Studies and Analyses

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UTSW study unlocks origin of brown fat cells important in weight maintenance

In particular, researchers sought to find out the origin of “brown” fat cells and whether humans can make more of them in order to burn extra calories – a…

Drivers who test positive for drugs have triple the risk of a fatal car crash

Drugged driving has been a safety issue of increasing public concern in the United States and many other countries but its role in motor vehicle crashes had…

New study identifies preferred method to assess patient reactions to radiation therapy

The North Shore-LIJ Health System Department of Radiation Medicine presented a novel study to evaluate the reliability of different systems used by caregivers…

Family Resiliency Center helps study how food-bank clients afford basic non-food items

“The study found that these families often make trade-offs with other living expenses and employ coping strategies in an effort to secure such essential…

Eating Fish, Nuts May Not Help Thinking Skills After All

The study is published in the September 25, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Omega-3s are found in…

New CU-Boulder-led study finds 'microbial clock' may help determine time of death

The clock is essentially the lock-step succession of bacterial changes that occur postmortem as bodies move through the decay process. And while the…

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