Sentences with phrase «though several other studies»

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Several randomised, placebo - controlled studies show that these medications can reduce the frequency of migraine attacks, even though the majority of them were originally developed to treat other indications,» Prof Sprenger observed.

Even though it is a technical tour de force, the paper leaves several open questions: «The study doesn't tell us whether there are other cells that are important for this kind of memory, or anything about other types of memory,» he says.

Stress creates inflammation Several studies have linked stress, job strain, and general demoralization to a greater risk for heart disease, though the relationship is less causal than other lifestyle factors, like smoking.

Though there is very little research on the role that dietary fiber plays in the feline diet, studies performed on humans and other animals have shown that fiber may lead to a reduced risk of diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and several forms of cancer.

Virtually everyone uses verbal fillers, though the frequency can vary greatly from person to person.18 A study of one language database showed that speakers produced between 1.2 and 88.5 uhs and ums for every thousand words, with a median filler rate of 17.3 per thousand words.19 Other databases show anywhere from three to twenty uhs and ums for every thousand words, placing uh and um thirty - first in a ranking of most commonly used utterances, just ahead of or and just after not.20 A British study showed that, contrary to popular expectations, the use of verbal fillers does not indicate a lack of education or manners; instead, the use of uh and um increases with education and socioeconomic status, a finding with particular implications for the legal profession.21 Older people use more uhs and ums than younger people, and, curiously, men consistently use verbal fillers more often than women — a finding that has been replicated across several studies.22 Women, for their part, appear to use a higher ratio of ums to uhs than their male counterparts.23

Kosinski, Stillwell, and Graepel reported comparable or slightly better results, as have several other academic studies using digital footprints to predict personality (though some of those studies had more data than just Facebook «likes»).