The phrase "a recent study highlights" 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 highlights the importance of regular exercise for mental health."
Alternatives: "a recent study emphasizes" or "a recent study reveals".
A recent study "highlights the fact that, similar to humans, sensitivity to the emotional states of others actually emerges very young in bonobos and may not require so much complex cognitive processing as has previously been assumed".
A recent study highlights how impenetrable that glass ceiling has been for women artists with researchers finding 87% of the works represented in museum collections coming from men.
A recent study highlights the impact of the Princess of Wales' kind gesture.
To date, relatively few studies have analyzed brain structure evolution in both sexes and a recent study highlights the pitfalls of analyzing sexually selected characters independently, without including previously identified ecological correlates [42].
A recent study highlights the impact of specimen handling and assay conditions on G6PD test performance.
A recent study highlights some beneficial impact of NHS cancer plan in England.
A recent study highlighted the difficulties of detecting variants linked to breast cancer survival that were predicted to have small effect sizes10.
It's a trend that is growing, with a recent study highlighting the significant impact this new form of working is having on the sector.
A recent study highlighted the wide spectrum antimicrobial activity of a siderophore, produced by Endophytic Fungus Acremonium sclerotigenum, against B. cereus, B. subtilis, S. aureus and P. aeruginosa (Prathyusha et al. 2015).
A recent study highlighted that most human-derived L. reuteri strains are able to produce reuterin, in contrast to most L. reuteri strains isolated from rodents [5].
A recent study highlighted, by simulation runs, the presence of the same dominant discharge patterns at significantly different oscillation frequencies staggered both in wide and in sharply peaked bands [37].
