The phrase "a recent study describes" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to findings or information presented in a study that has been published recently.
Example: "A recent study describes the impact of climate change on marine biodiversity."
Alternatives: "a recent study reveals" or "a recent study outlines".
Intriguingly, a recent study describes the potential of CST1 as a urinary marker for colorectal cancer [139].
[Notably, a recent study describes genomic amplification and over-expression of transcription factor SOX2 encoded at 3q26.33 in lung squamous cell carcinoma [149].
A recent study describes a mother and two children presenting a facial phenotype characteristic of DS and with moderate mental retardation.
A recent study describes replication-dependent H3K23 ubiquitination by UHRF1 in Xenopus extracts.
A recent study describes the involvement of Smad7 in the 2-ME apoptotic pathway as well [ 11].
In addition, a recent study describes the inhibitory effect of IM on various multiple myeloma (MM) cell lines.
A recent study, described in European Neuropsychopharmacology, suggests that these phenomena affect five per cent of users.
A recent study described how mosquitoes can survive in a rainstorm, even when hit by drops 50 times their size.
A recent study described TGFβ as a prognostic serum biomarker in HNC [108].
A recent study described Rinorea niccolifera (Violaceae) as a novel taxon and Ni hyperaccumulator from Luzon Island, Philippines (Fernando et al. 2014).
In a recent study described in the journal Developmental Science, lead author and postdoctoral fellow Melissa Kibbe and Lisa Feigenson, associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, found that most preschoolers and kindergartners children between 4 and 6 can do basic algebra naturally.
