Studies and Analyses

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Fear, not data, motivates sunscreen users, research shows

In a study published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine, the UB researchers found that fear and worry about skin cancer had a bigger influence on people’s…

Blind lead the way in brave new world of tactile technology

New research at UC Berkeley has found that people are better and faster at navigating tactile technology when using both hands and several fingers.

Putting a price tag on the 2° climate target

To limit climate change to 2° Celsius, low-carbon energy options will need additional investments of about US $800 billion a year globally from now to…

With climate change, heat more than natural disasters will drive people away

The researchers examined 15 years of migration data for more than 7,000 families in Indonesia and found that increases in temperature and, to a lesser extent,…

Studies provide important new information on genetic risk of sudden cardiac death

Two international research studies, both led by investigators affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard,…

Learn Dutch in your sleep

Reluctant students and sleepyheads take note: a study conducted at the universities of Zurich and Fribourg has shown that German-speaking students are better…

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