Issues Rank Low Among Most People’s Concerns

The surveys showed that when asked to rank priority worries, people were five times more likely to point to the economy over the environment. Additionally,…

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Stem Cells Found in Human Parasite: New Research Insights

A new study offers insight into the cellular operations that give this flatworm its extraordinary staying power. The researchers, from the University of…

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Breast Cancer Patients’ Fear of Developing Lymphedema Far Exceeds Risk

Women who have had the lymph nodes under their arm surgically removed during breast cancer treatment are warned to avoid certain practices that can cause…

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Sustainable Water Management for Canadian Agriculture

Canadian agriculture is faced with great opportunities, but also challenged by water-related risks and uncertainties. An expert panel convened by the Council…

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Slow-Growing Babies Catch Up by Early Teens, Study Finds

ew research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that most babies who are slow to put on weight in the first nine months of…

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Screening Could Prevent 12,000 Lung Cancer Deaths Annually

That is the conclusion of a new analysis published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. By providing a national…

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Human Brain Evolution: Unique Structures Explained

This means that new brain networks were likely added in the course of evolution from primate ancestor to human. These findings, based on an analysis of…

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