The phrase "a recent study explored" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing findings or discussions based on new research in academic or professional writing.
Example: "A recent study explored the effects of sleep on cognitive performance, revealing significant insights into the importance of rest."
Alternatives: "a recent investigation examined" or "a recent analysis investigated".
A recent study explored the use of PSF reconstructed images for volume segmentation in delineation of tumor volumes in radiotherapy planning [24].
A recent study explored the relationship between cancer cell-secreted exosomes and TAM polarization under hypoxic conditions, and found hypoxia increases microRNA-940 (miR-940) expression in exosomes derived from EOC cells (Chen et al., 2017).
Just when we thought we couldn't hate sexism any more, a recent study explored how it could be affecting women's life in the bedroom.
Even though not closely related to the effects of government expenditure on health, a recent study explored the potential association between levels of social spending and age standardized all cause mortality in 15 European countries and produced extremely significant findings [33].
A recent study explored children's behaviour during the procedure of venipuncture [ 19].
A recent study explored the role of this chemokine axis in pro-tumorigenic activity and tumor progression in prostate cancer [16].
A recent study explores this network feature using examples from brain connectivity, [11], concluding that connection costs can explain these modular networks.
A recent study exploring students' explanations about evolutionary relations depicted in noncladogenic diagrams, Catley et al. (2010) also found that the students used the teleological (purpose-driven) conception of evolution in which organisms change in order to cope better with a new environment and as a result they turn into a new species.
For example, a recent study exploring the heterotypic interactions between human cancer-derived cell lines and stromal fibroblasts[34] finds that a minority of genes show interaction effects.
A recent study explores the role of RNA thermoregulation in iron uptake in Shigella dysenteriae and uropathogenic Escherichia coli.
However, a recent study exploring autonomic responses to anodal, cathodal, and sham stimulation of the frontal midline with an extracephalic reference found no significant effects of stimulation with an extra-cephalic reference (Vandermeeren, Jamart, & Ossemann, 2010).
