Studies and Analyses

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Primates and patience — the evolutionary roots of self control

A chimpanzee will wait more than two minutes to eat six grapes, but a black lemur would rather eat two grapes now than wait any longer than 15 seconds for a…

Brain May Never Fully Recover from Exposure to Paint, Glue, Degreasers

“Our findings are particularly important because exposure to solvents is very common, even in industrialized countries like the United States.” said study…

Researchers Find New Molecule to Treat Asthma

A new study carried out by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces…

Mobile phone data helps combat malaria

The study used anonymised mobile records to measure population movements within Namibia in Africa over the period of a year (2010-11). By combining this data…

E-cigarettes and mental health

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that people living with depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions are…

Children of nicotine-addicted parents more likely to become heavy smokers

So warns a team of researchers led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists in Pediatrics. The study, published online today, is among the…

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