study investigates vs study investigated

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Study investigates' is present tense and is used when describing ongoing or current research. 'Study investigated' is past tense and is used when referring to research that has already been completed.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 2410 views

study investigates

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when describing ongoing or current research.

Use 'study investigates' when you want to talk about research that is currently being conducted or ongoing.

Examples:

The study investigates the effects of climate change on marine life.
The ongoing study investigates the relationship between diet and health.

Alternatives:

research investigates
investigation studies
study is investigating
study is looking into
study is examining

study investigated

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to research that has already been completed.

Use 'study investigated' when you want to talk about research that has already been conducted or completed.

Examples:

The study investigated the impact of social media on mental health.
The research team studied investigated the causes of the disease outbreak.

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The second study investigated LeukoScan in 130 patients with suspected long bone osteomyelitis.
The study investigated the different legal approaches and the respective judicial outcomes in these countries and recommended future policy directions.
The study investigated a) the effect of simvastatin on mortality, b) the effect of simvastatin on major coronary events, and c) the effect of simvastatin on any coronary event.
Two studies investigated the effects of etoricoxib 60, 90 or 120 mg administered once daily for seven days in patients receiving once-weekly methotrexate doses of 7.5 to 20 mg for rheumatoid arthritis.
Several empirical studies have investigated the impact of the euro on FDI.
No interactions of Yttrium (90Y) chloride with other medicinal products are known because no studies have investigated this issue.
No interaction of Yttrium (90Y) chloride with other medicinal products are known, because no studies have investigated this issue.
In addition, Study V investigated the safety and efficacy of abatacept or infliximab relative to placebo.
For each crop to be investigated two studies per process shall be carried out to determine concentration and dilution factors in processed commodities.
However, the limited number of studies which have investigated the relationship between developmental effects and general maternal toxicity have failed to demonstrate a consistent, reproducible relationship across species.
In prospective published studies tacrolimus was investigated as primary immunosuppressant in approximately 175 patients following lung, 475 patients following pancreas and 630 patients following intestinal transplantation.
In prospective published studies oral Prograf was investigated as primary immunosuppressant in approximately 175 patients following lung, 475 patients following pancreas and 630 patients following intestinal transplantation.
The safety and efficacy of Avastin, in addition to platinum-based chemotherapy, in the first-line treatment of patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), was investigated in studies E4599 and BO17704.
These studies investigated the risk of suicidal behaviours (including completed suicides, suicide attempts and suicidal ideation) associated with the use of various antidepressants.
The 5 randomised studies investigated a total of 3734 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, in whom EGFR expression was detectable and who had an ECOG performance status of <= 2.
The local safety of Vantas is sufficiently investigated and further comparative studies are not necessary.
The effectiveness of the products against the specified parasites was investigated in laboratory studies.
Possible interactions with other haematopoietic growth factors and cytokines have not been specifically investigated in clinical studies.
Interactions between Kineret and other medicinal products have not been investigated in formal studies.
Possible interactions with other haematopoietic growth factors and cytokines have not yet been investigated in clinical studies.

Alternatives:

research investigated
investigation studied
study has investigated
study looked into
study examined

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study investigates vs study investigated