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Possible ovarian cancer treatment target identified

Medicine & Health / Cancer

12 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

A multi-institutional study has identified a potential personalized treatment target for the most common form of ovarian cancer. In the December 8 issue of Cancer Cell, the research team describes finding that a gene called ...

Personality predicts success in medical school, says new study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 03, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

Personality characteristics play a major role in determining who succeeds in medical school, according to new research published in the November issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology. The study, co-authored by Univer ...

More competitors, less competition

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Dec 03, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

The larger the number of examinees, the lower the average grade. This is one of the findings of a series of new studies carried out by scientists at the University of Haifa and the University of Michigan. "It is a well-established ...

First Step To Success steps up in Albuquerque schools

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 30, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

A school-based behavioral intervention program developed under a federal grant in the mid-1990s at the University of Oregon, already in widespread use, now has shown real value on a complex stage, scoring ...

Crosstalk between critical cell-signaling pathways holds clues to tumor invasion and metastasis

Medicine & Health / Cancer

Nov 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Two signaling pathways essential to normal human development - the Wnt/Wingless (Wnt) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathways - interact in ways that can promote tumor cell invasion and metastasis, researchers ...

Early relationships influence teen pain and depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 25, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Angst could be more than a rite of passage for insecure teenagers, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain. Researchers from the Université de Montréal, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center ...

US gets a 'D' for preterm birth rate

Medicine & Health / Health

Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

For the second consecutive year, the United States earned only a "D" on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, demonstrating that more than half a million of our nation's newborns didn't get the ...

Ethnic pride may boost African-American teens' mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 13, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 1

Most adolescents who belong to an ethnic minority group wrestle not only with their self-esteem (like most teens), but also with identity issues unique to their ethnic group, such as dealing with social stigma. A new study ...