News tagged with statistical techniques
Differential parenting found to affect whole family
Parents act differently with different children—for example, being more positive with one child and more negative with another. A new longitudinal study has found that this behavior negatively affects not only the child ...
Pediatrics
Feb 12, 2013 |
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New tool for selecting embryos in fertility treatments
A team of researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València and specialists from the Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe have developed a new tool, a mathematical model to be exact, to help ...
Medical research
Jan 21, 2013 |
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Heart-related deaths increase in winter regardless of climate
No matter what climate you live in, you're more likely to die of heart-related issues in the winter, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.
Cardiology
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Modeling metastasis
Cancer metastasis, the escape and spread of primary tumor cells, is a common cause of cancer-related deaths. But metastasis remains poorly understood. Studies indicate that when a primary tumor breaks through ...
Cancer
Aug 24, 2012 |
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Taking cholesterol drugs in hospital may improve stroke outcomes
A new study suggests that using cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins after having a stroke may increase the likelihood of returning home and lessen the chance of dying in the hospital. The research is published ...
Neuroscience
May 21, 2012 |
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Study shows additional benefits of progesterone in reducing preterm birth risk
(Medical Xpress) -- An analysis of five previous studies has uncovered additional evidence of the effectiveness of progesterone, a naturally occurring hormone, in reducing the rate of preterm birth among a high-risk category ...
Health
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Body weight, sleep-disordered breathing and cognition linked in children
Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children.
Health
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Profanity in TV and video games linked to teen aggression
While it's been long established that watching violent scenes increases aggression levels, a new study in the medical journal Pediatrics suggests that profanity in the media may have a similar effect. Pediatrics is the to ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 17, 2011 |
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CSI Infection: Method used in hunt for serial killers turns to killer diseases
Every 30 seconds, infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis kill as many people as Jack the Ripper did in his entire career. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal International Jo ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 18, 2011 |
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