July 11, 1848

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"Normally, when you eat a high-fat meal, you end up with high levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, in your blood," said Sheila West, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Penn State, who led the study. "If this happens too frequently, or if triglyceride levels are raised too much, your risk of heart disease is increased. We found that adding spices to a high-fat meal reduced triglycer...

Cityscape Volume 11 Number 2 - July 2009

It is expected that the final Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act rule will encourage shopping, increase efficiency, lower housing costs, and promote the purchase of loans that are more suited to a household’s needs. The transfer of markups from firms charging excessive fees to consumers has been estimated to be approximately $670 per loan (a total of $8.35 billion) but could be as high as $1...

Cityscape Volume 11 Number 2 - July 2009

This article relies on data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics matched to U.S. census data to explain the factors contributing to homeownership transitions for a sample of renters who first left their parents’ homes during the years 1978 through 1987. The article employs continuous time duration models to explain first-time homeownership transitions as a function of various individual and ...

Washington University Record, July 11, 1996

Spotlight on the July 11 issue.

Recurrent thromboembolic events after ischemic stroke in patients with cancer The authors identified 263 patients with active systemic cancer diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke at a cancer center. Despite a median survival of 84 days, 90 patients had 117 recurrent thromboembolic events. Patients with acute ischemic stroke with active cancer faced a substantial short-term risk of recurrent str...