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Recognizing children's successes in all areas may prevent teenage depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Students' successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students' weak academic performance in the first grade, self-perceptions ...





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Scientifically valid prevention programs cut rates of juvenile delinquency

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 23, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Seventh-grade students in U.S. communities that have set up scientifically validated programs to reduce juvenile delinquency have a significantly smaller chance of engaging such behavior than do children in towns that have ...


Study: Ads influence kids' drinking

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 03, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

U.S. researchers have determined children's exposure to alcohol advertising during early adolescence influences their later drinking habits.


Financial barriers to attending college affect academic goals in young students

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most young students do not enjoy homework. However, after being told that good grades will help them get into college and lead to a better life, most students eventually buckle down and start studying. But what if college ...


Ethnic pride key to black teen mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents, according to a new study in the Nov/Dec issue of the journal Child Development.


How children draw conclusions from the products they see

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A well-groomed man gets out of a Mercedes. He's holding a Smartphone and wearing a slick business suit and what appear to be $400 Kenneth Cole shoes. You only catch a glimpse, but you've already drawn conclusions about him. ...


Learning how to say 'no' to alcohol advertising and peer pressure works for inner-city adolescents

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 29, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teens who can recognize and resist the persuasive tactics used in alcohol ads are less likely to succumb to alcohol advertising and peer pressure to drink.


Study finds it's safe to treat HER2-positive breast cancer with trastuzumab and adjuvant radiation

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Standard adjuvant treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer patients, following primary surgery for their cancer, is Trastuzumab (Herceptin)--typically used in combination with chemotherapy. However, a new study by researchers ...


Maine expanding school laptop program with Apple

Technology / Other

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Despite the economic turmoil, Maine is expanding its program to provide laptop computers to students.


Enhancement of pancreatic cancer on dynamic CT: Does it correlate with angiogenesis and fibrosis?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Prognosis of pancreatic cancer is poor. Recently, it has been clarified that the grade of tumor angiogenesis is a useful prognostic marker in human cancer, including pancreatic cancer. To establish the grade of tumor angiogenesis ...


Family conditions may affect when girls experience puberty

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created Nov 15, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Early puberty in girls has been found to negatively affect these teenagers’ health in areas such as mood disorders, substance abuse, adolescent pregnancy, and cancers of the reproductive system. Given these findings, it is ...



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