The phrase "a recent study has indicated" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to findings or conclusions drawn from a study that has been conducted recently.
Example: "A recent study has indicated that regular exercise can significantly improve mental health."
Alternatives: "a recent study suggests" or "a recent study shows".
A recent study has indicated that random copolymers of poly ethylene terephthalate) and poly ethylene naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate) (PET/PEN) can crystallize over the full composition range under the condition of hot-drawing, and that the crystallites formed are based on random sequences of PET and PEN units.
A recent study has indicated that functionalized CNTs affect soil bacterial diversity [25].
A recent study has indicated climate change impacts sustainable livelihoods and ecosystem sustainability related to food, energy, and water for resilient environments and societies (Biggs et al. 2015).
A recent study has indicated that CD107a expression mediated by antigen stimulation is a good candidate marker for the cytotoxic activity of CTLs and NK cells [34].
A recent study has indicated that EPO can improve cardiac revascularization by mobilization of EPCs and their participation in microvascular regeneration, but only when ischaemia is present [38].
A recent study has indicated a synergistic interaction between an ErbB2 directed monoclonal antibody Herceptin/Trastuzumab and Velcade with respect to cell death of tissue cultured breast cancer cells [31].
Patient age at treatment has been highlighted as a risk factor for Act D mediated toxicity, with greater toxicity seen in patients younger than 3 years of age [10,26], whilst a more recent study has indicated an increased risk for patients <1 year old [8].
A more recent study has indicated that TACC2 and TACC3 are members of a set of 21 proteins that are strong prognostic indicators of clinical outcome in breast cancer [ 30].
In contrast, however, a more recent study has indicated the leakage of the tracer PTS into the primary root through the breaks created by lateral root emergences in both a salt sensitive cultivar IR20 and Pokkali plants (Krishnamurthy et al. [2011]).
A corresponding recent study has indicated that mast cells infiltration into nasal polyp tissue is dependent on SCF secreted by the epithelial cells [ 26].
It has been reported that survival of BrdU-labeled cells is higher in the suprapyramidal versus infrapyramidal (Ambrogini et al., 2000) whereas a more recent study has indicated the opposite result when blades are compared (Snyder et al., 2009) which disappears with age (Snyder et al., 2011).
