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Can Sex Improve Nasal Function?—An Exploration of the Link Between Sex and Nasal Function
This study claims that sexual intercourse with climax improves nasal breathing in people with stuffy noses for up to an hour to the same degree as a nasal decongestant spray.
Global gridded population datasets systematically underrepresent rural population
This study claims that five global population maps underestimate rural populations by 53% to 84% when checked against the number of people actually relocated from 307 areas flooded by large dams.
Analysis of health outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated children: Developmental delays, asthma, ear infections and gastrointestinal disorders
This study claims that children vaccinated in their first year had much higher odds of developmental delays, asthma and ear infections than unvaccinated children, and that more doses meant higher odds.
Use of dietary linoleic acid for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and death: evaluation of recovered data from the Sydney Diet Heart Study and updated meta-analysis
This study claims that telling men who had survived a heart attack to replace saturated fat with safflower oil raised their death rate over the following years, from all causes, heart disease, and cardiovascular disease.
Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
This study claims that New Jersey's minimum wage increase from $4.25 to $5.05 per hour did not reduce employment at fast food restaurants, and that employment in New Jersey rose relative to Pennsylvania after the increase.
RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF EFFECT OF RAW AND HOLDER PASTEURISED HUMAN MILK AND OF FORMULA SUPPLEMENTS ON INCIDENCE OF NEONATAL INFECTION
This study claims that using formula and heating breast milk (pasteurizing it) increases the illness rate in newborns.
Impact of helmet laws on motorcycle crash mortality rates
This study claims universal helmet laws are associated with a 36% to 45% decline in motorcycle crash mortality rates across all age groups, while partial helmet laws are associated with increased fatality rates compared to both no helmet laws and universal laws.
Longitudinal Trends in Efficiency and Complexity of Surgical Procedures: Analysis of 1.7 Million Operations Between 2019 and 2023
This study claims that operative times and patient complexity for most surgical procedures increased or stayed the same from 2019 to 2023, so CMS's proposed efficiency adjustment to surgical pay is not supported by registry data.
RETRACTED: Relative Incidence of Office Visits and Cumulative Rates of Billed Diagnoses Along the Axis of Vaccination
This study claims vaccinated children have higher rates of billed office visits for numerous diagnoses compared to unvaccinated children, and that unvaccinated children are healthier overall.
Advances in core technologies for semiconductor manufacturing: applications and challenges of atomic layer etching, neutral beam etching and atomic layer deposition
This study claims that atomic layer etching, neutral beam etching, and atomic layer deposition processes achieve "atomic-scale precision", enabling fabrication of next-generation miniaturized semiconductor devices.
Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)
This study claims that replacing saturated fat with linoleic acid lowers blood cholesterol but does not reduce death or coronary disease, and that previously unpublished trial data shows the diet-heart hypothesis lacks support.