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Economics, Politics & Government

The troubled U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

by Katharine Lusk | February 28, 2011

2008 study published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives on the factors that have hurt the U.S. pension-insurance corporation.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Environment

Peak travel? Trends in passenger transport

by Christopher Olver | February 28, 2011

2011 Stanford and U.C. Berkeley study on global trends in transportation and how they may impact predictions about future carbon emissions levels.

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Health

Alcohol consumption and risk of male type 2 diabetes

by Rozanne Larsen | February 25, 2011

2010 study by the Harvard School of Public Health in the Diabetes Journal on the relationship between men’s alcohol consumption and rates of diabetes.

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Economics, Politics & Government

Equality and inequality in the Arab region

by John Wihbey | February 25, 2011

2010 study by the World Bank and Laval University for the Cairo-based Economic Research Forum on development and economic challenges in the Arab world

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Health

Antiretroviral therapy coverage and new HIV diagnoses

by John Wihbey | February 24, 2011

2010 study by the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS published in The Lancet on the effects of innovative antiretroviral therapy on new diagnoses.

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Economics, Health

Effects of beverage alcohol price and tax levels on drinking

by Christopher Olver | February 22, 2011

2009 metastudy by the University of Florida examining the reported effects of alcohol price/taxes on purchasing and consumption habits.

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Health, Race & Gender

Removal of lymph nodes in women with invasive breast cancer

by John Wihbey | February 22, 2011

2010 study indicating that surgical removal may not be necessary for women with certain kinds of early-stage breast cancer.

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Health

Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

by Christopher Olver | February 18, 2011

2010 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the potential cognitive benefits of regular aerobic exercise.

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Screen-based entertainment time, all-cause mortality and heart attacks

by Leighton Walter Kille | February 17, 2011

2011 study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology on the relationship between leisure activities, cardiovascular disease events and all-cause mortality.

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Criminal Justice, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

State and local immigration enforcement in the United States

by Leighton Walter Kille | February 17, 2011

2011 study by the Migration Policy Institute on the state and local enforcement of the federal 287(g) section of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act.

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